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    Whidbey Island
    Possession Point Bait Company owner Dan Cooper fishes live herring out of his holding pond with a net on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022 in Clinton, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
    Fish on! Whidbey bait shop delivers $7 bucket...
    By Andrea Brown • September 15, 2022 5:00 pm

    Possession Point Bait Co. owner Dan Cooper keeps afloat the Clinton fishing business his family started in the 1960s.

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    People line up to get their prizes at the arcade at the Blue Fox Drive-In Theater. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
    Get off the couch, or bring it, for...
    By Andrea Brown • July 22, 2022 1:30 am

    Kids get in for $1 at the Whidbey Island outdoor theater, one of few still standing in the state.

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    Earth Sanctuary owner Chuck Pettis next to his Ley Line piece on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 in Langley, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
    For $7, take a walk on the spiritual...
    By Andrea Brown • July 12, 2022 1:30 am

    The 72-acre nature preserve has sculptures and sacred spaces. “It is contemplative, peaceful and magical.”

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    A ferry heads from Mukilteo towards Clinton during the evening commute Thursday. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
    $1 billion to fund 5 new hybrid ferries,...
    By Andrea Brown • June 21, 2022 1:30 am

    The state is seeking bids for a shipbuilder. The first ferry will serve the Mukilteo-Clinton route. It already has a name.

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    From left, Rachael Carrigan, Nate Hanson, Erin Hanson, Jeff Hanson and Kacie Hanson pose for a group photo at Thirsty Crab Brewing in Clinton. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
    ‘Quite a leap of faith’: Family’s taproom opens...
    By Aaron Swaney • June 10, 2022 1:30 am

    The Hanson family has weathered the COVID storm and has at last opened their taproom in Clinton.

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    Priscilla Lowry makes candles at her workshop on south Whidbey Island. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
    Whidbey beeswax candle maker’s art casts warm glow...
    By Patricia Guthrie Special to The Herald • December 10, 2021 1:30 am

    Priscilla Lowry has been turning the building blocks of beehives into extraordinary candles since 1999.

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    Rob Schouten's "Skyfall" oil painting is inspired by the San Juan Islands.
    His etchings and paintings explore the mysteries of...
    By Sara Bruestle • October 15, 2021 1:30 am

    You can Rob Schouten’s aquatint etchings and oil paintings at his gallery and art garden in Langley.

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    Andy Bronson/Everett Herald file photo
Ferries pass on a crossing between Mukilteo and Whidbey Island.
    State ferry fares to rise this fall, and...
    By Jerry Cornfield The Everett Herald • August 13, 2021 4:46 pm

    The 2.5% hike in each of the next two years will apply to everyone: drivers, bikers and walkers.

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    Brian Read
    Eviction lawyer booked into jail weeks after his...
    By Ellen Dennis • July 23, 2021 6:02 pm

    Brian Read, 45, of Freeland, pleaded guilty Monday to vehicular assault while under the influence.

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    Up Up Up Inc., a traveling circus on a flatbed truck stage with a crane, performs Wednesday in Langley and Friday in Everett on its monthlong Pacific Northwest tour. Seen here at a show on Guemes Island. (Submitted photo)
    Circus coming to Whidbey, then Everett, on a...
    By Andrea Brown • July 20, 2021 1:30 am

    Theatrics include the world’s largest wedgie, a flying piano, human ceiling fan and a hair hang act.

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    Brian Read
    Evictions lawyer used client trust funds to pay...
    By Ellen Dennis • July 9, 2021 1:30 am

    The state bar found repeated misconduct by Brian Read, who practiced in Everett and represented landlords in rental disputes.

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    Geoscientist Brian Sherrod stands near where the southern Whidbey Island fault line runs underground, at the Brightwater Treatment Plant in Woodinville, Washington. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
    Whidbey fault quake potentially a bigger ‘Big One’
    By Julia-Grace Sanders The Everett Herald • May 14, 2021 2:40 pm

    An earthquake along the southern Whidbey Island fault reshaped the land some 2,700 years ago. Another big one is expected, and it could be devastating.

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    Joe Hempel (right), and Kristin Galbreaith finish their 35-minute, one-mile swim from Seawall Park in Langley. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
    Scantily clad is the dress code for these...
    By Andrea Brown • March 9, 2021 3:30 pm

    Immersed for 30 minutes in frigid water would kill most of us. It energizes these swimmers.

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