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The year was 1905, and Cahan and Drew were opening the first store specializing solely in hardware in downtown Edmonds. The exact location of the store is unclear. Previously, dry goods and provision stores had sold nails and other hardware items along with groceries, clothes and other items. Two years...

Cahan and Drew to Wm. Crow: A history of Edmonds’ first hardware store

Readers have nominated their favorites and now it’s time for you to vote in the 2023 Best of Edmonds contest presented by My Edmonds News and sponsored by KDMC Marketing and the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce. Here’s how it works:. You can vote NOW at this link. The...

It’s time to vote for what you love best in Edmonds — deadline April 2

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The Edmonds Waterfront Center, in partnership with My Edmonds News and the Edmonds Bookshop, will welcome Edmonds resident Suzanne Elshult, her faithful K9 Keb, and her irrepressible teammate James Guy Mansfield for a Thursday, April 6 conversation about the trio’s book, A Dog’s Devotion. The book provides an...

Reminder: Meet K9 Keb and her human search and rescue partners at April 6 talk in Edmonds

Lynnwood, WA

The Center for Human Services will host a Community Connections gala and auction Saturday, April 1, at the Lynnwood Events Center. The gala will feature dueling pianos, a roaming magician, hors d’oeuvres and desserts, and the chance to bid on trips, sporting events entertainment and local cuisine. The Center...

Center for Human Services fundraising gala and auction April 1 in Lynnwood

The Edmonds College Foundation will hold its annual INSPIRE gala on April 22 at the Lynnwood Event Center. Funds raised this year will help the foundation continue providing scholarships, emergency funding, and investments in educational opportunities. “The evening promises to be great fun for all our generous donors and sponsors...

Edmonds College Foundation to hold annual gala at Lynnwood Event Center

The Edmonds Kiwanis Club has extended until April 30 the deadline for nominating outstanding Edmonds residents for the 29th Annual Edmonds Citizen of the Year award. Nominees should be a citizen active in civic affairs, community activities and/or business pursuits. It is open to individuals as volunteers or professionals in the line of duty.

Deadline to nominate Edmonds Citizen of Year extended to April 30

The Edmonds Daybreakers Rotary Club has completed another international service project in northern Thailand. In cooperation with the Rotary Club of Machan Thailand, along with their local Rotaract Club, the Ban Nongyang village primary school is now fully equipped with three new computers, a wheelchair for one child and a playground full of climbers, soccer balls, a teeter-totter and related recreational equipment.

Edmonds Daybreakers Rotary completes project for primary school in Thailand

Snohomish, WA

As we begin the beautiful time of spring, winter is going, going GONE,. Walking the neighborhood late in March, I say goodbye to many plants such as witch hazel, hellebores and heuchera. But the snow-covered mountains still peek from the clouds. Instead, I see blossoming plums bursting forth. Star magnolias,...

Gardening through the seasons: Winter-to-spring beauty

St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Edmonds is holding its second annual Community Easter Egg Hunt at the church on Saturday, April 8 from 2 to 4 p.m.  The event will be accessible for kids of all ages, abilities and physical modalities. . There will be two sessions this year...

St. Alban’s sponsoring community Easter egg hunt April 8

A fresh look at the Edmonds tree code began Monday evening with a hybrid public meeting attended by 30 citizens – 20 live, 10 virtual – marking the first step in the city’s effort to retool its approach to managing Edmonds’ urban forest. The meeting was...

City launches tree code update process with focus on private property

The Edmonds City Council last Tuesday evening was given a presentation about a 1.09-acre site the city hopes to purchase in south Edmonds for additional parkland. The asking price is said to be $1.3 million. If the city does move forward to buy the property, the parks director has said, that acquisition would fill the park systems needs as outlined in the 2022 Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Plan.

Reader view: Perrinville Woods property purchase a better choice for environment

At a Sunday afternoon event, 13-year city councilmember Diane Buckshnis confirmed what many have known for weeks, as she formally threw her hat in the ring to be Edmonds’ next mayor. “This is an announcement, and I’m announcing that I’m running for mayor!” she began, eliciting cheers and applause...

Diane Buckshnis makes it official: ‘I’m running for mayor!’

The City of Edmonds is seeking applicants to fill four positions on the Economic Development Commission (EDC), which will become available at the end of March. The Economic Development Commission is a nine-member, volunteer board appointed by the mayor and city council to provide advice and recommendations on economic vitality, jobs and enhancement of municipal revenue.

Applications open for Edmonds Economic Development Commission

The Edmonds School District Board of Directors will consider at resolution at its Tuesday, March 28 meeting to demolish and rebuild Oak Heights Elementary School. The work would include “constructing new administration, commons, gym, library, music, central plant, classrooms, significant site improvements, and other facilities.” Funding would come from a 2021 levy and construction would begin in summer 2025.

School board set March 28 to discuss rebuilding Oak Heights Elementary

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Looking Back: Memories of the Great Depression and World War II

When the U.S. stock market collapsed on what is known as Black Tuesday, Oct. 29, 1929, it ushered in almost 10 years of the most severe...

Looking Back: Memories of the Great Depression and World War II

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