The Anacortes Arts Festival has announced it will donate about $40,000 to local arts-related projects. Open to see the full list.

With temperatures hovering near 50 degrees now, it may be difficult to think about cold weather, but the Salvation Army has established the town’s first cold weather shelter… a warm place to sleep when temperatures drop.

Anacortes Police this weekend rescued a one-year-old infant boy living in what Chief Bonnie Bowers called horrific, filthy and dangerous conditions in the garage of a home with four adults who appeared to be on heroin when police arrived.

Two cars, both Jeeps, were hit by rocks thrown at them on Commercial Ave. one night this week. In one case a windshield was damaged. In the other, a side window.

Another change at the Port of Anacortes as Port Commissioners wipe out the job of Deputy Executive Director of the Port, Chris Johnson, just a month after forcing Bob Hyde to resign from the top job.

The lighting of the community Christmas tree kicked off the annual Holiday Art Walk Friday night and a weekend full of holiday events in Anacortes.