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#132 Lance Bailey, Development Services Director

(First airdate: March 26, 2019) LANCE BAILEY: BUILDING A BIGGER & BETTER PORT TOWNSEND.Our Town host Maryanne McNellis interviews Lance Bailey, Port Townsend’s Development Services Director. Whether you want to build a new apartment complex or remodel your home, all permits and approvals run through Lance and his team. Construction is at a historic high with over 900 permits issued in both 2017 and 2018. This year is on track to be even even higher. Growth or no growth? It’s a touchy issue. Lance is under a lot of pressure as demand grows for big subdivisions, apartments, affordable housing, tiny homes, ADUs and even single-family homes on in-fill lots.

Compass for the Week of 3/25/2019

This week on the Compass, KPTZ Reporter Chris Bricker brings us another installment from the NEW OLD TIME CHAUTAUQUA HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER PROJECT. From the windy plains of the Piikani Nation in Alberta, Canada, elder Dila Provost tells her stories and the stories her elders told her. She talks about her family, the boarding schools, trauma, and the encouraging resurgence of Blackfoot culture among the youth.

Nature Now #404
Stuffed Birds, Giant Clams, Charlie the Cougar and Reindeer

(First airdate: March 20, 2019) Nature Now visits the Jefferson County Historical Resource Center to see their Natural History collection.  Join host Kate Dwyer and Resource Center curator Becky Shurman as they go back in time to learn about stuffed birds, giant clams, Charlie the Cougar and reindeer.

Washington Boating Law

(First airdate: March 21, 2019) Meet Washington’s Boating Safety Expert. Rob Sendak is at the helm of Washington State Park’s Boating Program and offers up insights about the State boating program, tips on boating safety, and the personal path that led him to his new post as Washington State’s boating law administrator.

Rashida Scholz

(First airdate: March 19, 2019) Host Sheila Bender talks with Rashida Scholz about her Grace Bloods series, novels penned under the name Jasmine Silvera. The setting is in an alternate present-day Prague, where a mortal woman draws on the power of gods through dance in solving murders.

Behind the Microphone, Part 2
Boards and More!

(First airdate: March 19, 2019) From kitchen tables to log cabins in the frigid Arctic, learn how non-profit community radio leaders Robert Ambrose and Colin Foden led radio stations from startup to our very own “Radio Reimagined” campaign today.

Compass for the Week of 3/18/2019

This week on the Compass, we talk with a New York playwright who brought a very unusual play to Port Townsend – a comedy about climate change. And judging by audience reactions, that subject actually can be very funny.

Donn Ring

On the March 15, 2019 Tossed Salad show, Phil Andrus interviewed retired Baptist minister Donn Ring about a spiritual basis for environmental protection.