Edmonds, WA

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

The 2023 Edmonds Fishing Pier underwater scuba maintenance event will take place Sunday, April 2 from 9 am until 3 pm. Matthew Shawhan of the Emerald Sea Dive Club will lead a 30-person team of volunteer underwater scuba divers to remove and clean the debris underneath the Edmonds Fishing Pier.

Annual Edmonds Fishing Pier clean-up event April 2

When we moved to Edmonds, one of the moving company employees taught us about “An Edmonds Kind of Day.” It was also March and one of the faux spring days we’ve been experiencing and at that time, it didn’t mean much since we were new to Edmonds and mostly knew about the gray days and socked-in waterfront. A little less than 20 years later, we get what they meant, even though I think it changes with time. The recent sunny weather has highlighted what makes the location beautiful, of course, but the abundance of my two current hyperfocuses — art and birds — and Edmonds being the state’s first Creative District and the home of Puget Sound Bird Fest is really driving it home.

Edmonds Kind of Play: Art and bird classes for kids and adults, plus music scholarships

Seattle, WA

With great sorrow, we announce the passing of Kerry Rae St.Denis, our loving, generous, and incredibly compassionate wife, mother, grandmother (Nana), sister, and daughter. Born in Seattle, WA, Kerry was raised in Edmonds as an only child after the passing of her younger brother, Christopher. But being an only child never stopped Kerry from adventure and exploration, whether playing outside with her cow, Bossy, or riding bikes and horses with friends. She found her independence and vibrancy early in life, which became two of her defining characteristics.

Kerry St. Denis: Edmonds High grad had a passion for sports, family

Mukilteo, WA

May is Mental Health Awareness month, and Mental Health Matters of Washington is presenting its first MINDfest Mental Health Arts Festival on Sunday, May 7. The event will run from 12:30 to 6 p.m. at the Rosehill Community Center in Mukilteo. The theme of the free community event is Celebrating the Mind and Nourishing the Soul.

Mental Health Arts Festival debuts May 7 in Mukilteo

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 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

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

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

Oklahoma State

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

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Everett, WA

If your evening travels take you along northbound Interstate 5 in the Everett/Marysville area, the Washington State Department of Transportation advises that you plan for lane reductions starting Sunday, March 26. In downtown Everett, there will be nightly lane reductions from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday night through Friday...

Revive I-5 brings lane reductions to northbound traffic in Everett starting Sunday

Among the items on the Tuesday, March 28 Edmonds City Council meeting agenda: a discussion of 2044 Edmonds population and housing growth targets to be recommended to the Snohomish County Council, and consideration of a document to guide acquisition of the Unocal property next to the Edmonds Marsh,. The council...

City council set March 28 to discuss Edmonds housing growth targets, document guiding Unocal property purchase

Arnie Lund shared this photo of singer John McCutcheon performing at the Edmonds Center for the Arts Saturday, March 25. The artist, Lund said, “is one of the leading folk singers in the world today and has collaborated with John Prine, Tom Paxton and others. He writes most of the music he performs, he told stories and he played a variety of traditional instruments, including a lovely hammer dulcimer. During his nearly three-hour concert, he made the audience laugh and cry, and moved us.”

Scene in Edmonds: In concert

Regarding discarded grocery cart pickup. Each store manager is eager to participate because they want their expensive property returned. Telephone the store, state the address/location and number of carts — and the store will dispatch pick-up. Edmonds QFC: 425-775-0542. Edmonds Safeway: 425-778-1411. Edmonds Winco: 425-697-1052. MLT QFC: 425-771-3962. MLT...

Letter to the editor: What to do about discarded grocery carts?

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

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Scene in Edmonds: Miniature horse surprises residents at Cedar Creek Memory Care

Residents at Cedar Creek, A Koelsch Memory Care Community, were greeted Tuesday by a friendly, four-legged visitor – Domi – a registered therapy miniature horse owned...

Scene in Edmonds: Miniature horse surprises residents at Cedar Creek Memory Care

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