The Anacortes Small Boat Center, a group devoted to mostly non-motorized small boats, is moving ahead with plans to construct a small building on the northeast corner of Cap Sante Marina to support sail, paddle and recreational light-duty hand-launched boats.

The city has agreed to purchase the The Heart of Anacortes, a performance venue at the corner of Fourth St. and O Ave. in downtown Anacortes.

Puget Sound Energy delivered a check for $51,275 to the City Council on Monday night because the city’s Wastewater Treatment Plant has managed a major cuts in electricity consumption.

Mayor Gere presents a certificate to Eric Shen, with Transition Fidalgo & Friends, for the group’s winning the City Council’s Auto Magic competition among the non-profit groups to save the most car mileage during the last year.

The First Friday Gallery Walk for March features a collection on display at City Hall, a new venue.

An early morning call to 911 from a local hotel about loud voices and a fight ended with a male booked in Skagit County Jail.