For many years, Madrona has been studying the diversity of apples grown in the San Juan Islands. She started the Heritage Apple Day and Community Press event that will be held this year at the Lopez ...

The Weekly caught up with Laurie Bullock (well, digitally caught up — she answered these on a plane!) to find out more about ...

The 8-member Leadership Council for the Lopez Community Trails Network (LCTN) has recognized that LCTN no longer has the needed capacity to pursue our vision.

With 43 days until Election Day, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates – WA and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Greater Washington and North Idaho are excited to announce their final endorsements for ...

I have been a subscriber to paper newspapers all my long life—and the various incantations of The Islands’ Weekly since 2001.

Washington and a multistate coalition have won a permanent court order stopping the federal administration’s unlawful attempt ...

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources has released a new report modeling a tsunami scenario for an Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone earthquake. The San Juan Islands are shown to have a 3 ...

I used to go regularly to Orcas and Lopez islands to teach classes. It has been several years since I was able to go over to Lopez to teach a class, as the ferry was unreliable and my aging dog Foxxy ...

“Everybody in!” is the Lopez Swim Center’s new theme. After years (18, to be exact) of this potential project floating around the zeitgeist of the Friendly Isle, it’s finally a reality, and time to ...

A new school year is underway at The Lopez Island School, and even with some of our financial challenges, I am confident it is going to be a great year for the Lopez community! How do I know this? At ...

The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls (SJI calls not included). Aug. 3 • An Orcas Island deputy responded to a report of weapon noise near Crow Valley Road; a single ...

My name is Pedro Mendes, and I am the person in charge of food programs at the Lopez Island Family Resource Center. I have been working at the LIFRC for four years, supporting food access programs on ...