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    Hot jazz goes on at DjangoFest Northwest
    By Ben Watanabe • September 25, 2015 6:41 pm

    DjangoFest Northwest, one of the premier gypsy jazz festivals in the country, is still going on with evening performances tonight, Saturday and Sunday, in addition to daily workshops and impromptu “djams” around Langley.

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    Council prioritizes  seniors, economy in 2016
    Council prioritizes seniors, economy in 2016
    By Ben Watanabe • September 18, 2015 6:39 pm

    The Langley City Council’s priorities for the 2016 budget shared a handful of small tasks and noticeably omitted some of the major lingering issues.

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    Band of Brothers Stochelo and Mozes Rosenberg perform with bassist Simon Planting at DjangoFest Northwest 2014 at the Langley Middle School auditorium
    DjangoFest Northwest: Immersing Langley in gypsy jazz
    By Ben Watanabe • September 18, 2015 6:35 pm

    The sounds of plucked guitars, thrumming bass and tinny snare drums, plus accordions, piano and plenty of horns will wash over Langley as DjangoFest Northwest returns for its 15th year.

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    Island County Commissioner Helen Price Johnson met with constituents for an informal chat Thursday at Make Whidbey in Clinton.
    Agriculture, fireworks among top worries during commissioner visit
    By Ben Watanabe • September 18, 2015 6:27 pm

    Getting fireworks restricted was a uniformly endorsed topic during Island County Commissioner Helen Price Johnson’s informal chat with constituents in Clinton on Thursday.

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    Kathryn Sandy O’Brien plays actress Tallulah Bankhead in OutCast Productions’ take on “Looped
    ‘Looped’ — reciting the same line while finding...
    By Ben Watanabe • September 15, 2015 6:00 pm

    The lives and times of stars and celebrities are commonplace today.

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    Spirit
    Mule and Horse Clinic sure to be a...
    By Ben Watanabe • September 15, 2015 5:21 pm

    Rose Shoemaker knows she gets plenty of long glances and odd looks when she rides atop her 13-year-old steed Evelyn.

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    This recent photo is of the storm water pond before it was pumped.
    City storm water pond pumped, no outfall pipe...
    By Ben Watanabe • September 15, 2015 5:19 pm

    A storm water retention pond in Langley found to have petroleum and barium contaminants in the sediment was recently pumped of its water.

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    Dog House Tavern deal back on track after hearing
    Dog House Tavern deal back on track after...
    By Ben Watanabe • September 11, 2015 6:12 pm

    A missed step was made up in the land swap transaction between Langley and owners of the Dog House Tavern with a public hearing Monday night.

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    Langley Design Review Board seeks greater role, oversight
    Langley Design Review Board seeks greater role, oversight
    By Ben Watanabe • September 11, 2015 6:11 pm

    Crafting and curating the look and feel of Langley may become the purview of the city’s Design Review Board sooner rather than later.

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    Colin Campbell has spent a year building his business
    A Scotchman’s dream: Clinton man brings booze business...
    By Ben Watanabe • September 9, 2015 6:00 am

    Colin Campbell knows how to make a splashy entrance.

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    Christine Schwager
    Woodworkers showcase form, function at Woodpalooza
    By Ben Watanabe • August 28, 2015 6:57 pm

    Everyone has heard the complaint that nothing is made in America any more.

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    Sarah Holm holds up her first-place prize
    Good tunes, ‘fish dance,’ having fun help land...
    By Ben Watanabe • August 26, 2015 8:00 am

    Sarah Holm beamed a bright smile while holding up her mighty, first-place winning fish at the Freeland Ace/Fishin’ Club Pink Salmon Derby on Saturday.

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    Several rush plants in one Langley rain garden were recently cut back after growing a few feet tall this summer
    Sick trees, tall grass become eyesore for Langley’s...
    By Ben Watanabe • August 25, 2015 5:30 pm

    One of the gleaming jewels of Langley’s redesigned Second Street has a blemish, according to City Hall.

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