It has the look and feel of a city restaurant, but it’s Orcas Island all the way – from the staff to the food.
After a year of planning, Madrona Bar and Grill opened on Sept. 2 with a full dinner menu; lunch followed a few days later. Owners Monica Oberg and Steve Duthie say they had a bit of a rough start, as the sous chef quit just hours before opening night.
MPC Sports Worldwide recently opened a corporate office in Eastsound. Run by two college students who grew up on Orcas,…
Gary Franklin, broker of Windermere San Juan Island, is joining forces with the Scott family of Anacortes and Mount Vernon…
Orcas Island Freight Lines was sold on Aug. 10 to Mike and Sarah Aley of San Juan Island.
Orcas resident Wayne Foster sold the business after operating the shipping company for more than 40 years. It is one of the oldest known businesses on the island.
It’s just about the healthiest gourmet chocolate on the market – and it’s made right here on Orcas.
Tracy Oniya created her own raw chocolate after looking for it online and finding it was not very affordable. After several test runs, she created a chocolate that has seven times more antioxidants than other varieties.
Carole Anderson’s Magic Islands body and beauty products and jewelry, Gypsy Mellonie Eckerson’s Willow Catering, and Willow Eckerson’s Blue Willow Designs were three vendors who set up booths at the first of the midweek markets on July 22. The market hopes to attract between six and eight vendors to the space behind Orcas Online on Prune Alley in coming weeks.
Lisa Trifiro wasn’t always a foodie. But after discovering the excitement of trying new dishes, she launched a business that…
Orcas Power & Light Cooperative received its 2008 fuel mix report from Washington State Community Trade and Economic Development. The…
VanderYacht Propane is a family-owned, multi-generational business that can now include Orcas Island on its list of service areas. Craig…
Bossy’s Feltworks, an Orcas based handcrafts business, has been chosen to have its work sold at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival…
OPALCO’s line crew is well trained. In addition to the statewide three-year apprentice program requirements, OPALCO apprentices are required to…
