Always a bridesmaid, never a bride. The last one picked for the team. The lonely girl in the corner that no one will dance with. That’s me. I’m Seraphina and when I arrived here in Friday Harbor I was just a kitten. That was ages ago… now I’m almost seven months old! My brothers and  Continue Reading

Congressman Rick Larsen’s Town Hall on Sunday at the Brickworks attracted just over a hundred residents from San Juan and other islands.  Larsen started with comments about the failure of the Republicans to end the Affordable Care Act, with the heavily Democratic crowd erupting in applause several times. He cautioned the group that while one  Continue Reading

Classical Charms at SJCT April 1 The annual Melodious Notes Over the Harbor concert takes center stage at San Juan Community Theatre on Saturday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. Clarinetist Sue Collado, a former principal clarinetist for the La Jolla Symphony, set out to create the annual chamber music event on the Whittier stage six  Continue Reading

Many thanks to this incredible community for its support of United Way of San Juan County! and many thanks to United Way’s dedicated Board, Grants committee and Executive Director for including Hospice of San Juan as a recipient of donated funds. United Way is one of very few sources of unrestricted funding for our operational  Continue Reading

Have you seen the new bench being installed in town? It’s on Spring Street on the corner of First Street. On the King’s Market side. Looks like it will be pretty cool when finished.

In the SJ Update mailbag this morning, we have this letter from Richard Davenport at Lavendera School of Massage… Hello SJ Update, Time to check in. The Friday Harbor School of Massage is about to complete the first year in three weeks. All four students that attended will graduate. In the next two weeks we  Continue Reading

On sunday the 26th at San Juan Fitness there will be a circuit workout class in the boxing space at 3 pm. All are welcome, and the fee will be 10 dollars with an opportunity to donate more if one would like. The purpose of this class is to raise money for the Family Resource  Continue Reading

The Cheesecake Cafe and Bakery has found a new home. Remember the Cheesecake Cafe in the Anacortes Ferry terminal? Same owner, new location. After Washington State Ferries would not renew her contract, Margie Aipopo heard about a vacancy here on the island where The Place used to be and she took advantage of it. She  Continue Reading

Crisis in U.S. Health Care: Corporate Power vs. The Common Good, published this month by John Geyman, M.D. of Friday Harbor, discusses the issues currently being debated in Congress. This book takes a 60 year view of our health care system, 1956-2016, from the perspective of a family physician who lived through those years in  Continue Reading

Sophie Rice LMP, of Sole Intentions Studio and Island Ashiatsu, and local artist Mattias Anderson invite you to their first Open House and Artist’s Reception. Island Ashiatsu will be offering 10% off all Gift Certificates purchased and massages booked that day. Ashiatsu, also known as Oriental Barefoot Bar Therapy, is a modality utilizing body weight  Continue Reading