How can cities and towns narrow the gap between promise and performance and, in doing so, build a solid brand? Ben Brown offers a one step to-do list: Get stuff done.

After more than 90 minutes of discussion Tuesday night, the City Council turned down a rezone request which could have allowed a mid-sized big box retail store on R Ave.

The Spring session of Senior College includes a wide range of classes, including Anacortes history, retirement planning, Norwegian language, a history of the concerto and raptors of Skagit Valley. Instructors include composer-conductor Roupen Shakarian, financial planner Thor McIlrath, poet Perry Higman and historian Bret Lunsford.

A poorly-planned pizza purchase turned out to be the undoing of a woman at a local motel.  

The Port held a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday morning for what Port Executive Director Bob Hyde called Wyman’s big ditch.

Healthy eating begins with adequate planning.  Preparing a menu for the upcoming week will save you time and money.  Plus, a well-balanced meal, such as a chicken-avocado wrap, can be made in fifteen minutes or less!