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West to east, Larsen rounds the bases on SJ Island tour

A stop-over at Cattle Point Road kicked off Larsen’s Aug. 28 afternoon tour of San Juan Island. He…

School is back in session starting this Thursday

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Back to school

The rhythm of San Juan Island will undergo a seismic shift starting Thursday, as the 755 or so…

Smoke billows from the roof of Downriggers Restaurant in the wake of the early morning Aug. 17 fire that destroyed the Friday Harbor waterfront restaurant.

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San Juan Island waterfront restaurant destroyed by fire | Update

Makeshift accommodations were made early Saturday so that three ground-floor businesses could continue operating over the weekend. Town…

And they're off... 214 runners

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Familiar faces, strong finishes in 36th annual 8.8K Loop Run

Friday Harbor's Aidan Anderson hadn't had as much time as he would have like to train. But the…

Smoke billows from the wreckage and the roof of Downriggers after a fire gutted the building's interior in the early morning hours of Saturday

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San Juan Island waterfront restaurant destroyed by early morning blaze

The first wave of fire fighters at the scene were able to battle the blaze from inside the…

The Wolverines hoist the Island Cup trophy following a victory in the annual inter-island rivalry against Orcas in the 2012.

Sports

Friday Harbor to celebrate 40 years of football

The 2013 season will usher in the 40th anniversary of the Friday Harbor High School football program, and…

Trashion Fashion show at the SJC Fair.

Life

‘Trashion’ in Fashion

San Juan County’s Fairly Outrageous Trashion Fashion Show, heartwarming, homespun, inspired and somewhat absurd, and most appropriately named,…

Former county commissioner Rhea Miller warns against environmental hazards posed by the coal export facility at Cherry Point at an EIS scoping meeting in Friday Harbor in early November.

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Agencies to conduct ‘broad’ environmental review of proposed coal export facility

In a joint press release issued Wednesday, July 31, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington state Department…

For the past 20 years

Life

I’m on the Women’s side

For the past 20 years the former music teacher turned storyteller has toured the Pacific Northwest, as well…

Dan Hicks

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Hicks, Hot Licks = Eclectic Mix

“Dan Hicks is imminently engaging, twisting his signature mishmash of damn near every musical style known to man…

The fireboat Confidence sprays a stream of water on an 85-foot yacht fully engulfed in flames at Roche Harbor Resort at about 12:30 p.m.

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Yacht fire tops ’em all; San Juan’s most destructive blaze — ever

Not only was it San Juan Island's most destructive fire ever — in dollar value — the July…

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SJ man gets ‘exceptional’ 3-year prison term for child rape

Age, upbringing, willing partner cited in support of prison sentence below state standard

Flamenco dancer Savannah Fuentes and friends will light up Friday Harbor with a fiery performance

Life

Inspiration on fire

So what keeps Seattle’s “First Lady” of Flamenco in the groove and on the move?