Tim “Tubbs“ Hoffman in the KM time machine . . .
Goodnews is you won’t be alone! I will be starting my new pineapple plant on March 15th, so you have time to get yours and grow along with me. Choosing your pineapple is probably the hardest part of this whole situation. At the store, you want to look for the pineapple with the greenest of greens and healthy looking center heart…
Water signs: You know it’s ok to chill out, right? Air signs: How can you get out of your head about this idea? Earth signs: This month, cultivate the long-term perspective. Fire signs: It Is time. I know you wish it weren’t….
It is four o’clock in the morning. I have been up all night, after working all day, scrutinizing this silly little free press far beyond the point of any sane, rational human being…
County Commissioners finally approve a local ag advisory council and also budget for a beaver trapping contract… Culvert-removal-bridge-replacement in Harper Estuary… Next steps for Bremerton’s 6th Street project and plan for a homeless shelter… and Poulsbo’s new recovery cafe.
*Yes, we are aware that it is now more than a month into the gregorian calendar. If you’re new here, we lean more towards the lunar new year. Here’s a look back at ‘What is News?’ from last year and a happy year of the fire horse to all who celebrate…
The freak out was hitting full swing when we reached out to a local artist, who we presumed would be awake, like us, at this ungodly hour. He was. Completely saved the day. And that cover turned out awesome. So awesome that we’re thinking of turning it into a t-shirt. But that realization, and the reminder of the vast amount of talented artists in this town, kicked off a quest to see how many months in a row can we go without repeating a single artist…
Tim throws the hardball while mics are rolling on the smokestack episode of his podcast, The B.I. Stander. Perhaps naively,, I didn’t really expect him to ask that question. We run a free monthly print publication, we’re guesting on a weekly hour-long independent local podcast, in the age of an instantly updated ‘news’ cycle with an average twenty second attention span. What does that say about the future of journalism, I laugh to myself, hoping it’s not showing on my face…
This column’s running title is from the Talking Heads’ “Life During Wartime.” I love that song for the atmosphere and conditions it represents – lawlessness and urban decay juxtaposed, or layered, on and under the cultural innovation happening in spite, or because of that lawlessness and urban decay. And menace and paranoia.
MONUMENTAL By Carlos Yosten b/w
THE EYES WE LEFT BEHIND By Travis Knight