You’ve seen cakes, and you’ve eaten cakes, but you’ve probably never seen or eaten cakes like those made by Oak Harbor’s Sandra Daggett.
It’s tough to pigeon-hole Sean Callahan, a Coupeville photographer who’s also a clothing-maker, website developer and would-be art gallery owner. He seems to come up with new business ideas even while describing what he’s doing now.
Conserving Oak Harbor’s Fakkema Farm, 56 acres near Dugualla Lake, and 30 acres of farmland along Lone Lake’s south shoreline, are among the projects on which the public can weigh in at an upcoming meeting.
Prices will drop as much as 25 percent storewide at some of the 10 not-for-profit Whidbey Island stores participating in this year’s Thrift Shop Tour, said Shawn Nowlin, community outreach coordinator for Good Cheer Food Bank and Thrift Stores. Other stores will deeply discount selected items during the event, to be held Sept. 18-19.
If it’s going to succeed, Oak Harbor’s historic downtown needs a better mix of services, restaurants and retailers, several business owners and realtors there said recently. It has too many tattoo parlors, churches, and hair or nail salons, they said, and too few coffee shops, bakeries, clothing stores, variety stores and specialty stores.
It remains unclear whether Haggen’s bankruptcy filing on Tuesday will affect the recently opened Haggen store in Oak Harbor.
The state Department of Transportation in the spring will build a new dike near Dugualla Bay on north Whidbey, rerouting traffic from Dike Road for about three months, the department said this week.
It remains unclear whether Haggen’s bankruptcy filing on Tuesday will affect the recently-opened Haggen store in Oak Harbor.
Salaries for nine elected officials increased by four percent on Sept. 1 as the result of a resolution passed last year, said Melanie Bacon, director of Island County Human Resources.
The newest things in home design are outdoor kitchens and “Costco rooms” — a fact that those participating in the upcoming Skagit/Island Counties Builders Association home tour will be able to see for themselves, said the event’s coordinator, Brenda Harter.
Island County commissioners on Tuesday hired the Seattle law firm of Short, Cressman & Burgess to provide legal counsel, advice and litigation services.
Steve and Janine Shelley are making money from their new Coupeville home, they said during a recent visit.
The 2,400-square-foot, two-story home, designed by Clifton View Homes, produces four percent more power than it consumes, the Shelleys said.
Island County commissioners on Tuesday hired the Seattle law firm of Short, Cressman & Burgess to provide legal counsel, advice and litigation services.
The firm will help the commissioners navigate the unusual litigation surrounding their decision to hire an outside land-use attorney.
