Years toiling in the restaurant industry paid off for one Coupeville chef.
Tyler Hansen, who recently moved to Whidbey Island, is the new owner of the Oystercatcher, a cozy little bistro located in downtown Coupeville.
The Island County Planning Commission is reviewing a comprehensive plan amendment that tweaks the zoning of the Greenbank Farm.
The arterials of Coupeville will fill with festive-minded visitors eager to enjoy a holiday celebration Saturday.
A full slate of events is on tap for the annual Greening of Coupeville, which takes place Dec. 7 throughout the historic town.
Organizers of the Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival reached new heights of community giving.
With the recent awarding of approximately $30,000 in grants, the Coupeville Festival Association topped $800,000 worth of support benefiting the community over the 49-year history of the festival.
If fundraising goes as expected, stray animals caught on Whidbey Island could have a new home.
Officials with the Whidbey Animals’ Improvement Foundation are raising money and constructing a new campus.
Nearly $2 million has been raised and leaders are looking to collect another $1.8 million to pay for construction of a new 8,700-square-foot-building on 9.8 acres of land located across the street from the current shelter near Coupeville.
Throughout the year, a group of women spent their Monday mornings sewing for a good cause.
The 16 or so members of the women of the Coupeville United Methodist Church have been sewing hats, scarves and quilts of all sizes. Those items will be sold during the holiday bazaar that takes place from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at the Coupeville United Methodist Church located on North Main Street. Money raised from the bazaar will be donated to organizations that help people on the local, regional and international level.
Thanks to a well-attended summer festival, tens of thousands of dollars will be awarded in the form of grants.
The Coupeville Festival Association is awarding 15 grants totaling $30,000. Those grants will be awarded during an event scheduled for 7 p.m., Monday, Dec. 2 at the Whidbey General Hospital conference room.
Educators in the Coupeville School District got some help thanks to some timely community fundraising.
The Community Foundation for Coupeville Public Schools awarded around $3,000 worth of mini-grants to teachers at the elementary, middle and high schools as well as the district’s special education program.
Central Whidbey voters will be asked early next year whether to continue local funding for Coupeville schools.
The Coupeville School Board last week approved sending two levies that will bring in millions of dollars to the district.
Voters will consider the two replacement levies during a special election set for Feb. 12.
“We want to stress that this is a replacement levy,” board President Kathleen Anderson said “It’s the same as what ran four years ago.”
The next month or so will be a time of transition for the Port of Coupeville.
A new executive director will take the helm of the district in December and a new commissioner will start his term in January.
The commissioners for the Port of Coupeville this month approved an employment arrangement for Tim McDonald, who will start his tenure as executive director Dec. 1.
If fundraising goes as expected, stray animals caught on Whidbey Island could have a new home.
Officials with the Whidbey Animals’ Improvement Foundation are raising money and constructing a new campus.
Nearly $2 million has been raised and leaders are looking to collect another $1.8 million to pay for construction of a new 8,700-square-foot- building on 9.8 acres of land located across the street from the current shelter near Coupeville.
Central Whidbey voters will be asked to decide early next year whether to continue local funding for Coupeville schools.
The Coupeville School Board last week approved sending two levies that will bring in millions of dollars to the district. Voters will consider the two replacement levies during a special election scheduled for Feb. 12, 2014.
Now that voters have spoken, hospital officials are beginning to plan the expansion of Whidbey General’s Coupeville campus.
