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Children’s book captures magic of Price Sculpture Forest

The Price Sculpture Forest in Coupeville is now the subject of a new children’s book.

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Whidbey woman caught in political upheaval abroad

An Oak Harbor resident found herself trapped near the ancient city of Machu Picchu for a week.

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From left, Amy Wise, Courtney Storer, Alison Wiefels and Captain Whidbey head chef Sean Prater make homemade pasta.

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‘The Bear’ producer feeds Whidbey

The culinary inspiration behind a popular new TV series spent the weekend at Captain Whidbey Inn.

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J37 and J59, southern resident orcas from J pod.

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Ways of Whales returns

An annual whale-centric event is making its way back to in-person programming.

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The Langley Library, built in 1923, is the oldest on Whidbey and the only one to predate the formation of the Sno-Isle Library district in 1962.

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Sno-Isle Libraries celebrates 60 years

This month marks a special anniversary for libraries on Whidbey Island.

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Masyn Eberhardy and Jack Rafferty from Oak Harbor build a deck for one of the tiny homes in Langley.

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Oak Harbor robotics kids think small

Thanks to a dozen young volunteers, a tiny home project in Langley is inching closer to completion.

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People of all ages rang in the new year by taking an icy dip in the waters of Double Bluff Beach in Freeland on New Year’s Day. A total of 158 participants registered for the annual Polar Bear Dive event, from the ages of 4 to 79.

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Plunging into the new year

People rang in the new year by taking an icy dip in the waters of Double Bluff Beach…

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Elizabeth Johnson with rescue dog Pretzel.

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Start the new year off right with health talks

Talks led by members of the Whidbey Island Holistic Health Association are returning.

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Carol Sele, owner of Chrysalis Yoga Shala, leads a vinyasa yoga class that she teaches every Friday morning.

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Surplus of instructors graduate from Oak Harbor yoga studio

A total of 17 people successfully took the yoga teacher training course at Chrysalis Yoga Shala.

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Carol Flack and Ed Fickbohm have been hosting concerts in their backyard for about a dozen years.

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Musicians come to roost at Chicken Barn

The most unique music venue on Whidbey Island is probably one you’ve never heard of.

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Celebrate New Year’s on island

It’s almost 2023, and Whidbey residents are getting ready to ring in the new year.

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Therapists at BlueSprig work one-on-one with children to help improve their communication and behavior skills.

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Office serves children with autism

BlueSprig specializes in applied behavior analysis therapy.

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Oak Harbor church serves meal bags for the holidays

Life Church provided Christmas meals for more than 460 families in need this year.