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Anacortes Clean Up Day Set for Saturday Morning

Anacortes Now Sep. 5 2023 2 minutes read

Get your household cleaning done and take your residential garbage and yard waste to the city's Operations Facility – no charge.

Nationwide Emergency Alert Test Set for Early Next Month

Anacortes Now Sep. 5 2023 3 minutes read

Early next month, federal agencies will conduct a nationwide test of two emergency alert systems, one to cell phones, the other to radios and televisions.

Police Blotter, August 25 - 31, 2023

Anacortes Police Sep. 4 2023 4 minutes read

Yet another fraud scam was reported this week; the loss apparently limited to $500. 

Deaths on Washington highways is trending higher

Anacortes Now Sep. 4 2023 3 minutes read

A new report from the state Traffic Safety Commission shows that traffic deaths this year are outpacing last year, which was the deadliest since 1990.

White men have controlled women’s reproductive rights throughout American history – the post-Dobbs era is no different

The Conversation Sep. 2 2023 6 minutes read

In the US, white men have long had the power to make decisions about women’s reproductive health care. Those decisions have often been especially harmful to Black women.

Hikes: Our Backyard Park, Through the Year

Jack Hartt Sep. 1 2023 4 minutes read

Washington Park is the place Kath and I call our own.

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Upcoming Events

7 Nov
Author Event: D.W. Ulsterman 
Date Sat., November 7, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
7 Nov
Joe Whitney and Streetlive Family
Sat., November 7, 2026 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
8 Nov
 Christian Casolary's Resonance Quartet 
Sun., November 8, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
8 Nov
All Ages Jazz Jam  
Sun., November 8, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
16 Nov
Writing Circle  
Mon., November 16, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
17 Nov
Salish Sea Salmon Night 
Tue., November 17, 2026 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
18 Nov
The Gift of Gabe
Wed., November 18, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
19 Nov
Jazz Lecture Series
Thu., November 19, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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