Just heard from Emily Reed that there’s a new show opening tonight at the Island’s Museum of Art. Here’s Emily with more: The exhibition of Japanese-American Fiber Artist Seiko Atsuta Purdue, Warp and Weft: the Northwest and Japan, opens Friday, January 25, 5-8 pm at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art in Friday Harbor.  Continue Reading

Katie Fleming of FRIENDS of the San Juans just sent over this press release: Almost 100,000 Comments Submitted Asking for Broad Look at Proposed Coal Export Terminal Voices from across the county, state, and country have weighed in on the “cradle to grave” impacts of coal export.  The public comment period for the Gateway Pacific Terminal (GPT) Environmental  Continue Reading

2012 a Breakout Year Some people are thinking that 2012 was the “breakout year” for a stagnant real estate market with a whopping 69% increase in sales volume over 2011. Merri Ann Simonson sends over a report to illustrate. See the Coldwell Banker Year-End Newsletter in PDF format at this link. ++++++++++ Mentoring Opportunities The second  Continue Reading

Diana Mancel compiled this list of  thoughts for rainy days… There is no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing. – Alfred Wainwright The wind shows us how close to the edge we are. – Joan Didion I yearn for flowers that bend with the wind and rain. – Tso Ssu One can find  Continue Reading

The New Walking Year!! KNOW YOUR ISLAND WALK – Saturday, January 26, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Meet Sally Thomsen, Director of the San Juan Island Park and Recreation District (better known as “Island Rec”) to walk the Lafarge property, also known as The Gravel Pit. Learn its history, its current status and its potential. Meet and  Continue Reading

This month’s Conscientious Projector Series movie is next Monday: A film that examines our 41-year old War On Drugs. This war is very expen$ive, and yet it receives unquestioned bipartisan support in Congress. A question might come up…, is this the best use of over $10,000,000,000 of our taxes each year? The film is called Breaking the Taboo…  Continue Reading

Hey Dads!  Treat your darling daughters to a special night out at the annual Father Daughter Dance!  The event is open to all ages and happens Friday, Feb 8th, 7-9pm at the Mullis Center.  Dance to your favorite tunes and enjoy delicious appetizers and deserts catered by Vinny’s Ristorante.  Girls will also receive a corsage  Continue Reading

The Tooth Mobile dental van is coming for their 4th visit to San Juan Island this coming Friday, January 25th and Saturday, January 26th.  Fish For Teeth sponsors this local volunteer staffed clinic to provide urgent and preventative dental care to island residents who have no discretionary income, no dental insurance and no other financial  Continue Reading

Cynthia Burke of XYZ Movement Arts has a cultural arts thing happening this weekend… Anamaria Dulamă and John Lovrić will be here to demonstrate and teach traditional Romanian and Croatian dances. Anamaria is a dance master and choreographer and John is a dance master and instructor. There will also be an authentic costumes display and  Continue Reading

OLYMPIA – The Washington State Salmon Recovery Funding Board today released the 2012 biennial State of the Salmon in Watersheds report and with it launched a new, interactive Web site that allows people to see how salmon are doing in their community’s streams and rivers. “This is an exciting new approach to our reporting on  Continue Reading