FREELAND — A new billiards hall will cue up on the South End next month.
Houdini’s Billiards will open for business Jan. 2 in the business park in Freeland behind the new Windermere office, across the street from the Island Athletic Club.
FREELAND — For almost a year, the new Windermere Real Estate building has been taking shape on the corner of Freeland Avenue and Highway 525.
Now, it’s time for staff and real estate agents to move into their new digs.
The new Gratitude Gallery on the first floor of the Bayview Cash Store is celebrating its grand opening today.
A reception for the Gratitude Gallery artists will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Bayview Cash Store, located at 5603 Bayview Road.
LANGLEY — Twenty years ago Joe Patrick opened up a small shop in Langley.
Ever since, Joe’s Island Music has become a Langley landmark for the musical masses. This Saturday the store will celebrate another watershed moment: its move to a new location on Anthes Street. And besides its new digs, the store also has a new owner.
FREELAND — When Gabriele Schoening runs her hands over a client about 2 inches from the body — and her own body starts swaying with the energy, sometimes making a jerky movement — skeptics may wonder how such a treatment could make a difference.
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.
