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Roundabout design moves ahead

Art Shotwell Nov. 17 2008 1 minute read
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The City Council has approved a $197,000 contract to design a roundabout at Commercial Ave. where Highway 20 comes into town.

Duplex okayed after debate

Art Shotwell Nov. 17 2008 2 minutes read

After some serious debate, the City Council has okayed a plan for a duplex in a neighborhood of mostly single-family homes. 

A Community of Collectors

Nov. 16 2008 1 minute read

A Community of Collectors: 75 Anniversary Gifts to the Seattle Art Museum is a new book which celebrates an unprecedented series of gifts to the Seattle Art Museum on the occasion of its 75th anniversary. 

The Police Blotter

Nov. 16 2008 13 minutes read

anacortes_police_logo.pngAn Anacortes police officer stopped a Mount Vernon man driving with a suspended license twice in one day last week...

Firefighters working

Art Shotwell Nov. 15 2008 1 minute read
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It was a sunny Saturday afternoon, but the black smoke trailing over March Point might have left the impression there was a refinery fire, but that's not what was going on.

Gift show at the Depot

Art Shotwell Nov. 14 2008 0 minutes read
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Anacortes artist Cory Hunter shows off her handmade beaded necklace with a natural sea glass pendant at the Nutcracker Holiday Gift Show at the Depot Arts Center. The show, which runs through Sunday, features many local and northwest arts and crafts. 

New retail-office project for downtown

Art Shotwell Nov. 14 2008 2 minutes read
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A new retail-office complex is planned for Fourth St., across from the Anacortes Cinemas. The plan is to build two buildings on the property adjacent to How It Works. 

Evening ferry service decision soon

Nov. 13 2008 1 minute read
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The County Commissioners have set a public hearing on the weekday evening Guemes ferry runs for Nov. 25. The county Public Works Department is expected to summarize the two-year extended service trial period at the same meeting.

Northwest Bestsellers

Nov. 13 2008 2 minutes read

books3.gifThis week our Northwest Bestsellers list includes only two northwest authors. Ivan Doig's The Eleventh Man and Garth Stein's The Art of Racing in the Rain are the only northwest-related books on the list this week. 

Veterans honored in Anacortes

Art Shotwell Nov. 11 2008 1 minute read
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The sun shone briefly as Anacortes honored Veteran’s Day with a brief ceremony in Causland Park.

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