1700: Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake and tsunami, magnitude 9.0 or above. Through Native American stories and geological evidence such as land levels, tree rings, tsunami… Continue reading
Sandwiched between a tea room and a fabric store, Oak Harbor Knits is the newest, quaint mecca for social knitters.
Oak Harbor residents can now get a taste of locally roasted coffee, with beans extracted from a vintage roaster.
P&L wins bid at Bangor base
The contact information on a Red Cross volunteer story that appeared July 26 was incorrect. For more information about volunteering as a health and safety instructor call 675-2912 or 1-888-216-5727, email island
Whidbey Island Sleep Center in Oak Harbor recently received program accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Several months after South Asian flooding and subsequent rice shortages became national news, local customers who subsist on the starchy grain are still finding increasingly high prices at local stores.
With the help of grassroots efforts, North Whidbey’s only all-instrumental music store Clickmusic.biz opened last month to serve Islanders and the city of Anacortes.
Mixing flavorful Thai food with the historic setting of downtown Coupeville is sure to spice things up.
Whidbey Island Chapter 47 of the Disabled American Veterans need volunteers to drive their DAV Van to the Seattle VA Hospital. The DAV relies on volunteer drivers to transport veterans to keep their appointments at the VA Hospital. Many island veterans would not benefit from much needed medical care without the help of the DAV’s transport. If you can arrange at least one day a month to help out, please call 257-4801.
To go with their long waits for the ferry, passengers finally have a place to sit back and enjoy a meal.
The Keystone Cafe, located across the street from the Keystone ferry terminal, has new owners and recently opened its doors.
To Oak Harbor’s new driving school, GS Defensive Driving School, the goal of drivers education goes further than just passing a test. For owners Michael Groves and Heather Scott, drivers education is about “building great driving habits for life.”
Josh and Mishal Rowley have lived and breathed Papa Murphy’s for more than a decade.
Papa Murphy’s, the largest take and bake pizza company in the world and the fifth largest pizza chain in the country, has made a name for itself by scrutinizing franchisees and supplying a product that few people can resist.
Dr. Wendy Wang is the newest oncologist at Whidbey General Hospital.
In a cloud of red-oak smoke, the owners of Columbia Beach Barbecue transform a cut of beef into an unassuming, culinary masterpiece that evokes the cowboy country of Santa Maria Valley.
Clifton honored for zero energy home
The Whidbey News-Times is today officially unveiling its new Web site that has been a work in progress for some time.
Getting a summer job is a common way for high school graduates to make a little money before heading off to college. But Arianna O’Dell is doing something different. She started her own business which not only provides an income, but it gives her valuable entrepreneurial experience.
Money from the county’s general fund that has historically been used as membership for the Economic Development Council for its operations may now be taken… Continue reading
