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Arts and Leisure

April Artwalk this Friday

Anacortes Now Apr. 2 2025 3 minutes read

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Anacortes galleries open late this Friday night for April Artwalk. We've got the list.

Hiking: Fifteen Billion

Jack Hartt Mar. 27 2025 4 minutes read

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It started as a simple walk that turned into a shocking awareness of an invasion occurring in our presence.

Hiking: Hold Fast

Maribeth Crandell Mar. 20 2025 5 minutes read

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Several houses in Coupeville, the second oldest town in the State, were built by shipwrights and have stood the test of time.

Reading: A new memoir retraces Bill Gates' road to Microsoft

CascadePBS Mar. 17 2025 6 minutes read

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In Source Code: My Beginnings, the first book in a trilogy, the tech giant co-founder reflects on his Seattle upbringing and what — and who — made him.

Hiking: Peace Like a River

Maribeth Crandell Mar. 13 2025 5 minutes read

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Close your eyes. Listen. Wind in the trees. Birdsong.  A gurgling stream.  A rooster? A truck I can't see  rumbles by sounding too close. 

Hiking: This Pretty Planet

Jack Hartt Mar. 6 2025 5 minutes read

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So there we were, lying in bed at 5 a.m. on Monday, a gentle, quiet morning, when I heard what sounded like a huge windstorm rising, or a freight train coming through our basement – and then the bed and the whole house started shaking. In five seconds the earthquake had stopped.

Galleries open this Friday evening for monthly Art Walk

Anacortes Now Mar. 5 2025 3 minutes read

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Anacortes galleries are open Friday evening for monthly First Friday Artwalk. We have the list, which includes Jo Anderson Atelier.

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  4. February Gallery Walk on Friday
  5. Hiking: This Land is Whose Land?

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