Anacortes Magazine Features

In an effort to bring the island to Justin, friends organized an all-island photograph on March 23, on the lawn in front of Anderson’s General Store. Continue reading →

Anacortes Word Waves 2012 was a joint community collaboration for a public poetry literacy project that resulted in several public poetry events benefitting our community members, students and artists. Word Waves was designed to incorporate the spoken word, written word … Continue reading →

“This dance turns your eyes into rivers and tears into streams.” “This booth is still full of wood scraps given new life through a carver’s hand.” “The color of the ocean is like my dad’s eyes…like a shooting star in … Continue reading →

Marcia Neu reads her winning poem “This Rainy Place” at the Anacortes Public Library. Continue reading →

Although school took him to Los Angeles for two years, it is in Anacortes that Gaelan Sylvia’s passion for music was ignited … and it is from Anacortes he continues to pursue his career dreams as drummer with the local … Continue reading →

Times have changed in the music world. “The suits” are no longer a critical hurdle between musicians and their audiences. Continue reading →

Heart connections established via photography give Anacortes-based teens courage to press the shutter. Continue reading →

It may not be quite what city founder Amos Bowman had in mind, but the recent return of Tommy Thompson’s steam powered train is destined to draw countless admirers to this island community. Continue reading →

Although live performance photographs were prohibited, photojournalist Wallie Funk managed to take more than 20 shots of The Beatles before security intervened. Continue reading →

Our vision with Anacortes Magazine is to bring people together in a special way through the creative arts, including music, art and photography. I love to help people tell their stories. When they have a chance to share what’s in … Continue reading →

The year was 2003, and the Internet was not yet a universally shared passion, but at the prompting of How It Works founder Chris Terrell photographer Steve Berentson launched a photo journal titled AnacortesToday.com. Berentson acknowledges with a smile that … Continue reading →

His birth certificate reads Fort Bragg, California, but in terms of his identity as a musician, Jacob Navarro is “Anacortes, born and bred.” Navarro, the Fidalgo Island half of the Spoonshine Duo, was three years old when his family moved … Continue reading →