Red Dragonfly Arts (@reddragonfly) - Political Hive

Red Dragonfly Arts

redravengallery.storenvy.com

Port Townsend, Washington, USA

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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22 days ago

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…

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98.843 VOTE

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about 2 months ago

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…

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341.043 VOTE

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3 months ago

"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…

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3.148 VOTE

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7 months ago

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. ![20250820_005517.jpg](

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615.721 VOTE

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7 months ago

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.…

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1326.072 VOTE

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8 months ago

The Politics of Parking in a Small Town: The Circus Continues! Back in February, I wrote an article about the stupidity of local city government and parking here in our little tourist town. It is now five months later, and the…

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1645.009 VOTE

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8 months ago

More City Politics Stupidity: Affordable Housing That Isn't! As a former member of the commercial base of our town I like to keep my eye on local politics and most of the time just feel grateful that I'm no longer part of that…

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1239.432 VOTE

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10 months ago

The "Character" of Desirable Places to Live vs. "Creeping Gentrification" When we have a choice — as opposed to forced corporate relocation, or something like that — we tend to seek out places to live that are in alignment with our interests…

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931.064 VOTE

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about 1 year ago

Parking and the Stupidity of City Government! I am glad — relieved, even — that we no longer have a local business! A large part of why I'm glad is that it means I no longer have to deal with the stupidity of local…

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953.713 VOTE