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SLIDESHOW | Fun aplenty at first day of Whidbey Island Fair 2015

Hundreds of people flocked to the Island County Fairgrounds in Langley for the opening day of the Whidbey…

Doug Slaten speaks to the Langley City Council during its Aug. 3 meeting about his desire to have a city storm water retention pond on his property dredged soon.

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Polluted retention pond mires Langley’s dredging plans

The discovery of pollutants in a Langley retention pond have put dredging plans in limbo and left city…

Pigeon guillemots rest under the Nichols Bros. dock in Langley in July.

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Seabird sighting in Langley has birders frenzied

First, there were the whales, then the deer, then the rabbits. Now, Langley may have pigeon guillemots as…

Janice Kleiner

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Dog House plans hit another snag

An unexpected hiccup in the Dog House renovation has the building owners calling foul, a city councilman apologizing…

People enjoy one of the rides at last year's Whidbey Island Fair.

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103rd annual Whidbey Island Fair set to launch

For its 103rd birthday, the Whidbey Island Fair is sticking with what works: food, farming, games, rides, music…

Instructor Asia Pruyne chats with one of the student crews at Whidbey Children’s Theater Film Camp this past week. A couple dozen Whidbey students got a two-week

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Students take reins of making a short film at Whidbey Children’s Theater Film Camp

A couple dozen students got an in-depth, two-week lesson with Whidbey Children’s Theater Film Camp that started July…

Scott T. Starbuck reels in a small pink salmon on Thursday morning from Bush Point. He had already caught two and released this one because it was a little small for his tastes. Below

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Anglers ready for salmon season’s full swim

After the pink salmon season got off to a surprisingly early start, it has since come to a…

Jack Lynch speaks during a Clinton Community Council meeting while Amanda Almgren with Island County Planning points to zoning areas on a map.

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Clinton council prepares for comp plan update

A county planner met with members of the Clinton Community Council this week to discuss two upcoming public…

Eric Mulholland and Charlie Murphy will lead the procession of the second annual Whidbey Queer Pride Parade on Sunday

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Queer Pride Parade gives people a chance to celebrate difference, progress

Langley will become awash in chants, cheers and plenty of rainbows Sunday for the second annual Whidbey Queer…

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Langley Passage reemerges after four-year hiatus

A plan for a hotly debated 20-home development in the Edgecliff neighborhood of Langley has resurfaced.

Langley mayoral candidates

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Langley mayoral candidates look to improve commerce, resident inclusion

Langley is less than two weeks away from its first mayoral primary in years.

Vincent and Tyla Nattress opened Orchard Kitchen as a multi-faceted “foodhub” in Bayview this month. It serves as a cooking classroom

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Bayview farm transforms into restaurant, classroom, event center

Tyla and Vincent Nattress found and built the home business of their dreams. Orchard Kitchen, a farmhouse/restaurant/classroom/event center/catering…

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Langley bakery scorched by electrical fire Thursday

Sundance Bakery in Langley will be out of business for a while due to damage sustained during a…