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    Articles by Andrea Brown
    A ferryboat. (Washington State Ferries)
    Mukilteo-Clinton ferry riders get their two-boat service back
    By Andrea Brown • May 17, 2022 6:00 pm

    The Edmonds-Kingston route could be next, depending on COVID-19 cases and crew shortages.

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    That jerk who cuts in the ferry line can be fined $139
    That jerk who cuts in the ferry line...
    By Andrea Brown • October 5, 2021 1:30 am

    The state ended its 877-764-HERO program where the public could report violators.

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    Up Up Up Inc., a traveling circus on a flatbed truck stage with a crane, performs Wednesday in Langley and Friday in Everett on its monthlong Pacific Northwest tour. Seen here at a show on Guemes Island. (Submitted photo)
    Circus coming to Whidbey, then Everett, on a...
    By Andrea Brown • July 20, 2021 1:30 am

    Theatrics include the world’s largest wedgie, a flying piano, human ceiling fan and a hair hang act.

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    Joe Hempel (right), and Kristin Galbreaith finish their 35-minute, one-mile swim from Seawall Park in Langley. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
    Scantily clad is the dress code for these...
    By Andrea Brown • March 9, 2021 3:30 pm

    Immersed for 30 minutes in frigid water would kill most of us. It energizes these swimmers.

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    A Tyrannosaurus rex appears to eat a car at a home owned by Burt Mason and Mary Saltwick in Freeland on Whidbey Island. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
    Jurassic yard: Freeland couple displays dinos
    By Andrea Brown • March 5, 2021 2:16 pm

    These creatures from long ago won’t chomp or chase you, and you’re welcome to visit.

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    The Tokitae ferry pulls into the new Mukilteo ferry terminal Thursday afternoon. Photo by Kira Erickson/Whidbey News Group
    State ferries ridership reaches a 50-year low
    By Andrea Brown • January 16, 2021 1:30 pm

    The Mukilteo-Clinton route ridership dropped in 2020, but not as much as others in the ferry system.

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    The toll booths of the new Mukilteo ferry terminal, slated to open on Dec. 29. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
    At last, $187 million Mukilteo ferry terminal to...
    By Andrea Brown • December 8, 2020 2:00 pm

    First, boats will suspend service for 13 hours to allow for finishing touches and training.

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    Georgia Gerber with her whale statue on display along First Street on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020 in Langley, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
    Whidbey’s Georgia Gerber creates iconic shapes in bronze
    By Andrea Brown • November 27, 2020 1:30 pm

    She turns abstract forms into some of the region’s most beloved public art, including the Pike Place Market pig.

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    Pandemic baby has 6 names, but you can just call her CDC
    Pandemic baby has 6 names, but you can...
    By Andrea Brown • September 23, 2020 11:01 am

    The CDC initials were happenstance.

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    ‘Lobster Girl’ is on a roll at this Whidbey Island food truck
    ‘Lobster Girl’ is on a roll at this...
    By Andrea Brown • August 21, 2020 1:30 am

    There’s a lobster-roll food truck parked by a pot shop and a teen girl dancing in a lobster costume on…

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    Photo by Olivia Vanni/Herald file                                Cars full of passengers headed to Whidbey Island pull into the ferry lines in Mukilteo on June 26.
    Ferry ride isn’t a pleasure cruise in COVID-19...
    By Andrea Brown • August 4, 2020 1:30 am

    Fewer boats mean longer waits on weekends. No more frolicking on the boat.

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    A red door along Cultus Bay Road in Clinton on Whidbey Island. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
    Whidbey Island’s roadside red door is a portal...
    By Andrea Brown • July 21, 2020 1:30 am

    The door on Cultus Bay Road has been a South Whidbey Island icon for 30 years. Here’s the story.

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    Keep your germs, cover your face in style
    Keep your germs, cover your face in style
    By Andrea Brown • June 19, 2020 1:30 am

    It was once the look for bandits, ninjas and dentists.

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