Oh those geese. Just like the summer of 2012, Cranberry Lake has been closed to swimming, effective August 4, due to high levels of fecal coliform.

Anacortes Police and Fire personnel rescued an 80-year old man who fell down a 30-foot cliff at Washington Park. 

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.