News

Our local radio station, KWLE, the Whale, will be off the air this weekend as the move their studios off Commercial Ave and onto 32nd St. 

Fidalgo Bay Coffee is building a new coffee drive-through at the site of the old Chevron gas station at 12th & Commercial Ave. They plan to open on July 15. 

The Planning Commission Wednesday okayed a Shoreline Permit for a new, $600,000 ferry terminal at the Guemes Ferry landing. The new terminal would replace the current temporary building which has been used for 30 years.

The City Planning Commission Wednesday night sent to the City Council new zoning controls in Old Town. The so-called Old Town Overlay District zoning proposal the Commission adopted was very close to what a group of 42 citizens proposed as an alternative to the city Planning Department’s proposal.

Bold, colorful banners by Al Currier are being hung in Anacortes today. Here Mike McCurdy of Anchor Signs & Awnings hangs one of the eight-foot banners on Commercial Ave.

Five Northwest authors are on this week's Northwest Bestsellers list. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein is back, along with The Other by David Guterson, Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk, and The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss. And, in the children's category, Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Story of a Part Time Indian is on the list, too.

The Adventuress, the 95-year old schooner that ran aground yesterday, is safe in Friday Harbor. The sailboat was floated yesterday afternoon after a harrowing few hours on the rocks between Orcas Island and Shaw Island. 

The crew of the 133-foot Adventuress, which ran aground near Orcas Island at mid-day freed the boat late Monday afternoon.  The Washington State Ferry Sealth diverted from a run to rescue the passengers from the Adventuress, while Vessel Assist boats secured the sailboat for low tide.

The WSF ferry Sealth diverted from an inter-island run late this morning and rescued 27 people from an historic sailboat that ran aground near Orcas Island. 

The Operations Manager for the Guemes Ferry says the new ferry terminal that the County Commissioners have authorized is badly needed. Ron Panzero writes, in an email, that a new terminal, priced at $600,000, will ‘finally’ fix an 18-year-old temporary shop.