Skip to content
Friday, March 31, 2023
44°F
Island Digest Podcast
Sign Out Sign In Subscribe Newsletter Contact Us
  • Sign Out
  • Sign In
    • Home
    • Search
    • Subscriber Center
      • Subscriber Center
      • Subscribe
      • Frequently Asked Questions
      • Vacation Hold
    • Newsletters
    • News
      • News
      • Submit a Story Idea
      • Submit a Photo
      • Submit a Press Release
    • Sports
      • Sports
      • Submit Sports Results
    • Life
      • Life
      • Submit a Wedding Announcement
      • Submit an Engagement Announcement
      • Submit a Birth Announcement
      • Weather
    • Opinion
      • Opinion
      • Letters
      • Submit a Letter to the Editor
    • Obituaries
      • Obituaries
      • Place an Obituary
    • Business
      • Business
      • Submit Business News
    • Classifieds
      • Classifieds
      • Place a Classified Ad
      • Employment
      • Transportation
      • Legal Notices
      • Place a Legal Notice
    • Green Editions
    • About Us
      • Contact Us
      • Report a delivery issue
      • Terms of Use
      • Privacy Policy
    44°F
    • News
    • Sports
    • Life
    • Opinion
    • Obituaries
    • Business
    • Classifieds
    • Marketplace
    • All Sections
          • News
            • News
            • Submit a Story Idea
            • Submit a Photo
            • Submit a Press Release
          • Sports
            • Sports
            • Submit Sports Results
          • Opinion
            • Opinion
            • Letters
            • Submit a Letter to the Editor
          • Business
            • Business
            • Submit Business News
          • Life
            • Life
            • Submit a Wedding Announcement
            • Submit an Engagement Announcement
            • Submit a Birth Announcement
            • Weather
          • Classifieds
            • Classifieds
            • Place a Classified Ad
            • Employment
            • Transportation
            • Legal Notices
            • Place a Legal Notice
          • About Us
            • About Us
            • Report a Delivery Issue
            • Terms of Use
            • Privacy Policy
          • Subscriber Center
            • Subscriber Center
            • Subscribe
            • Frequently Asked Questions
            • Vacation Hold
          • Obituaries
            • Obituaries
            • Place an Obituary
          • Newsletters
          • Support Local News
          • Green Editions
    Articles by Mandi Johnson
    air bnb
    Moratorium on new vacation rental permits continues
    By Mandi Johnson • July 19, 2021 1:30 am

    The moratorium on new vacation rental permits in San Juan County continues. On July 12, the San Juan County Council…

    Read Story

    The MV Sealth sails from Orcas to Shaw Island on the afternoon of Jan. 27, 2021. (Mandi Johnson/staff photo)
    Ferry fares set to increase in October
    By Mandi Johnson • July 18, 2021 1:30 am

    Amid cancellations due to limited vessels and staff as well as a return of pre-pandemic tourists, the fares to catch…

    Read Story

    x
    Van Haalen pleads guilty and receives deferred sentence
    By Mandi Johnson • July 14, 2021 1:30 am

    Former Friday Harbor Elementary School Principal Caspar van Haalen pleaded guilty to one count of indecent exposure at an arraignment…

    Read Story

    x
    Ben Jeffrey returns to the San Juan stage,...
    By Mandi Johnson • July 13, 2021 1:30 am

    Broadway performer Ben Jeffrey has been trying to return to San Juan for two years — ever since his last…

    Read Story

    San Juan County logo
    Council to hold vacation rental moratorium public hearing
    By Mandi Johnson • July 10, 2021 1:30 am

    San Juan County Council will hold a public hearing to consider the extension of its active vacation rental moratorium.

    Read Story

    contributed photo
    San Juan County recognizes Plastic Free July
    By Mandi Johnson • July 7, 2021 1:30 am

    During its regular meeting on June 28, San Juan County Council approved a proclamation establishing this month as “Plastic Free…

    Read Story

    Editorial
    Vacation rentals alone aren’t causing the affordable housing...
    By Mandi Johnson • June 30, 2021 1:30 am

    Six months ago — when the vacation rental permit moratorium began — we wrote an editorial explaining our stance on…

    Read Story

    Contributed photo
The cast rehearsing “Grease.”
    San Juan Community Theatre dusts off the curtain...
    By Mandi Johnson • June 24, 2021 1:30 am

    For 15 months the San Juan Community Theatre has sat mostly quiet — with the exception of staff, board and…

    Read Story

    some sort of stock
    Emergency preparedness in the San Juan Islands
    By Mandi Johnson • June 22, 2021 1:30 am

    The wildfires that raged across the Pacific Northwest in summer 2020 were devastating to many communities around the region. Hurricanes…

    Read Story

    sheriff
    Van Haalen arraignment, June 16
    By Mandi Johnson • June 16, 2021 1:30 am

    Former Friday Harbor Elementary School Principal Caspar van Haalen was charged with one count of indecent exposure in San Juan…

    Read Story

    metro creative stock plus a fun bg
    First SJICN vacation rental forum focuses on discovery
    By Mandi Johnson • June 14, 2021 1:30 am

    The conversation regarding vacation rentals continues in San Juan County, with a local nonprofit hosting a trio of forums on…

    Read Story

    Dick Martin photo
    ‘Orca: Shared Waters, Shared Home’ by Lynda Mapes
    By Mandi Johnson • June 13, 2021 1:30 am

    New, from award-winning Seattle Times environmental writer Lynda Mapes is her book, “Orca: Shared Waters, Shared Home.” Mapes joined The…

    Read Story

    Editorial
    June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month | Editorial
    By Mandi Johnson • June 11, 2021 1:30 am

    Happy Pride Month!

    Read Story

    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • …
    • Last
    • David Giuliani Climate Leadership award recipient announced
    • Teen Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt
    • Facing the Future with Confidence
    • Law Enforcement Presence at Spring Street School
    • League of Women Voters Observer Corps notes on County Council and Hospital District meetings

    Sign Up For Our Newsletters

    Subscribe to our e-mail newsletter to receive updates.

    Sign Up

    • News
    • Sports
    • Life
    • Opinion
    • Obituaries
    • Business
    Quicklinks
    • Subscribe
    • Subscriber Center
    • Green Editions
    • Newsletters
    • Media Solutions
    About Us
    • About Us
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Accessibility
    • Contact Us
    • Sound Publishing Inc. Logo
    • A subsidiary of Black Press Media
    • Work With Us
    © 2023 The Journal of the San Juan Islands + Sound Publishing + Black Press Media. All Rights Reserved.