If you had met a robust, bearded man strolling down Commercial Avenue in this season of cheer, he may very well have wished you a “Holly Jolly Christmas”—evoking, no doubt, a lively tune that would dance in your head for days to come.

The city Council has approved Mayor Maxwell’s proposed 2014 budget of $45.6-million, an increase of about $1.8-million over this year’s budget. Included in the budget is a one-percent hike in property taxes.

On this week's police blotter...police arrested a man who witnesses said had removed 'no parking' signs on Coho Lane more than once.

The city Planning Commission is recommending rejection of a rezone request from MJB Properties that could bring a larger retailer, such as Fred Meyer, to Anacortes. The recommendation now moves to the City Council, which will decide the issue.

"The Bath," a short film by Anacortes filmmaker Mark Lundsten, shown here with his wife Teru, has won two awards at recent film festivals, both for Best Narrative Short.

Johanne Schmidt starts her day at 5:30 to do the morning bake. Her business, Jalillah’s Cookies, is located in the back of the Penguin coffee shop on Commercial Avenue.