Clinton route was limited to one ferry Thursday morning due to mechanical problems.
It’s taken longer than expected, but a sanctuary for baby salmon on South Whidbey may be closer to fruition.
On Jan. 9, research ecologist Aundrea McBride from the Skagit River System Cooperative presented an update on the feasibility study being done for property owned by the Port of South Whidbey at Possession Beach Waterfront Park.
FREELAND — The much-heralded master plan for the South Whidbey Marina has come under attack from an unlikely source.
Port of South Whidbey Port Commissioner Lynae Slinden said the master plan update presented to the Langley City Council — specifically the part dealing with the uplands development — was too detailed.
FREELAND — First, there was the plan.
Now comes the search for the money to make the plan work.
On Monday, Port of South Whidbey commissioners met with representatives of the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development.
Be aware. Be very aware.
That’s the advice from passengers transiting from Keystone to Port Townsend.
“We expected to ride a bigger ferry,” John Colton said as he watched the whale watch tour boat Glacier Spirit tie up in Keystone Dec. 27. “That’s what the ferry Website said, a big catamaran called the Snohomish.”
LANGLEY — If you are a small child and had done something bad in school, there are worse places to be than in principal Jamie Boyd’s office.
For starters, there’s a large, floppy tan-and-white stuffed pooch in one chair, his head on the table, snout pressed close to a ceramic red apple.
When a business turns 100, it can either ponder the past or look ahead.
The Henny family, owners of Whidbey Telecom, have decided to concentrate on the next century with a host of technologically-oriented ideas to help cement their place in the communications universe on Whidbey Island.
Two teams of 12 South Whidbey High School students headed to state finals in Camas over the weekend to test themselves against
150 other 2A schools in the state Knowledge Bowl finals.
Falcon goalie Keegan Harshman barely made it to his high school Wind Symphony concert Tuesday.
To get there, he had to break away from the swarm of teammate’s congratulations after beating back the Wolves’ penalty kick attempts and helping South Whidbey overcome Coupeville 3-2 after double overtime.
South End residents reacted quickly to news that the Port of South Whidbey is considering a property tax hike to pay for rebuilding the Langley Marina.
The new marina, to be built in three phases over four years beginning in 2010, is expected to cost almost $20 million.
LANGLEY — Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee was the big gainer among South Whidbey High School students in a recent informal straw poll.
He didn’t win, of course, but he ended up a close second to Sen. John McCain.
LANGLEY — “Containment” was the magic word for the South Whidbey girls basketball game Friday.
The Falcons stopped Coupeville’s aggressive bump-and-run tactics to win 60-26.
The loss dropped the Wolves to third place in the Cascade Conference and gave the Falcons (2-7, 6-8 overall) their second league win to start the second half of the season.
Get ready for an Asian explosion on the South End.
Chung Tran, owner of the popular Vietnamese restaurant Pho Huy in Mukilteo, is opening the Basil Café at Bayview Corner in mid-February.
The restaurant will be located in the former 3Cats Café and specializes in pan-Asian Vietnamese, Chinese, Thai and Japanese cuisine.
