Sculptures, a gazebo, a fountain, an eternal fire, and perhaps a better way for mobility impaired access are all part of the Langley Arts Commission’s robust, six-year, $800,000 master plan for Seawall Park.
Langley’s planning director was placed on paid administrative leave Oct. 22.
Defining the market trends of South Whidbey, how they impact Clinton’s commercial core and what business and industry gaps may exist are the tall tasks ahead of a recently hired consulting company.
Listening, learning and developing the economic strength further are the common threads for the three unopposed Langley City Council candidates.
On the ballot in Langley this year are incumbents Bruce Allen and Robin Black, and newcomer Ursula Shoudy.
Allen is seeking his second four-year term to continue the work the council and City Hall are engaged in now on infrastructure projects and economic development.
Black is prepared for one of two outcomes, depending on if husband Tim Callison is elected mayor, she will either stay on the council or step down.
Island Shakespeare Festival is coming to a tavern near you this fall, winter and spring.
From the brink of death 10 months ago, Sue Frause is ready to celebrate life on Whidbey Island with a bit of vino and a few oysters.
Langley’s planning director and planning board are on the same page after months of disagreement over the city’s urban growth area.
Michele and Denise LaRue were honored for their decades of business ownership in Langley during a council meeting Monday night.
A 30-minute question-and-answer forum for Langley’s mayoral candidates last week wrapped the final public meeting in which Sharon Emerson and Tim Callison appeared together before the Nov. 3 election.
Ghouls, gremlins, costumes, pumpkins, dancing and the dead will all be celebrated during several Halloween and harvest festivities over the coming weeks on South Whidbey.
With so many events planned, here’s a primer for what each is, where it’s happening, what it may cost (or not), and how to get involved.
Langley’s next four years will be guided by either a retired corporate executive or a nurse-turned home care business owner.
Sharon Emerson and Tim Callison want Langley’s votes, and have made themselves known over the past year. Whoever is voted in next month will face a string of challenges. Aging infrastructure and roads, a desire to see ever more tourism and commerce, residents’ worries over cost of living and utilities bills, and economic development are ahead of the new mayor, a four-year position that pays $55,000 a year plus benefits.
A quick look at the Langley mayoral candidates’ positions on some pressing issues in the city
Fear is present in at least some small way in all of Allegra Rose Brown’s works of art.
In her upcoming Friday, Oct. 23 installment and one-night show, “Underneath the Doghouse,” Rose Brown’s paintings, sketches and kinetic sculptures depict the 38-year-old woman’s recollections of life on Whidbey Island. There are scenes of the Island County Fair rides like the Scrambler, the discontinued barnyard scramble — derided as the source of Langley’s rabbit population problem.
