Just got a note from Brien Lautman at PeaceHealth that they’ve got a signed purchase agreement for a 22-acre site, located just across the way from the entrance to the airport, on San Juan Valley Road, just as you leave Town. Here’s more: Site Chosen for New San Juan Island Integrated Medical Center and Critical  Continue Reading

Hey, I checked with Sally at Island Rec and she says that tonight is the opening of the summer’s Music on the Lawn series on Wednesday nights, and things get rolling with the Jim Basnight Band (click here for more – these guys played at Roche Harbor last weekend, and they’re great). Far as I  Continue Reading

We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have. Frederick Keonig

When Patrick Galvin came to visit the Trumpeter Inn here on the island recently, innkeepers Shaun & Geoff took care of him really well, the way they do with everybody. This included making a carry-on breakfast because he had to leave early for the red-eye, and stuff like that. Well, Patrick writes the Buzz Builder  Continue Reading

Georgia from the Mullis Center has a deal for you: Island ala Carte is the new coupon book  created by the Mullis Community Senior Center and available starting today! The book features discounts and specials at over 140 merchants on San Juan Island. It is divided into sections featuring food, lodging, services, retail, beauty, and  Continue Reading

For the last twenty years it’s been a side interest of mine to see what a trashy species (that would be us) can do to clean up its act. After hearing Charles Moore last year (Doris Estabrooks arranged for him to come explain how trash & styrofoam are choking the oceans), I was glad to  Continue Reading

For the last twenty years it’s been a side interest of mine to see what a trashy species (that would be us) can do to clean up its act. After hearing Charles Moore last year (Doris Estabrooks arranged for him to come explain how trash & styrofoam are choking the oceans), I was glad to  Continue Reading

As the crowds clear out & the Fourth of July becomes a happy but fading memory, there is time to sit still & reflect on the waning days of summer, and the rest of the year ahead. (I shot this a week ago at Fairweather Park that overlooks the Marina, before the big rush kicked  Continue Reading

A quick thanks to Jim Maya and everyone who sends their cool photos in…they help to tell the story better than words! -00-

Rain or shine, the Farmers’ Market is open tomorrow for Wednesday Market, then Saturday as well… eat local! Here’s more from Lei: The mid-week farmers’ market is still happening on Wednesdays at the lawn on Second Street, across from the Courthouse parking lot.  One of the venders is Eliza Buck of Sowing Circle Gardens &  Continue Reading