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 Santa made a special appearance Tuesday night... just for kids at the library.

Over the coming year, the city will launch an ambitious program to replace all current street lights with newer LED streetlights at a cost of just over $200,000.

This month, Anacortes Schools Foundation will again present “Celebrate the Season,” a family-oriented series of holiday activities that complement other community holiday events.

The monthly First Friday Gallery Walk this month is in conjunction with the annual Chamber of Conmerce Holiday Walk and will feature new acrylics by Cynthia Richardson and Jennifer Bowman, including Bowman's Forest Grove, shown here.

A 22-year old Anacortes woman who suffered minor injuries was charged with DUI in connection in an accident in which her car hit a utility pole, moving the pole a few inches and causing severe damage to the car.

Culturally enrich your holiday season with the string and accordion rhythms of the Croatian Feast of St. Nicholas, Saturday, December 6. The public is invited to join the annual event, sponsored by the Anacortes Croatian Cultural Center at 801 Fifth St.

Stumps are all that’s left of eight trees that have been cut down in the 700 block of Commercial Ave. as part of the city’s $27,000 project to reduce trip hazards.

The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a crabber reported overdue near Anacortes on Wednesday.

A shipyard worker who said she was late for work was stopped for speeding on R Ave., and didn’t get to work because she was cited for speeding, driving with a suspended license, and probation violation.

The workmen discovered this little gem under the siding at New Life Quality Resale on Commercial Ave. when they stripped off a leaky wall.