Many residents remain unconvinced by OPALCO’s rationale. While supporters of the project exist on the island, most vocal residents oppose the expansion. Several residents who support or have mixed ...

Submitted by the Orcas Community Resource Center Communications Team.

Recruited by boat owner Audrey Benedict, Smith’s Tanbark Marine Services is managing a retrofit that borders on audacious: turning an aging 38-foot Linssen steel motor vessel named Murrelet into one ...

“On Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s watch, federal agents killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Led by Secretary Noem, President Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda has ...

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The program, for this most unusual and exquisite ensemble of instruments that would have been commonplace during the early ...

Orcas Center’s Visual Arts Committee presents two shows that will open on Friday, Feb. 13, and be on display through March 18. All are invited to a reception from 5:30-7 p.m. to meet the artists, ...

Orcas Island Fire & Rescue will host a Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) Training Feb. 18-20, at Eastsound Fire ...

Improv isn’t just for the stage, it’s for every facet of your artistic life! Join Brian James O’Connell — actor, writer, director, producer and creator of the ALL IMPROV guidebook and curriculum — as ...

This is what motivated Sen. Steve Conway, D-South Tacoma, to spearhead Senate Bill 6147, which would require grocery stores ...

Extensive community engagement shaped the project’s development. In 2024, OPAL held design workshops with neighbors, people ...

While fewer than 10% of island ticks carry some kind of bacteria or microparasite that can infect and produce symptoms in ...