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‘Crowdfunding’ seeks crowd for Whidbey Children’s Theater

As an innovative place for children to discover, experience and participate in the performing arts, Whidbey Children’s Theater…

Volunteers Susan Haskins and Joanie Smith unload backpacks donated by Boeing. Donations of items and time will help the Back to School project give supplies to students in need.

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Readiness To Learn Foundation presents annual Back To School Project on South Whidbey

Although summer is in full swing, volunteers of the Back To School Project are already thinking ahead to…

Christina Moats opened the only art gallery in Freeland in June. Christina’s Island Real Estate & Fine Art features a variety of island  artists

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Freeland offers new blend of art and business

Real estate and art. If it seems they have nothing in common, Christina Moats will prove that wrong…

Tanya Tomkins will perform on her baroque cello at the music festival. She also takes part in the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

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Musical ‘pyrotechnics’ to heat up Whidbey Island Music Festival

Classical music plus a fun, festival atmosphere and a dash of education make for some exciting concerts during…

Coupeville author Stephanie Ione Haskins donated several copies of her book “Humdinger” to the Whidbey General Hospital Gift Shop. Haskins

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Author supports WGH with true story | NOTABLE

Two near-death experiences and recovery at the hands of Whidbey General Hospital staff make for a huge story.…

Jim Carroll and Ethan Berkley play the roles of Jay and Brad in “Outsider

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South Whidbey playwright brings Flora in from the fringe

The Whidbey Island Fringe Festival presents what organizers describe as “an evocative new play,” written and directed by…

Brightly colored sailboats will race through Penn Cove all week for Race Week.

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Race Week sails into Oak Harbor

Whidbey Island’s sailors and sailboat lovers will have their eyes glued to the action in Penn Cove and…

Jerri Sanchez and her mom

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Whidbey Island mom joins first online graduating class

Despite moving across the nation mid-school year and being a full-time mom, Jerri Sanchez, 41, earned her bachelor’s…

Bruce Morrow works on a painting in his studio. As one of the featured artists at Brackenwood Gallery for July

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Circles and West meet in Brackenwood Gallery’s July show

For Buffy Cribbs and Bruce Morrow, life and art are inseparable. It weaves through every facet of their…

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WICA is ‘wow’ed by women

With speakers like a 17-year-old building a cabin on wheels, a cave diver who has seen places most…

Scot Huntington stocks and checks the supply of liquor at the Goose Community Grocer. The store manager was a bit frazzled June 1 after some complications led to a delayed shipment of liquor.

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South Whidbey stores start new era of liquor sales

Out with the state, and in with increased taxes and private liquor sales.

The Survivor Lap celebrates everyone who’s beaten cancer as they open the Relay for Life with a first lap around the track at North Whidbey Middle School at 6 p.m. June 1.

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Whidbey Island’s Relay for Life shares fight, hope

This is the event that lets everyone who has survived cancer, is fighting cancer, caring for those fighting…

Master Gardener Bill Stipe

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Master Gardeners plant seeds of education

Enthusiasm and education are blooming at the Greenbank Farm Master Gardener Display Garden with a variety of free,…