Small boat enthusiasts from around the north Puget Sound area brought their small craft to Seafarers’ Memorial Park for Saturday’s Pull and Be Damned Messabout, reviving an old Anacortes tradition.

Following more than 300 comments on the March Point Shell refinery’s oil-by-rail proposal, the county Planning Department has decided to seek more information from Shell. The comment period closed last Friday.

You may see it now and then: bicyclists running through a stop sign or even a red light instead of coming to a full stop. Okay, some motorists do that, too, with stop signs, any way. Well, it’s legal for bicyclists in some parts of the county.

Island Hospital was named a national and state top hospital by three companies: Healthstrong, Healthgrades and NerdWallet.

Councilmember Ryan Walters says he and Liz Lovelett have drafted a resolution for the City Council that would add the city's voice to the growing list of communities urging federal regulators to adopt strict rules governing the types of rail cars allowed to transport Bakken crude oil.

If Anacortes is to provide more future retail options, well-paying jobs, affordable housing, waterfront access, healthcare, recreation opportunities, and other things desired by the community, while preserving our small town character and beautiful natural environment, some difficult choices are facing us.