The city’s Public Works Director has laid out a $40-million plan to upgrade most of the city’s streets which the City Council indicated Monday night it would carefully consider.

"People in the United States are getting older. But increasingly, they don't want to live in some old folks' community," writes Sarah Goodyear. As the number of Americans over 65 grows, concepts like aging in place are gaining new pertinence.

It was just 30 years ago, May 2, 1984 when local historian Bill Mitchell and friends launched a project that has become part of the cultural history of Anacortes and which no includes more than 150 hand-painted murals featuring people from previous eras in Anacortes’ history.

This month’s First Friday Gallery Walk features 30 years of the Anacortes Mural Project with artist Bill Mitchell at the Depot, as well as new works by Renate Trapkowski, including “Inspiring Light,” featured here at Scott-Milo.

The cooperation of Summit Assistance Dogs of Anacortes and Hellam’s Vineyard of La Conner brought about a friendly gathering on Sunday.

Several cases of minors and alcohol this week, including a case of a 14-year-old girl, semi-conscious and sitting in her own vomit at the skatepark, who was rescued by her older brother.