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.

San Francisco has jumped in the public parklets idea in a big way, with more than 3-dozen set up in the past 5 years. These photos are of San Francisco parklets, courtesy San Francisco Pavement to Parks program.

Above: 3876 Noriega St. Hosted by Devil’s Teeth Baking Company.

Anacortes Police are looking for a driver whose car that struck a woman in a motorized wheelchair as she crossed the street earlier this week.