The America's Cup trophy, shown here during a reception in San Diego earlier this week, will be brought to Anacortes for a visit, probably in early April, according to Mayor Dean Maxwell. The winning boat, build here by BMW Oracle Racing, won the cup in races off Valencia, Spain earlier this month.

Due to low water flow conditions in the Skagit River, the city of Anacortes and Skagit PUD water customers are being asked to voluntarily reduce their water usage at this time by 10 percent.

Anthony’s Restaurant won’t open at the Cap Sante Marina this summer, as originally planned. The chain still hasn’t started construction and they now say the restaurant will open sometime in October.

In an unprecendented meeting together, the City Council, the Port Commissioners and Chamber of Commerce members agreed that the Anacortes Futures Project, designed to create a strategic economic development plan for the city, needs to move ahead.

The City Council went on record Monday night opposing a proposed increase in the hazardous substance tax, saying the tax hike would cost businesses and consumers in Washington about $224 million per year.

A 28-year-old Guemes Island man was cited for indecent exposure after an officer saw him pull his pants down and expose his bare buttocks to another pedestrian in the 400 block of Commercial Ave.