Homes continue to sell in Anacortes. The number of homes sold edged up in September over a year ago. Prices were also up, but homes took twice as long, on average, to sell.
Business
The Business, an Anacortes fixture at 1717 Commercial Ave. for 30 years, has moved downtown, into the former home of the Red Snapper.
The Washington State Liquor Control Board has selected the Anacortes Food Pavilion to participate in a yearlong pilot program that allows on-premise wine and beer tastings, starting October 1, in a limited number of stores.
Anacortes’ European-style bakery, La Vie en Rose, will shut down at the end of next week after 16 years in business. The culprit: rising prices of natural gas, fuel, wages and ingredients.
City Council member Brad Adams gets ready to serve a hot dog at the Farmers Market. Adams and his wife, Ruth Ann, bought the mobile hot dog stand recently and started serving at the market.
Fidalgo Medical Associates, long located immediately adjacent to Island Hospital, is being purchased by the Hospital. The private medical clinic includes ten physicians and three advanced registered nurse practitioners.
An old Anacortes church has been transformed into the Croatian Cultural Center by local arts patron Maria Petrish.
BMW-Oracle Racing Team on Monday launched and commissioned their 90-foot trimaran that they’ve been building here in Anacortes for the past nine months. The boat was then towed to Lovric’s Sea-Craft marina on the Guemes Channel.
BMW Oracle Racing says it is just about ready to launch it’s new 90-foot carbon-fiber trimaran, built here in Anacortes.