Disabled shoppers will finally have somewhere to park on historic Front Street in Coupeville.
To improve access for disabled shoppers, town workers are painting a handicapped spot on the side of Front Street near the Penn Cove Gallery.
While Coupeville appears to be meeting its budget projections in most areas, it’s falling short in real estate.
Crisp, cold conditions weren’t enough to keep away the crowd looking to enjoy a festive Christmas celebration.
The Greening of Coupeville took place Saturday, Dec. 5, highlighted by a parade, a tree lighting and an art and antique walk.
The parade showcased many of the community organizations, such as the Boy Scouts and the Lions clubs, that are prominent within the historic town.
A group of kids are helping keep the holidays green and festive in a tradition that dates back half a century.
The Boy Scouts of Troop 59, the oldest and largest troop in Oak Harbor, are busy making and selling Christmas wreaths.
An unusual lawn ornament has appeared in front yards of several Coupeville houses in recent weeks.
A bright, multi-colored toilet has been dropped in the middle of homeowners’ lawns. They have to pay to have it picked up. But the money goes for a good cause. It’s helping pay for a trip to Disneyland for the Coupeville High School Class of 2010.
More and more people are looking locally for fresh food.
The Coupeville Farmers Market finished its year in October and enjoyed a successful season with a 20 percent increase in gross sales.
Coupeville Farmer’s Market Manager Peg Tennant and market President Dorothy Mueller attended the Nov. 24 Town Council meeting to share information about the strong farmers market that took place in 2009.
Tennant said the vendors selling at the Saturday markets earned $294,000, which equates to nearly $11,000 a week or $3,000 an hour. That is approximately 20 percent higher than 2008, which brought in approximately $236,000. With the increase in sales comes an increase in vendor numbers which went from an average of 32 in 2008 to an average of 45 in 2009.
How would you like to hop aboard the Squi Qui?
A partnership between several Coupeville organizations and the Swinomish Tribal Community has come up with a possible name for the future ferry that will serve the Port Townsend-to-Keystone route.
After spending several weeks getting battered on the shore of Penn Cove, the wreckage of a small cabin cruiser was pulled from the beach over the weekend.
Workers, using an excavator, yanked the wreckage from the beach Saturday.
One lane of Highway 20 at Deception Pass Bridge was closed Tuesday morning as a result of a one-car accident, causing lengthy backups in both directions.
Ed Hartin’s first experience with fires occurred when he was just six weeks old. His father, then the chief of the fire department in Wayland, Mass., was responding to a house fire and took his baby along.
That ignited a life-long passion for firefighting that ultimately led to Hartin’s current position as the newly named chief of Central Whidbey Fire and Rescue.
Coupeville is the happy recipient of a sizable grant intended to improve water quality for town residents.
Mayor Nancy Conard announced last week that the town received $500,000 from the State Public Trust Board Small Communities in Rural Counties program.
Whidbey Island food buffs will get a chance to see how our student chefs performed in a national competition.
The National ProStart Invitational, in which the Oak Harbor High School Culinary Arts team placed eighth, will be featured on the Food Network Saturday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m.
The name of Charles Marsing’s cabin cruiser turned out to be an indicator of things to come.
His boat, “Serious Issues,” is currently breaking up on the northern edge of Penn Cove.