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Best of Whidbey nomination round begins Aug. 2

The Best of Whidbey awards are back, and the nomination round will open on Aug. 2.

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Blake and Brook Willeford examine a strip of film, still left on the reel that The Clyde Theatre used to run to show movies before the digital era.

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The show must go on: Historic movie theater in Langley remains relevant

The longest-running owners of an 86-year-old movie theater in Langley can agree on one thing: COVID didn’t kill…

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Meg Olson will welcome Waldo to her shop, Kingfisher Bookstore, throughout the month of July.

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Whidbey kids invited to find Waldo

Kingfisher Bookstore has been selected to participate in Find Waldo Local.

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Chef brings Italy to Whidbey

Partners Thomas Litrenta and Crystal Madrigal launched an Italian street food and catering company.

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As Whidbey as loganberry pie

Long-time business opens Langley storefront

by Luisa Loi
Amanda Refuge recently opened her shoe business, All Things New, in Oak Harbor.

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The shoes are the mirror to the soul

Oak Harbor welcomes All Things New Shoe Boutique

Photo by Patricia Guthrie

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Children’s books journey from Greenbank to Vietnam

From her dining room table in Greenbank, Hải Anh Vũ is building an international business.

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Axe-throwing makes an impact in Oak Harbor

One of Oak Harbor’s best known purveyors of fun recently launched a new business.

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Chef Chris Balora with dishes of kalua pig and Spam fried noodles.

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From one island to another

South Whidbey chef cooks up Polynesian eats

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Ben Jones heats things up in the kitchen at Oystercatcher.

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New owners revive Oystercatcher

A beloved Coupeville restaurant is reopening under new ownership.

Photo by David Welton

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Fainting goats, buzzing bees

For Marie Fiore and David Tsujimoto, starting their own farm and apiary has been an expansion of their…

Photo by Kira Erickson/South Whidbey Record

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Clinton hairdresser highlights the arts

A colorful new business dedicated to hair care has joined a growing arts scene in Clinton.

Photo by Rachel Rosen/Whidbey News-Times
Phil Sellers is co-owner of Anchor Point.

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Veteran-owned gun shop rebrands

The owners of a shooting range and gun shop in Oak Harbor is rebranding with an emphasis on…