Downtown merchants throughout Skagit County are hoping business picks up in 2025.
MOUNT VERNON — Guild Mortgage of Mount Vernon brought in 200 pairs of shoes during a shoe drive that ended on Dec. 31.
The Skagit County Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing Monday on whether to extend a moratorium on certain types of new agritou…
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Northwest Plus Credit Union prides itself at looking at customers as people rather than account numbers, and in helping those who may get turn…
Big changes are coming to Cairnspring Mills in 2025 thanks to improvements coming to the Port of Skagit-owned granary building.
Sometimes the best gift isn’t one that comes in a neatly wrapped box. Sometimes it’s memories yet to be made or a new experience.
BURLINGTON — Gary and Karen Englund celebrated Tuesday 25 years of owning Skagit Skate with cake, confetti and throwback music on a discounted…
ANACORTES — Molly Williams, owner of Olivia Rose Flower Company in Anacortes, was one of several regional florists invited to create a display…
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MOUNT VERNON — Downtown Mount Vernon business elSage Designs was recently featured on the Main Street America’s “Business Insights” podcast.
The rising cost of food, rent, gas and other necessities has many people feeling the pinch a little extra this holiday season, leaving them to…
Small businesses are the lifeblood of both the local and national economies, and each year holiday shoppers make an effort to support their fa…
Thanks to a contribution of matching funds, the Whatcom Educational Credit Union was able to increase the grant funds it awarded to recipients…
True North Bakery has brought its fresh sweet and savory baked goods to the Port of Skagit.
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Skagit Acres held its If You Just Believe Sip & Shop event Thursday in its gift shop south of Mount Vernon.
BURLINGTON — Rosa Dilia Villanueva learned how to make her restaurant’s specialty, pupusas, while growing up in El Salvador.
SEDRO-WOOLLEY — The Sedro-Woolley Chamber of Commerce celebrated the best and brightest the area has to offer Wednesday with its Best of Awards.
BURLINGTON — The Outlet Shoppes at Burlington has been renamed Burlington Plaza under the ownership of Burlington Investment Properties.
Tulip Valley Farms founder and CEO Andrew Miller recently went to the World Tulip Summit in the Netherlands and came back with two awards.
Sedro-Woolley crafter Sunchea Phou and her brand YAY Novelty will be at the Burlington Michaels on Nov. 2 as a part of the MakerPlace by Micha…
Skagit County officials discussed Tuesday the future of glass recycling in light of the county’s inability to continue to accept glass for recycling.
CONCRETE — The Concrete Town Council approved Monday a request from Dress It Forward owner Becky Luttrell to make what is currently a business…
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Island Grown Farmers Cooperative has experienced tremendous growth thanks to a completed expansion and a successful apprenticeship program.
MOUNT VERNON — The new tenant of The Pop-Up Mount Vernon is a familiar face.
BURLINGTON — The former Cascade Mall is being repurposed into a new, more activity-based establishment called Burlington Gallery.