The Town of Friday Harbor shares an update about the revised traffic flow on Spring and Front streets downtown that took effect on Friday. Significant traffic revisions are in place on Spring Street, Front Street, Granny’s Way, and the intersection of First Street, A Street, and Granny’s Way at the top of the ferry lanes.  Continue Reading

Friday Harbor High School junior Audrey Allen shares insights about the community project at Island Haven Animal Sanctuary that she recently completed with fellow junior Eleanor Rollins. I started my research on farm animals when my community project at Friday Harbor High School started. My colleague Eleanor and I wanted to work with Island Haven  Continue Reading

San Juan Community Theatre shares a reminder about their upcoming series of performances. The magic of Cinderella comes to life on the Whittier stage at San Juan Community Theatre starting Friday, May 13 at 7:30 p.m. This classic tale has been re-written for a modern audience, focusing not on Cinderella’s beauty but her character, creating  Continue Reading

The Town of Friday Harbor shares an update about the status of the First Street overlay project. Asphalt paving on First Street was delayed this week due to weather concerns. The contractor and project engineers determined that this week’s temperatures and general forecast for spotty showers were not ideal paving conditions. Paving has been rescheduled  Continue Reading

SJIMA sends along an update about a new event taking place later this month. The San Juan Islands Museum of Art presents our inaugural appraisal event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 28. Take the jewelry you inherited or a fine art piece and learn its worth and a bit of its  Continue Reading

The Town of Friday Harbor shares an update about the status of the fire cleanup and road closures on Spring St. The Town has been reworking the traffic configuration necessitated by the downtown fire. Our initial traffic configuration was meant to last only a short while, never anticipating that the ATF would be called in  Continue Reading

The library sends along news about a celebration taking place on Thursday. The San Juan Island Library is grateful to celebrate Beth Helstien’s 20 years of dedicated, innovative, and community-enriching service. Join us for a farewell reception on Thursday, May 12 from 2-4 p.m. in the Library’s Main Salon to wish Beth well in her  Continue Reading

Here’s an update from Alchemy Art Center about their upcoming artists series, hosted by the San Juan Islands Museum of Art. Alchemy Art Center, in partnership with the San Juan Islands Museum of Art, is hosting an artist talk series featuring visiting and local artists. Talks will take place in the upstairs workshop area of  Continue Reading

Alchemy Art Center shares news about their upcoming public exhibition. This spring, Alchemy Art Center partnered with the San Juan Island Conservation District and the Madrona Institute on the first ever Art+Environment program, a 10-week arts and environmental stewardship program hosted at Alchemy and geared toward middle school-age kids. Each week, students were instructed by  Continue Reading

The month of May is always a busy time in your school district. Each of your schools administer the State exams, organize year end field trips, and work diligently to keep all students focused as the sun and warmth return. This is an exciting time of year as schools move toward that last day in  Continue Reading