The Anacortes Arts Festival Art in Bloom events at the Depot kick off this Friday with the Fine Art Exhibition Opening at 6 pm.

Anacortes High School FIRST Robotics Team won the Portland NW Regional championship, beating out several long standing team winners, Skunk Works (3 out of 3 in the finals) and others like Bare Metal, Sea Bots and the like, according to advisor Curt Oppel.

Anacortes Police stopped a motorist who appeared to be holding a cellphone and texting and was cited for an expired drivers license.

The city has decided to join a movement that cities across the country are involved in and put a parklet on the the city’s streets. And, rather than fund the purchase of the parklet with funds from general revenues, the City will pay for it from the city’s 4% lodging tax.

Throughout the week of April 10-16, the Anacortes library celebrates National Library Week, National Poetry Month and the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s life and work with a series of engaging programs, captivating events and hands-on activities featuring poetry and the Bard.

The Anacortes Schools Foundation has received a bequest of $444,000 from the estate of Tracy O. Deskin to fund new scholarships for graduating Anacortes High School students.