Corporate decisions made in boardrooms and through initiatives with nonprofits have created an important kind of private climate governance.

City Councilmember Ryan Walters has announced his run for mayor in a press release on Friday..

Anacortes Police investigated an unruly motel guest, loud music and car honks at 2am and then, there’s the report of a beaver blocking the highway in this week’s Police Blotter.

A proposal to increase funding for Anacortes’ hospital district, Island Health, is before voters now on the April 24 ballot. The proposed new levy could bring in an additional $4 million dollars a year.

Spring brings hope every year as we see seeds bringing forth miracles, buds bursting into flowers and leaves, the air warming after a cold winter’s nap, and the sun returning to rise higher and earlier each day.

Anacortes galleries open late this Friday night for April Artwalk. We've got the list.