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Willow Skaggs, 7, enjoys a drink from TONIC Juice & Remedy, a new business in downtown Langley.

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Drinking in wellness

If you’re in need of a healthy snack, look no further than Langley’s newest businesses.

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Puget Sound golf Club owner Josh Ray takes a swing using the golf simulator.

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Golf goes high tech at new Oak Harbor business

Puget Sound Golf Club offers a high-tech system that allows people to practice golf indoors.

Willow Mietus, 50, poses for a photo at her home in Coupeville, Washington on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Mietus bought a former Frito-Lay truck to sell her dyed yarn out of. She calls it "The Wool Wagon." (Annie Barker / The Herald)

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The Wool Wagon to hit the streets of Whidbey Island

A self-described “professional yarn temptress” from Coupeville is setting up shop in a modified truck.

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Roller Barn expands with indoor pickleball

Pickleball players on Whidbey Island can now enjoy Washington’s official state sport all year round.

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Above, Ryan Prichard mans the counter at Whidbey Wonka’s Chocolate Co., his new business on Pioneer Way. 	Below, Prichard plays the guitar in the shop.

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Oak Harbor chocolate shops offers more than sweets

If you’ve walked into this new shop and found yourself wondering what it’s meant to be — that’s…

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Darbonnier Tactical Supply sells protective equipment like helmets to all branches of the U.S. military.

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Oak Harbor business is tactical

A veteran and woman-owned business in Oak Harbor is supplying gear and equipment to NAS Whidbey.

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Aurora Echo gathers campanelle pasta extruded from her commercial pasta-making machine. She recently launched her new business, Wildly Beloved Foods, to sell her organic pasta, which also comes in a spinach variety.

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Oh, the pasta-bilities: One-woman noodle factory starts up in Langley

To make her pasta, Echo uses Italian semolina flour, fresh baby spinach and whole eggs.

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Molly Vigallon tattoos Molly Waterbury in Nite Owl’s new location. Vigallon has been working at Nite Owl for eight years.

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Tattoo shop moves, expands after decade

There is no need to travel to a big city to get high-quality ink or piercings.

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Ian Kenney, who owns Deception Pass Golf Center with his father Don, tees off at the course’s most picturesque hole.

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North Whidbey golf course tees up big plans

A golf course on North Whidbey is undergoing several updates and improvements.

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Shea Looijen, left, and Kristi Uhles assemble their house made pouch games, many of which are recreations of ancient games that have been all but lost over the centuries.

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‘Tinker shop’ evokes the medieval

A new shop in downtown Oak Harbor transports its patrons to a medieval realm.

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David Rodriguez visits the home of Linked Lives member Kathy Parker.

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Brothers’ business connects generations through service

A business that has made waves in Anacortes is expanding its reach to the Oak Harbor area.

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Melinda Buchanan and her husband Anthony make shower steamers with an essential oil blend designed to clear nasal passageways.

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Shop owner keeps mother’s legacy alive

Melinda Buchanan became an aromatherapist to help her mother deal with symptoms of chronic illness.

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Angie Lambert-Jackson checks the display case at Cedar & Salt. All baked goods at the cafe are made from scratch and feature many local ingredients.

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Mother and daughter take on Coupeville coffee shop

A mother-daughter duo on Central Whidbey is making waves in the island coffee scene.