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“Coast In, Hang Out” is the slogan for the 2009 tourism campaign of the Anacortes Chamber of Commerce.

In his annual State of the City speech, Mayor Dean Maxwell noted that city tax revenues are down, but said the city’s finances are in good shape.

A small kitchen fire prompted the evacuation of The Market at Anacortes, formerly known as Food Pavillion.

With retailers hurting as shoppers spend less, one Anacortes retailer is planning a major expansion less than five years after opening its doors.

An employee of a gas station in the 1300 block of Commercial Avenue last week reported a “gas and go” in which an older Jeep style vehicle had left without paying for approximately $35 in gas.

Rowers from the Old Anacortes Rowing Society (OARS) get ready in two boats, the Erica, in the foreground here, and the Glide, with blue trim in the background right, for the Puget Sound Rower's Race on Saturday.

Post office box holders have started contacting police about last weekend’s break-in of around 20 post office boxes.  

Someone stole mail from about 20 Anacortes post office boxes over last weekend. Police don’t know how much mail was stolen and there are no suspects. 

There are more homeless people in Anacortes this year, compared with last year, with an increase from 75 last year to 93 this year.

Geppetto’s Italian To Go will close soon after more than 20 years in business on Commercial Ave. Geppetto’s offers catering and food to go.