FREELAND — The Whidbey Animals’ Improvement Foundation Thrift Store in Freeland is now open at its new location.
Since Aug. 11, the crew of dedicated volunteers has been in their new and bigger digs at
1660 Roberta Ave. behind Whidbey Island Bank.
FREELAND — The Whidbey Animals’ Improvement Foundation Thrift Store in Freeland is now open at its new location.
Since Aug. 11, the crew of dedicated volunteers has been in their new and bigger digs at
1660 Roberta Ave. behind Whidbey Island Bank.
City officials say business in Langley is good as revenues rise
LANGLEY — A number of Langley businesses got a surprise visit from Congressman Rick Larsen on Wednesday.
Larsen, a new member of the House Small Business Committee, took a stroll in Langley’s central business district along with current Mayor Neil Colburn and future Mayor Paul Samuelson.
FREELAND — You don’t need to travel to Hollywood to get the royal star treatment. Studio A Salon in Freeland will color your hair, make you look famous and provide your free coffee beverage just the way you like it.
It’s that type of service that has kept owner Andrea Brown and her team members very busy. And that is the way Brown likes it.
FREELAND — Bruce Howard lost his only son, Ryan, to an automobile accident in March 2006.
And in a show of what he felt his son would have wanted, the father donated a portion of the insurance proceeds — totalling nearly $11,000 — to Nichols Brothers Boat Builders Inc. The money is to be used to fund the Ryan Howard Apprentice Tool Fund.
A new health center in Bayview Center has opened its doors to a holistic approach to healing mind and body.
Owned by the husband and wife team of Dr. Teresa Bujacich and John Donald, the Whidbey Center for Natural Health is located adjacent to Curves in the old bank building on Howard Road.
FREELAND — The stakes were high.
The winner of the Belt Sander Race at Frontier Building Supply in Freeland walked away $300 richer and with bragging rights beyond the island’s shores.
A new auto restoration business, Serious Auto Body, recently opened in Freeland. It’s the second auto body and collision repair business for owners Dee and Wiesje Baskerville.
Serious Auto Body works on all makes or models for scratch, dent and general collision repair. The business also offers automotive cleaning and detailing services. A special focus of the new enterprise is full-body classic car restoration with high quality paint work.
LANGLEY — Only a few businesses on South Whidbey are manufacturing products on the island. The majority provide services or retail. But among the few is the North Star Trading Company.
FREELAND — The Color Box is not a box anymore. The small hair salon that was located at Bayview Corner has moved into its new and bigger space in Freeland.
Owner Shawn Nordin bought the building on Harbor Avenue last year and it has undergone major redesigns.
Maggie Korvin is enthusiastic about life, her family, her friends, living on Whidbey and many other things. But she especially loves what she does for a living and for fun: creating marvelous cuisine and teaching others how to do it.
FREELAND — There is a craze that has swept the country and it’s keeping people in stitches.
Sewing has become fashionable again and is no longer associated with fuddy-duddy old ladies or the tortuous home-ec classes of long ago.
FREELAND — Unique and interesting wine doesn’t always have to be pricey.
That’s the attitude taken by Gail Liston and Brian Plebanek, the owners of Freeland wine shop Vino Amore.
Opening day of tourist kiosk is set for May 18
Just as the tourist season kicks into high gear, visitors can soon make a pit stop at the new visitor information center on Highway 525 and Langley Road.
The opening date for the visitor information center is May 18.