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The city Planning Commission has okayed the construction of 38 condos and 22 single family homes on six acres at Ship Harbor.

State ferry workers with five unions have voluntarily agreed to forego pay raises this year. The raises, which ranged from 1.6 percent to 10.7 percent were negotiated last year.

A teen who was allegedly burglarizing a local business lost a shoe after he was scared off when a burglar alarm went off last week. 

A bicyclist was knocked off his bike on the Tommy Tompson Trail when he hit a cable stretched across the trail. 

Seattle-based Anthony’s seafood restaurant chain is taking an interest in Anacortes. The chain has submitted a proposal to open a restaurant at the Cap Sante Boat Haven.  

Two peregrine falcons have returned to Mt. Erie and the city is asking climbers to avoid the southwestern face of the mountain. The voluntary closure starts this weekend.

Island Hospital has purchased the old KLKI property on Commercial for $825,000. The property had been owned by Bill Berry, who owned the radio station for 43 years.

President Obama’s stimulus package could help Anacortes schools pay for some needed school repairs, as well as pay for some educational programs. 

Police were called after one couple got into an argument over the presidential inauguration last week.

Seattle author Erica Bauermeister's debut novel, The School of Essential Ingredients, is a gorgeously-written novel about life, love, and the magic of food. It follows the lives of eight students who gather in Lillian's Restaurant every Monday night for cooking class.