With Mayor Gere and a woolley mammoth holding a bowl of vegetables looking on, Town Crier Richard Riddell, Saturday morning reads a proclamation declaring the 25th annual edition of the Farmers Market open for business.

Do you remember when you hauled a treasured possession to elementary school and told your friends why you loved it so much? Now you have the chance to share on a whole different level with Show & Tell for grown-ups.

Renowned jazz musician Dmitri Matheny and his all-star band will present a free Mother’s Day Concert at the library on Sunday at 2:00 pm as part of Matheny's 2014 Tour of 100 cities throughout the United States, including dozens of Pacific Northwest appearances.

We are so proud to begin our 25th year of bringing fabulous farmers and incredible cottage businesses to Anacortes.

Washington State Department of Transportation crews and drivers waiting at the gates celebrated at noon Thursday, as the North Cascades Highway reopened just a day before the annual ‘49er Days Celebration in Winthrop.

Anacortes has built two roundabouts, including this one where Highway 20 turns onto Commercial Ave., to improve traffic flow and reduce accidents, but other communities have found they are also useful for creating places for pedestrians.