Anacortes School District will join a handful of other school districts across the state in a pilot program of new teacher and principal evaluations. The 2-year pilot program is required under legislation passed earlier this year.

Well, it looks like more sunshine is on the way, so we're hopeful that it will dry out our water-logged farms.  Berries should make an appearance next week, but while we wait, there is plenty of produce (along with cheese, honey, baked goods, etc.) becoming available each week.

The new Northwest Career & Technical Academy marine skills center will be ready to open for classes on schedule on Sept. 1, Project Manager Bryan Young told the School Board during a tour on Thursday.

Construction is slated to start "any day now" on a new paved area just north of the Depot Arts Center that will, eventually, become an expanded plaza surrounding the Depot.

A few people gathered outside the historic church hosing the First Church of Christ, Scientist Wednesday, after seeing that the church is for sale. It seems the congregation has slowly shrunk to just one person.

The Sixth St. repaving project includes a 10 foot wide sidewalk designed as a bike/walking connector between downtown and the Guemes Channel trail, which is planned from the Guemes Ferry Landing to Edwards Way, just east of the state ferry terminal.