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Laura Kussman/staff photo                                Dave Dunaway in the SAFE San Juans Eastsound office.

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SAFE San Juans hires new executive director

Dave Dunaway cares about his team.

Paul Pineda and his son Nick at the start of the border wall on the Pacific coast

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Locals share anecdotes from experiences at US-Mexico border

Orcas Island community members held an informational talk on personal experiences at the U.S.- Mexico border, hoping to…

Jazz Festival celebrates fifth year

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Jazz Festival celebrates fifth year

Martin Lund’s fifth annual Orcas Island Jazz Festival will light up Orcas Center over Labor Day weekend. Attendees…

The realities of paddleboarding | Reporter’s notebook

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The realities of paddleboarding | Reporter’s notebook

In the last 10 years, the sport of stand-up paddleboarding has exploded, which has raised the risk of…

The Changing Times publisher and designer Corbin LaMont with Issue 13: Orcas Island, Washington

Life

Newspaper publisher designs an issue about Orcas Island, hosts release parties this week

For Corbin LaMont, place is a muse.

First community conversation on vacation rentals

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First community conversation on vacation rentals

Hundreds of citizens joined together to discuss vacation rentals and how they affect the islands.

Local speakers inspire action at local vigil protest of ICE detainment camps

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Local speakers inspire action at local vigil protest of ICE detainment camps

Advocates and concerned citizens around the country protested the treatment of immigrants in detention centers at “Lights for…

Ethereal Celine Dion posing alongside Anthony Howe’s hypnotic ‘Omniverse’ sculpture on the runway of Iris van Herpen’s Couture show. Styled by Pepe Muñoz.

Life

Orcas artist Anthony Howe debuts at Paris Fashion Week

Sixty-four years, minus three months.

Local high school senior finds global community in fight for a zero emissions future

Life

Local high school senior finds global community in fight for a zero emissions future

By Laura Kussman

Pride comes to Orcas Island

Life

Pride comes to Orcas Island

by Laura Kussman

WSF might close Olympic-class sundecks on all routes this summer

Life

WSF might close Olympic-class sundecks on all routes this summer

by Laura Kussman

Give Orcas 2019 wraps up campaign | $237k awarded to local organizations

Life

Give Orcas 2019 wraps up campaign | $237k awarded to local organizations

by Laura Kussman