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Did you know? • Drop by the Sandpebble on Saturday! Here’s more from Carolyn: Join the Sandpebble this Saturday at 10 am for the First Annual Odds and Ends Sale located behind Sandpebble just off of Sunshine Alley. Shop these great deals of 50-80% off past seasons inventory and help us make room for all  Continue Reading

Just heard that King Fitch is stepping down after 24 years as Town Administrator for the Town of Friday Harbor. He has asked the Mayor to consider his retirement effective June 30, 2012…here’s more, from a Town press release: Mayor Carrie Lacher annnounced today that King Fitch, town administrator, will be retiring during the 1st  Continue Reading

Lots going on this weekend – let’s take a look: • New record! You know how folks pull over on Tucker Avenue to make their cell phone calls because a) it’s a good move since you can’t drive & talk, it’s against the law, and b) you lose reception on the way out of town  Continue Reading

When you drop by Regan Taylor‘s new spot for her shop (Strand!), it’ll be easy to locate her – she moved next door in the same building. She opened Strand at the first of the summer last year at the Corner Store on Cattle Point Road at the top of the hill, up from Golf  Continue Reading

It was cool to spend the last week listening to Beau Borrero’s new CD, “Well.” Most of his songs tell a story of the fun of love, balanced with the hopefulness of it, as well as the awkwardness that always seems to accompany it (in his song Stupid, he says he’s so in love his  Continue Reading

Just heard from Stephanie for Coho Restaurant: We are once again the proud recipients of the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. Our 2011 award marks our third consecutive year – pretty good considering we’ve only been in business three full years! The awards are granted to those restaurants whose wine lists offer interesting selections that  Continue Reading

Beautiful days on San Juan Island ahead…let’s look around: • There have been superpods of the three resident pods these last couple of days off the west side, and this might be a good to check out the talk tonight at The Whale Museum in The Whale Museum’s Lecture Series: Killer Whales of Western Alaska.  Continue Reading

In the past budget cycle for the school district, the ASK program at the elementary school was cut, which was a great loss, as it provided after-school care for kids at FHES for working parents. As it has so many times before, Island Rec stepped in to pick up the slack,  and is now managing  Continue Reading

Here’s a little story from Derek Sivers: At a party given by a billionaire on Shelter Island, Kurt Vonnegut tells his friend, Joseph Heller, that their host, a hedge fund manager, had made more money in a single day than Heller had earned from his wildly popular novel Catch-22 over its whole history. Heller said,  Continue Reading

Lots going on! Let’s take a look: • Kirk has a show on Thursday – here’s more: Greetings supporters and enjoyers of live local music! Isle be Jammin’ Performer’s Showcase is presenting  Carolyn Cruso and Alison Post in concert Thursday Sept 22 at 7;00pm.  This concert will be sure to please as Carolyn shares her  Continue Reading

If you’re looking to get out of the house this weekend, here’s some ideas: • The Duck Soup Inn slides into its fall schedule this week, with Happy Hour Friday starting today from 4-6pm with discounted cocktails and appetizers. Anna Lisa tells me, “It should be especially fun with our new Forest Lounge as seating  Continue Reading

Here’s Jackson Browne in 1978 with his “Rock Me on the Water”…… The road is filled with homeless souls…..