Langley Main Street Paella Feast crowd ‘Off the Charts’
A free community feast hosted by the Langley Main Street Association September 11 attracted more crowds enjoying the beautiful evening…
Healing Our Salish Sea So That Orcas Can Return to Health
On a blustery October Sunday morning folks gathered to honor our resident orcas, mourn the giant dolphins’ recent losses and…
Langley’s end-of-summer derby
When This is Whidbey debuted last year, we published Peter Lawlor’s Last Ride—Perhaps. New Zealander Peter Lawlor, a beloved poet…
Helen Price Johnson–Getting real with her people
Our County Commissioner Helen Price Johnson exemplifies public service and inspires trust. Representing District One, which covers our whole island,…
Motorheads
Motorheads gather at the Wi-Fire parking lot at 9 a.m. the first Saturday of the month. Hoods raised, hands in…
Creating an enduring prairie legacy in Coupeville
A jewel of a native wildflower prairie in Coupeville is designed to create a lasting legacy and preserve a disappearing…
Primal Island granola, a local business that builds community
The smell of bakery and cinnamon wafting out the door is the first sign that something good is coming from…
What’s your reality?
The lunar eclipse aired January 20th and its show inspired genuine awe as the Earth’s shadow covered the moon and…
Shirley Valentine at Outcast Productions
Here on Whidbey Island many have reconnected to their creative selves and found the key to a full life. In…
Getting to know Dungeness crabs
The crabbing culture is deeply embedded in the Pacific Northwest psyche. Cancer magister, also known as Dungeness crab, are found…
Leonard Good — simply teaching what he enjoys
If you were one of the lucky kids to take Leonard Good’s model rocket mini camp, you have met a…
“Miracle” revisits the concert that hailed a new line of jets
The largest orchestra ever assembled on Whidbey will perform music written to launch a jet fleet 25 years ago. Langley…