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The Anacortes Arts Festival pre-festival activities kick off this weekend with the Art Dash on Saturday morning and the Art at the Port exhibit that night.    

The City Council has, for the first time, approved a transportation policy which allocates minimum of $1.1-million annually for street maintenance. The policy, when combined with other legislation, will mean an annual $20 car tab fee.

The An-O-Chords are getting ready for their annual summer weekend featuring two shows at Brodniak Hall as well as a Sunday barbecue at Washington Park. The theme for this summer’s shows is “Juke box music through the ages.”

Tesoro Corp. says it plans to spend $400 million to produce petrochemical feedstocks in its West coast refineries for extraction at their March Point refinery here.

Island Hospital now offers an online patient portal that enables patients and their families to take a more active role in their care by providing easy, secure access to their health information anywhere with an Internet connection.

Police are investigating the theft of a 5-foot-tall lawn gnome from a home on M Ave., apparently hauled off by more than one person because of the size.

Just in time for summer. A new smoothie place has opened in downtown Anacortes. Island Smoothie is a now a week old, after what they call a ‘soft opening.’

Primary election ballots are in the mail and will be due by the end of election day on August 5. On the ballot are races for state representatives, PUD commissioners, as well as several county offices.

Anacortes Police used a Taser on a combative suspect who, despite being handcuffed, managed to break out the window of a Police vehicle while on the way to Skagit County Jail, according to a news release.

This summer, Seafarers’ Memorial Park, the Farmer’s Market at the Depot and The Heart of Anacortes amp up the ambiance with inviting outdoor stages. Sometimes there’s a cover, but usually it’s free with beverages and savory bites available. Here's a full list,