A new report for the City Council indicates less interest in bringing a so-called mid-box retailer such as Fred Meyer to Anacortes than building up the number of small-scale locally-owned retailers to fill the retail void here.

Shell's March Point refinery allegedly took shortcuts in shutting down and decontaminating its east flare system, leading to the release of chemicals on Feb. 20, 2015, that affected hundreds of people.

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.