“I have an oil for that!” has become the slogan of Tracy Dietz, founder of Kissed By the Goddess, a home-based business that turns out custom-blended face cream, dry-skin cream, wrinkle cream, sugar scrubs, pain-easing ointments and salves, bath salts, roll-ons and lip balms.
The Board of Island County Commissioners yesterday unofficially approved ending the county’s 54-year ownership of the historic Langley fairgrounds and transferring ownership to the Port of South Whidbey, pending a public vote on the matter.
Island County’s 2016 Comprehensive Plan, the object of intense effort for at least three years, will be late, the board of commissioners acknowledged for the first time on Thursday.
From 33, to roughly 185, to 15. That’s how wildly the store count at grocery chain Haggen has fluctuated in 15 months.
The Board of Island County Commissioners agreed informally earlier this month that the Whidbey Island Fair will be held for the next two years, despite the unsettled and contentious issue of who will own and run the fairgrounds.
The expansion of Coldwell Banker Koetje Real Estate, near the corner of Southeast Pioneer Way and Southeast City Beach Street, is the first new construction in historic downtown Oak Harbor for more than 40 years, Camden and Rick Schutte, two of Koetje’s owners, said during a recent visit.
Plans for a proposed 60,000-square-foot, $15-million mixed-use rehab center on prime waterfront property in downtown Oak Harbor were killed this past week by concerns over the proposed manager’s financial health.
Oak Harbor plans to partially close Deception Pass bridge this fall, possibly for several weeks, in order to replace the fixtures holding a 10-inch water line onto the bridge, according to Joe Stowell, a project engineer for the city.
The Associated Press on Wednesday afternoon reported that, according to the union representing Haggen workers, government regulators approved Albertsons’ buying Haggen’s 33 core stores, including the one in Oak Harbor.
Two Coupeville natives, brothers Marc and Mitch Aparicio, this week expect to see the first tangible result of their long-standing interest in beer and brewing. The Penn Cove Taproom plans to open for business at 103 S. Main St. in their home town.
Island County is preparing to reconstruct the intersection of Northeast Regatta Drive and West Crescent Harbor Road, on Oak Harbor’s east side.
Two Coupeville natives, brothers Marc and Mitch Aparicio, this week expect to see the first tangible result of their long-standing interest in beer and brewing. The Penn Cove Taproom plans to open for business at 103 S. Main St. in their home town.
State, county, municipal and other entities recently officially formed the Island Transportation Planning Organization, a group intended to ensure that Island County allocates federal transportation funds most effectively county-wide.