What do you have planned for the holiday weekend? Here’s the scene around here, as the weather just gets better & better: • Take a look at Tim Dustrude’s photos on his 365 (366 this year!) blog, as he posts a photo a day. This is the way to start your day right! Beautiful stuff…  Continue Reading

I just heard about this evening that is set for tomorrow night (AND later in the month) with Ann Marie – check it out at Lavendera Massage Center: An Evening of Dreamtime Curious about dreams? Would you like to spend an evening participating in various methods of dream-work and dream-play? New dream journeyers and veteran  Continue Reading

Just got this note from Scott Hale at the Island Inn at 123 West about some sweet plans ahead: Construction Restarts at the San Juan Islands’ Newest Hotel The Island Inn at 123 West sweetens Friday Harbor lodging with new guestrooms The iconic Island Inn at 123 West development project in Friday Harbor, WA on  Continue Reading

Just got a note from Leslie at the Animal Shelter – here’s something you’ll want to know! Tickets went on sale today for the Costa Rica Dream Vacation raffle to benefit the Friday Harbor Animal Shelter. Trip includes a 5-night stay at Villa Vigia, a private Mediterranean villa in Manuel Antonio in Costa Rica. It  Continue Reading

Island Stage Left presents its spring play Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me at the San Juan County Fairgrounds. The show opens April 5th and closes April 29th, 2012: Thursdays through Saturdays @ 7:30pm, Sundays @ 4pm. The play, written by award winning Irish playwright and poet Frank McGuinness, is about an Englishman, an Irishman and  Continue Reading

 Let’s see what’s going on around the island, and around the region: • Remember Ann Larson, who worked for the County Council for a while here on the island? She got a job working with Kevin Ranker when he became a state senator, and now works at Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, where she’s  Continue Reading

One of the ongoing community projects at Friday Harbor High you pass all the time, the greenhouse across from the high school, is doing well this spring. Update reporter Collin Williamson has more: Master Gardeners, be afraid. There is another pair of green thumbs on the island to be in contest with, and those belong  Continue Reading

Looks like the Community Theatre is the place to drop by on Saturday – here’s more from Jan Bollwinkel-Smith at SJCT: The Community Art Theatre Society’s (CATS) annual Elegant Edibles is this Saturday, April 7 from 10 am to noon at the Theatre. This year it gives islanders a chance to find yummy holiday goodies,  Continue Reading

The organizational structure of the Community Theatre has been changed in the wake of the departures  (June 1st) of Merritt Olsen & Steve Judkins – here’s the way things will be set up, in this report from Jan Bollwinkel-Smith: The San Juan Community Theatre board of trustees is pleased to announce new management roles for  Continue Reading