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Last month’s Anacortes home sales was steady, compared with April, but still well below a year ago.

You may have felt it: it’s been warm. Maybe too warm for many of us in Anacortes. Cooler temperatues are on hand starting Friday. (Updated to include Thursday hi temps)

The Puget Sound Partnership has approved a grant of $2 million toward the purchase of Kiket and Flagstaff islands at the south end of Similk Bay.

Plans for the Seafarers’ Memorial Park include a new pier and floating dock which will make it easier to launch small boats. After a $20-million environmental clean up, the beach will be cleaner, too.

A little face painting for the kids helped everyone celebrate the first anniversay of the community-built Our Town Our Park playground at Storvik Park.

Officers located 4 people who had become lost after dark while walking the trails near Little Cranberry Lake Thursday night.

A half-dozen boats participating in this weekend's Pacific Challenge pass a ship moored in Fidalgo Bay on Saturday morning.

A state agency will hold a workshop here to solicit public input and support for a proposed National Maritime Heritage Area, the first heritage area to be focused on maritime heritage and the first on the West coast.

Kindergartners and moms learn about beach critters at low tide at Sunset Beach in Washington Park. About 95 kids were hosted by WSU Skagit Beach Watchers on Thursday.

Plans to build a Marine Skills Center in Anacortes are advancing and the City Planning Commission is set to review a request for a Conditional Use Permit.