Tesoro Refinery hosted its annual March Point Run/Walk last Saturday, June 25, with race entry proceeds donated to Skagit County United Way.

This week's police blotter leads off with the arrerst of a man who was nude from the waist down and who ended up in jail charged with disorderly conduct, indecent exposure and resisting arrest.

The city is set to begin three weeks of street slurry seal work, as well as necessary street closures on Tuesday, June 28.

Karl Blau has been making music in Anacortes ever since he cut a 7” single, a cover of the 1969 Tom T. Hall hit “That’s How I Got to Memphis” back in 1997. Now his new album, “Introducing Karl Blau,” is garnering interest across the country, including on National Public Radio.

The raccoon and coyote problems are peaking again right now.

In two weeks, Anacortes residents and guests will get together as in years past to take part in an Independence Day celebration to include a picnic, a town picture, a public fireworks display, and a parade.