News
Moratorium on new vacation rental permits continues
The moratorium on new vacation rental permits in San Juan County continues. On July 12, the San Juan…
News
Ferry fares set to increase in October
Amid cancellations due to limited vessels and staff as well as a return of pre-pandemic tourists, the fares…
News
Van Haalen pleads guilty and receives deferred sentence
Former Friday Harbor Elementary School Principal Caspar van Haalen pleaded guilty to one count of indecent exposure at…
Life
Ben Jeffrey returns to the San Juan stage, July 17
Broadway performer Ben Jeffrey has been trying to return to San Juan for two years — ever since…
News
Council to hold vacation rental moratorium public hearing
San Juan County Council will hold a public hearing to consider the extension of its active vacation rental…
News
San Juan County recognizes Plastic Free July
During its regular meeting on June 28, San Juan County Council approved a proclamation establishing this month as…
Opinion
Vacation rentals alone aren’t causing the affordable housing crisis | Editorial
Six months ago — when the vacation rental permit moratorium began — we wrote an editorial explaining our…
Life
San Juan Community Theatre dusts off the curtain cobwebs
For 15 months the San Juan Community Theatre has sat mostly quiet — with the exception of staff,…
News
Emergency preparedness in the San Juan Islands
The wildfires that raged across the Pacific Northwest in summer 2020 were devastating to many communities around the…
News
Van Haalen arraignment, June 16
Former Friday Harbor Elementary School Principal Caspar van Haalen was charged with one count of indecent exposure in…
News
First SJICN vacation rental forum focuses on discovery
The conversation regarding vacation rentals continues in San Juan County, with a local nonprofit hosting a trio of…
Life
‘Orca: Shared Waters, Shared Home’ by Lynda Mapes
New, from award-winning Seattle Times environmental writer Lynda Mapes is her book, “Orca: Shared Waters, Shared Home.” Mapes…
