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New Anthony's preview

Art Shotwell Aug. 27 2015 1 minute read

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Anthony’s Restaurant has offered a new sneak peek of "The Cabana," a smaller, casual restaurant the company is building next door to the full service restaurant at Cap Sante Marina.

Fun-filled activities at Saturday's Fidalgo Bay Day

Art Shotwell Aug. 26 2015 1 minute read

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Adults and kids of all ages will be able to learn about the marine life in Fidalgo Bay while having fun, too, at the annual Fidalgo Bay Dan and National Estuaries Day this Saturday. 

City considers higher water rates

Art Shotwell Aug. 25 2015 3 minutes read

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What you pay for city water could double in the coming five years, if the City Council adopts the recommendations of a consultant. The last water rate hike was phased in over three years, 2011-2013.

Gere earns leadership certificate

Art Shotwell Aug. 25 2015 2 minutes read

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Mayor Laurie Gere recently received a Certificate of Municipal Leadership (CML) from the Association of Washington Cities, after completing over 30 hours of training credits to earn this distinction.

Police Blotter, August 15 - 21, 2015

Aug. 23 2015 6 minutes read

Police had to break down a door at a home on 32nd Street looking for a woman wanted on a DUI warrant and ultimately found her curled up in a ball in the home’s back yard.

Anacortes couple plead guilty in infant abuse case

Art Shotwell Aug. 21 2015 1 minute read

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An Anacortes couple have been sentenced to prison time after pleading guilty to charges accusing them of keeping the woman’s infant in what Police Chief Bonnie Bowers called horrific, filthy and dangerous conditions.

City to study algae blooms at Heart Lake

Art Shotwell Aug. 19 2015 2 minutes read

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The city has been awarded a state grant to to understand the reason for the large algae blooms at Heart Lake over the past few years.

City asks citizens to reduce water use

Art Shotwell Aug. 18 2015 2 minutes read

Saying the Skagit River level is low, the city is asking for residents to voluntarily reduce water use by at least 10 percentg.

Council, again, toys with earlier start time

Art Shotwell Aug. 18 2015 2 minutes read

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Saying they’re sleepy by the end of long meetings, two City Council members are asking to move the Council’s regular Monday night meeting time from 7pm to 6pm. The Council rejected a 6:30 start time about a year ago.

Police Blotter, August 8 - 13, 2015

Aug. 15 2015 7 minutes read

Police arrested an Anacortes man who had apparently been living in a storage container at a Skyline mini-storage.

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