Jeff Chew

Agnew Grocery and Feed store a throwback to earlier times [**Gallery**]

AGNEW — Chris Frankfurth is taking the historic Agnew Grocery and Feed store back to a time he remembers well as a boy growing up… Continue reading

Real estate agents see Sequim’s commercial expansion slowing

SEQUIM — As commercial real estate specialist Colleen McAleer sees it, the long run of commercial expansion in the city that aims to be the… Continue reading

Sequim shop Nancy’s Fashions set to close at end of June

SEQUIM — A 24-year-old Sequim retail tradition is coming to an end: Nancy’s Fashions is closing its doors — opening a new door to retirement… Continue reading

Trees felled to protect power line; Sequim property owner angry

SEQUIM — Lori Crow is splinter-spitting mad that Clallam County Public Utility District's tree-cutting service cut down about 50 alder trees on her Texas Valley… Continue reading

Sequim-Dungeness thrift shop gives $24,000 to health services

BLYN — With a track record of raising $1.72 million since 1977, Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild Thrift Shop on Wednesday donated more than $24,000 to benefit… Continue reading

Bon Jovi’s not coming, superintendent says as she urges participation in upcoming dam removals event anyway

SEQUIM — Rocker Jon Bon Jovi won’t perform at the Olympic National Park’s celebration of the Elwha River dams removal project in September, said Karen… Continue reading

REAL ESTATE SERIES CONCLUDES: Sellers leery, buyers looking for steals in Sequim-Dungeness Valley

Last of four parts SEQUIM — Many of those who might otherwise put their homes up for sale in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley have instead chosen… Continue reading

Sequim council mulls proposal to suspend impact fees

SEQUIM — City Manager Steve Burkett has introduced to the City Council a proposed ordinance that would temporarily suspend a recently adopted city impact fee… Continue reading

Forks housing project under construction

FORKS — A $4 million, 30-unit, affordable housing project geared at sheltering the homeless, the disabled, low-income seniors and others less fortunate is springing up… Continue reading

REAL ESTATE SERIES CONTINUES: Forks real estate lures younger buyer

FORKS — Carrol Lunsford talks good news in Forks and on the West End, which he sees as a real estate market unaffected by many… Continue reading

Sequim church to pay tribute to slain Afghanistan aid worker

SEQUIM — The Trinity United Methodist Church congregation and pastor will pay tribute Sunday to Dan Terry, a medical-aid worker with Sequim ties who was… Continue reading

REAL ESTATE SERIES CONTINUES: Port Angeles slump not as bad as 1980s’ — but may be the longest

PORT ANGELES — The present housing industry downturn is the third, but not the worst, since Dave Ramey of Coldwell Banker Uptown Realty launched his… Continue reading

REAL ESTATE SERIES CONTINUES: Port Ludlow market took Jefferson’s first direct hit by recession, slowly recovering

PORT LUDLOW — When it comes to real estate sales, this resort community by Port Ludlow Bay could be crawling out of the Great Recession.… Continue reading

The Whole truth: 14 years and counting for landmark Sequim gallery

SEQUIM — When she helped found the Blue Whole Gallery nearly 14 years ago, artist Barbara Boerigter said she had no idea the colorful show… Continue reading

Now’s the time to buy a new home — except for that economy!

EDITOR’S NOTE — This is the first in a four-part series on the state of the real estate market on the North Olympic Peninsula. For… Continue reading

Jamestown S’Klallam tribe adds final touch to rest stop

BLYN — The Jamestown S'Klallam tribe has one final but vital touch to add to its more-than-15-year-old viewpoint and rest stop near the tribal center… Continue reading

Port Angeles city manager thinks Obama will attend Elwha dam removals event; no confirmation from White House

SEQUIM — Port Angeles City Manager Kent Myers believes President Barack Obama will attend a September dedication of the Elwha River dams removal project. “I… Continue reading

Left-turn lane going in 14 months after fatal wreck on U.S. Highway 101

GARDINER — What began as a tragedy 14 months ago happily ends this week. On Wednesday, the state Department of Transportation began re-striping a stretch… Continue reading

Sequim digs into street problem after irrigation pipe breaks

SEQUIM — Excavating was to begin early today in an attempt to uncover the cause of an irrigation pipe break that damaged a portion of… Continue reading

Fishing for flatties: Halibut anglers enjoy a sunny day in the Strait [**Gallery**]

STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA — It's just after 6 a.m. as the sun peaks above the eastern treeline above the bay. It's one of… Continue reading