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Red Dragonfly Arts

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Until June 2019, an independent alternative art gallery located in Port Townsend, WA; showcasing edgy and unique contemporary art. Since then, an art blog.

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Red Dragonfly Arts
@reddragonfly Aug 23, 2026, 8:18 PM UTC

Evolution of a Blog...

This blog seems to have come and gone a lot in the nine years and change since it first began. Originally, this was an art blog that was purely dedicated to the "Life and Times" of the Red Dragonfly…

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@reddragonfly Jul 28, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC

Introducing: A Hotel With no Parking

A while back, I shared about some of the stupidities that our local government here in our small seaside city seems to engage in. As part of that I think I may have mentioned that a piece of land for…

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@reddragonfly May 24, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC

Local Politics: The Greed Behind Stealing Garbage Space

I April of this year, "The Powers That Be" changed the rules for the local garbage dump so that there is now a $20 fee (minimum) for dropping off your recycling. Up to that point, getting rid of your…

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@reddragonfly Apr 27, 2026, 6:45 PM UTC

Local Issues: After a While, the Fire Dies Out...

Over the past 20 years of lving and doing business in this small city, I have watched an endless parade of "hot button topics" in local politics drift on by. The common thread — perhaps not surprisin…

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@reddragonfly Feb 11, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC

Local Politics: The End of Recycling?

As part of the ongoing cycle of "things cost more but you end up with less", we have just encountered another brick in the wall. Yes, I know, I'm mixing my metaphors here... Our small city is general…

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@reddragonfly Jan 12, 2026, 9:02 AM UTC

Small Town Gentrification... and Common Sense?

With the new year, our little town is once again on the move! In passing I may have mentioned that located opposite the parking lot that has been causing such a scandal with its new park-for-pay syst…

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@reddragonfly Nov 29, 2025, 7:05 AM UTC

"Affordable" Housing is NOT Coming Anytime Soon!

When you live in a town — little or large — that considers itself heavily civically involved, it seems like there's almost always some kind of storm in a teacup brewing over a local issue. "Affordabl…

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@reddragonfly Oct 6, 2025, 5:55 AM UTC

Art Has Always Been a Difficult “Sell!”

If there's one thing I have learned as a result of owning and running two art galleries — along with being an artist, myself — it is that art is always a great challenge to sell. We can make all sort…

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@reddragonfly Aug 21, 2025, 1:07 AM UTC

The Politics of Parking in a Small Town III: The People Have Spoken!

I was thinking I would call this the "reprise" to the ongoing parking story, but opted instead for "Part III" because the story has likely not come to a conclusion. A look down our main street, earli…

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@reddragonfly Jul 31, 2025, 7:35 PM UTC

The Politics of Parking in a Small Town II: Villagers With Pitchforks!

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the ongoing circus of bad decisions surrounding an unfolding local "for-pay" parking situation, here in our small seaside tourist town. While I was mostly expectin…

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