I don’t like talking to strangers. You never know what they’re going to say. I can do it if I have to — it’s part of being a writer, after all …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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1/2/20
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It’s early December. Fall is winding down and winter is waiting in the wings, chomping at the bit. Exhausted, the garden is lying low and catching its …
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Joseph Pentheroudakis, KP News
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1/2/20
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Mary’s 21-year-old son died of a heroin overdose in his dorm room at college during a break between semesters. Three days later he was discovered by a …
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Vicki Husted Biggs
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1/2/20
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Note: Rude, raucous laughter among the seals is transcribed here as: Bark-bark-bark-bark-bark. Seal 1: Hey do you guys smell that? Smells like …
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Rich Gelinas
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1/2/20
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My mum passed away in April last year. My mother was British and a British “mom” is always a “mum.” Mum was just beginning to experience the symptoms of …
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Rob Vajko
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1/2/20
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Her career in education has come to an …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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1/2/20
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Proposed expansion will provide protection for prime aquatic habitat surrounding McNeil Island and south Key …
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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1/2/20
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“What is music?” is the first thing Mel Hing said as he sat down in Lulu’s …
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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1/2/20
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The growing 80-girl program, modeled after Toastmasters International, …
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Krisa Bruemmer, KP News
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1/2/20
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The ever-popular Communities in Schools of Peninsula's Tutors with …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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1/2/20
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Walk the peninsula’s beaches this time of year and you won’t find much of a high tide line. Gone are the mounds of seaweed, the …
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Chris Rurik, Special to the KP News
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1/2/20
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The Peninsula School District will ask voters for an educational programs and operations levy in a special election Feb. 11, to replace an expiring levy from 2016.
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Staff Report
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1/2/20
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The University of Washington Sea Grant Program is asking the public to report on local king tides in mid-January by submitting photographs of local waterfront locations. The collected …
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Staff Report
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1/2/20
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New owners, menus and décor. And breakfast, all coming later this year. Lulu’s Homeport Restaurant and Lounge is scheduled …
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Lisa Bryan and Ted Olinger, KP News
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1/2/20
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A boaters’ advocacy association wants to set a new course for the historic property. The Recreational Boating Association of Washington …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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1/2/20
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The plan is slated to be completed by the end of 2021. The implementation is uncertain. The Pierce County Council received the results of a study evaluating broadband …
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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1/2/20
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Deaths resulting from sudden …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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1/2/20
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A farm kitchen in winter is a magical place of warmth, rich aromas and family. The kitchen table, always the social hub, fills with neighbors and friends for long cups …
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Janice Bryant, Kaukiki Farm
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1/2/20
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It has been a historic season for girls volleyball at Peninsula High School. The Seahawks finished with their best record …
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Daniel Shurr, Special to the KP News
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1/2/20
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Craig Paul Hunter was born Aug. 8, 1950, to parents Paul and Lee Hunter in San Jose, Calif. and died at his Lakebay home Nov. 24.
His love of plants began early in life, earning a …
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1/2/20
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