Old Growth by Micajah Bienvenu of Friday Harbor. This sculpture is in front of Windermere Real Estate near 32nd St. & Commercial Ave. Like all the sculptures chosen by the Anacortes Arts Commission, this sculpture is for sale.
An officer stopped a car on highway 20 near Reservation Road that was traveling at about 100 miles per hour. The car was stolen. Also this week: Over $10,000 worth of construction tools and equipment were stolen from a work site.
This wire sculpture, Eve by James Lapp, can be found at the corner of 14th St. & Commercial Ave. in Anacortes. The artist told me the name is "Eve, as in Adam and Eve," but conceded it looks like an upside-down wine glass. And, it's in front of Compass Wines.
After a winter without a restaurant on the West end of the island, Flounder Bay Cafe is about to return under new ownership.
The one new movie opening this weekend in Anacortes is Shorts, a movie aimed at kids. And, kids will, no doubt, have a great time. Here's a roundup of this weekend's films showing in Anacortes.
The School Board approved a tight $26.4 million school district budget for the coming school year, some $2 million less than the previous budget.
The Anacortes School District and the teachers union have reached a tentative contract settlement, pending approval by members of the teachers union, thus avoiding the threat of a walkout at the start of classes.
Fortitude by Arnie Garborg. Arnie had originally told me he didn't have a name, but has called to say he's named it Fortitude. This work is in front of Island Import Garage, at 34th St. and Commercial Ave. (Second in a series)
An Anthony's Restaurant could open next to Cap Sante Marina sometime next summer, if the Port Commissioners approve a lease for the property when they meet Thursday night.
The city has issued an appeal to conserve water because the Skagit River, where Anacortes gets its water, is unusually low and below the minimum required to protect habitat. And, the city says the river is expected to stay low for several days.
