KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and PT City Manager John Mauro welcomed Port Townsend City Council Member Monica MickHager to BrewNow. We heard a great story about how council and staff worked together to initiate the the Transportation Benefit District and how that has helped the city start to gain traction (pun intended) with fixing our streets.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro sat down with Port Townsend’s newest City Council member Neil Nelson.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro welcomed the Port Townsend Main Street Program to BrewNow: we where joined by outgoing Executive Director Mari Mullen who reflected on her 26 years running the program, and we also celebrated the new Executive Director Natalie Maitland.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro were joined by Youth & Outreach Services Library Manager Emily Bufford from the Port Townsend Public Library talking about the upcoming Summer Reading program, which kicks off June 1. More information is available at https://ptpubliclibrary.org/library/page/summer-reading-program-2025.
There will be goats!

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro welcomed Lloyd Mullen, Publisher of the Port Townsend Leader and Meredith Jordan the Leader‘s Editor to Brewocracy Now during the KPTZ Community Unity fund drive.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro welcomed Jefferson County Commissioner (District 1 ) Heather Dudley-Nolllette and explored intergovernmental collaboration.

This week on Brewocracy Now, Jim Burke sits in for host Taylor Clark. Jim and co-host City Manager John Mauro discuss a wide range of topics: Spring, Rhody Fest, Water Quality, Potholes, Golf Course, Fort Worden and this wonderful town and county we live in. Plus, the County BOCC has selected the next County Administrator!

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark welcomed Port Townsend Director of Communications and Marketing Shelly Leavens and Director of Public Works Steve King. We reviewed a bunch of projects that are wrapping up, in progress or planned for the near future, including the boatyard expansion along Sims Way and the chip seal planned for San Juan and F streets. And lots more.

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and co-host Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro welcomed PT Mayor David Faber for his quarterly visit on BrewNow.

Brewocracy Now featured a chance to meet Samantha Stromberg, Port Townsend High School Class of 2023. As her senior project, Samantha worked with city staff, advisors, and electeds to get lighting installed at the Skate Park on Monroe Street. Joining us on the show we welcomed Debbie Jahnke, chair of the Parks, Recreation, Trees and Trails advisory board, as well as Parks and Facilities Manager Michael Todd. Celebrate this grass roots accomplishment with “Skate Under the Lights” on Saturday, April 19 at 7:30pm.