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Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World The Local 101 Bar & Grill — 322 Lincoln St., in Hoquiam — just got added to the city of Hoquiam Register of Historic Places. There are 19 buildings throughout the city on the list. Co-owners Kelli Osborne and Molly Moody are “excited” to get the building on the list. While it won’t be open for about six months, they hope to open it sooner than that.

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The Local 101 Bar & Grill adds to Hoquiam’s historic lore

The city of Hoquiam Register of Historic Places just got a little longer as a bar on Lincoln…

Rick Moyer / Moyer Multi Media LLC Ruth Hamilton, president of The Friends of the Aberdeen Museum and ardent supporter of the annual Aberdeen Rain Glow Festival, smiles during her cosplay of a penny candy salesperson during the festival in 2023.

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Aberdeen Rain Glow Festival fundraiser shows early success

More than a month after the Aberdeen City Council stopped the funding for Harbor Art Guild, which Aberdeen…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World The Aberdeen City Council approved a five-year contract for eight Big Belly trash cans to be installed throughout downtown Aberdeen. The trash cans are fully-enclosed, have technology that lets users know when they’re full, and look clean. This one shown is at the Aberdeen Transit Center and shows what sort of cans the city will soon receive.

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Aberdeen City Council approves five-year contract for “smart” garbage cans

The city of Aberdeen agreed to a contract where the service attached will help make its downtown a…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Ainsley King, from left, sets the tone for two of her fellow “The Invisible Cat Band” musicians, Elaine McElroy and Caelin Quinton. Zoe Quinton, who isn’t a Scout, was also involved in the writing and recording process. While they recorded their first song “Potato Bird,” Ainsley provided direction. Despite what looks like a less than fun time with Ainsley’s aggressive pointing, it was nothing less than enjoyable for all involved, including Wil Russoul, who provided the melody for the song.

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Girl Scouts Unplugged in Aberdeen

Three Girl Scouts from Montesano in pursuit of their music badges got a real opportunity Saturday to check…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Connie Parsons, who volunteers with The Friends of the Aberdeen Museum (FAM), gives a tour of the space at 200 W. Market Suite 1. To enter FAM, which is situated inside the Aberdeen Art Center building, head to the door on K Street. Parsons said it takes about “one month’s worth of research,” and then about a week to get the exhibits going.

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The Friends of the Aberdeen Museum make history come alive

Grays Harbor used to be full of theaters, but now it only has a few left in operation.…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Bobbi McCracken, left, and Bette Worth, right — both of the Downtown Aberdeen Association — share a laugh at Tinderbox Coffee Roasters while they discuss what they love about Aberdeen. The topic is because the Downtown Aberdeen Association is launching a contest Thursday called “Tell us … why you love Aberdeen?” The point is to spread positivity about Aberdeen.

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Downtown Aberdeen Association launching contest to spread town cheer

A lot of people have negative comments about Aberdeen, so here’s a chance for people to point out…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Jade Black shows off her new gallery, which can be found at 740 Point Brown Ave. NE, in Ocean Shores. The gallery will open Feb. 1.

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From ‘shoebox’ to dream, Jade Black to open art gallery

Jade Black, a talented artist with a unique approach to her craft, is opening her first art gallery…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Thomas Hedlund, one of the owners of Game Freaks Aberdeen, sits at one of the gamer tables inside his shop at 121 W. Wishkah St. The shop will move up the street to 108 E. Wishkah St. The move will allow much more space for gaming, a dedicated Dungeons & Dragons room, and other improvements gamers will notice.

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Game Freaks Aberdeen will soon move from Side One building

Game Freaks Aberdeen is moving on up to the center of downtown with a deluxe-sized space about a…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World This isn’t a cave. This is a close-up view of the fountain in front of Aberdeen City Hall. The artistic piece is called “Heaven, Man and Earth,” and it’s by George Tsutakawa. The piece is dated 1997. However the icicles and what appears to be blue dye are new. They popped up sometime in the last couple days.

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Photographing the bitter cold

It’s been a cold few days in Aberdeen, but at least it’s given residents some wintry art to…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World The consultants for the city of Aberdeen, David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA), gave a presentation on the North Aberdeen Bridge Project to Aberdeen City Council and many of its residents Wednesday night. The project has included numerous meetings with the public and will continue to engage the public as it moves forward. The move forward will not be complete without “brainstorming alternatives,” according to the slideshow from DEA. Many in the community want to preserve the bridge for its connection to the late-Kurt Cobain, but safety seems to be the city’s No. 1 concern with the bridge.

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Consultants present update on North Aberdeen Bridge Project

The consultants at David Evans and Associates, Inc., (DEA) spoke about the North Aberdeen Bridge and the potential…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Santa Claus meets with Abram Veloni and his mom Taryn Veloni as The Grinch sits to the left of Ol’ Saint Nick. The Veloni family was impressed with Winterfest. “I didn’t know what to expect, but they have really blown us away,” Taryn said.

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Winterfest brings people together again

It’s uncertain what sort of connections Downtown Aberdeen Association had to make in order to get Santa Claus…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Santa checks his list as Downtown Aberdeen Association’s Bette Worth, left, and Bobbi McCracken pose next to the jolly, old elf. Soon, the real St. Nick will appear at Messy Jessy’s Bar and Grill — 212 S. I St., for a pancake breakfast starting at 9 a.m. Saturday to kick off Winterfest.

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Winterfest comes to Aberdeen on Saturday

Soon it’ll be the most wonderful time in Aberdeen, which means the elves have been doing their due…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World A view of Aberdeen’s Zelasko Park’s “NOEL” sign shows the season to celebrate the holidays is upon Grays Harbor County.

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Tis the season to celebrate

The old man in the sleigh and his eight reindeer are weeks out from approaching Grays Harbor County,…