This year's edition of the Anacortes Arts Festival launched Friday morning with as many as 90,000 visitors expected over the weekend. After walking through and looking at and talking with artists in the show, I have picked a handful for photos. Here they are, starting with a spalsh of color. These scarves are from Tuesday Scarves, in Seattle.

When city Senior Planner Libby Grage updated the City Council earlier this week, this is what she presented as the Vision Statement nearing completion by the Community Advisory Committee appointed by Mayor Gere.

Sen. Kevin Ranker Thursday criticised the cancellation of international ferry service for two days while ferries are re-positioned to bolster service on a route where ferry riders still have some, though, reduced service.

Leave it to the creativity of the Anacortes Arts Festival team to come up with new and fascinating activities to embellish the always popular Arts Festival, now in its sixth decade.

This month's Gallery Walk is being held in conjunction with the Anacortes Arts Festival. Downtown galleries will be open from 6 - 9 pm Friday night.

The city is considering adding a new form of public spaces to its game: public parklets, which are being increasingly adopted by larger cities around the world following the lead of San Francisco as inexpensive enhancements.