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Some homeowners – including those in Edmonds – have discovered in the past that the benefits and incentives for installing costly solar panels have been mostly geared towards... — Updated 1/20/2022

UPDATE Large explosions in the area are from SWAT team distraction devices that were deployed.The suspect is in custody. He’s being evaluated by an aid crew for exposure to... — Updated 1/23/2022

Forcing higher densities in Washington’s cities will help reduce housing costs, cut fuel emissions and put an end to exclusionary zoning, supporters of House Bill 1782 say.... — Updated 1/23/2022

Saturday was filled with all-day sunbreaks for the most part, and it was glorious. Of course, residents and visited stepped out from under the fog of the last couple of days and... — Updated 1/22/2022

Sally Ralston has been named executive director of Cascadia Art Museum in Edmonds. Ralston will lead the nonprofit, which is dedicated to early Northwest art, in its mission of... — Updated 1/21/2022

The Snohomish County PUD Board of Commissioners have approved a general rate increase for all residential and commercial electric customers. For residential customers, the addition... — Updated 1/21/2022

UPDATE Council President Vivian Olson called the meeting to order on Saturday. Attending were Councilmembers Neil Tibbott, Diane Buckshnis, and Will Chen via Zoom. Councilmember... — Updated 1/23/2022

Edmonds has a new tsunami warning system in the Olympic Beach parking lot on Dayton Avenue West, and it wasn't needed Saturday, Jan. 15. But a rare tsunami advisory did prompt the... — Updated 1/22/2022

What's that smell in the Bowl? The one like rotten eggs? For years, that's what numerous residents downtown have asked City officials. Officials investigated: It's hydrogen... — Updated 1/20/2022

Services are back to normal now, but lingering snowy streets combined with out-of-state forces raised a stink among some Edmonds residents who pay Republic Services for garbage... — Updated 1/20/2022

Glenn Safadago of GBH Holdings has filed an application to develop a three-story, 24-unit apartment complex at 627 Dayton St. The location is just west of the Edmonds Library's... — Updated 1/23/2022

The City of Edmonds has hired Doug Merriman into the contract position of interim economic development and community services director. Merriman most recently served as city... — Updated 1/20/2022

The Edmonds-Kingston ferry route saw an increase of 14% in vehicle traffic in 2021, according to Washington State Ferries, and saw an overall increase of 20% in total ridership.... — Updated 1/20/2022

Shawn Austin sent us this great photo of the sunset Wednesday, Jan. 12, taken by Jennifer Myatt, who co-owns Calypso restaurant on Main Street. Miki... — Updated 1/20/2022

Women fought a decades-long battle for the right to vote, and now lawmakers want to memorialize the crusade by designating March 22 Women's Suffrage Day. The 19th Amendment,... — Updated 1/20/2022 Full story

Legislation introduced early this session by Sen. Jesse Salomon (D-Shoreline) would restrict avenues used by police who have been disciplined by their superiors to overturn or... — Updated 1/20/2022

The Edmonds Parks, Recreation, & Cultural Services department is close to updating its Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Plan, scheduled to be adopted by City Council... — Updated 1/20/2022

My wife and I moved to Edmonds in 1989, inspired by a college class I was fortunate to attend. The class was called "Urbanalysis," and its primary message was that cities compete... — Updated 1/20/2022

Thank you for your removal Many, many thanks to the restaurants that have taken down the street structures. The others ... and the ones with both sidewalk and street? And the term... — Updated 1/20/2022

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;... — Updated 1/20/2022

Perrinville Village, on the corner of 76th Avenue West and Olympic View Drive, is growing into quite the neighborhood hub and, because of its great location, is a hub for folks... — Updated 1/20/2022

People often ask me what's it like being back on the City Council after a break of two years, and they often wonder why I left in the first place. In 2019, in order to run for the... — Updated 1/15/2022

2022 is here! Wait, what happened to 2021? 2021 was supposed to be a year of restoration, a year that had us returning to the normal we all thought was, well, normal. Less... — Updated 1/13/2022

Buildings are now being constructed that significantly reduce environmental impacts. Terms used to describe them are “green” or “sustainable.” There are processes that... — Updated 1/13/2022

Advice from a former Ballard resident: Get involved, Edmonds I lived in Ballard from 1986 to 2019. It's well known how Ballard has been affected since the changes in zoning laws... — Updated 1/13/2022

The greatest pleasure in digging up buried history is that you never know what you're going to get. Because you don't what, if anything, is buried. It's a bit like Forrest Gump's... — Updated 1/15/2022

While sharing a company Christmas dinner with my wife's co-workers at the delightful little Italian restaurant on Fifth Avenue South – Girardi's – I asked if anyone knew what... — Updated 1/20/2022

The Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation has awarded $13,000 in grants that promote arts education in schools. These grants are designed to provide students in the Edmonds School... — Updated 1/20/2022

Like other states, Washington claims its share of official symbols: the state flower is, of course, the rhododendron. The state bird? American goldfinch. Fish? Steelhead. Tree?... — Updated 1/13/2022

Seven new members have been selected for the board of directors of the Edmonds Waterfront Center. Chase Keffeler, Devnee Gadbois, Kay Shin, Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney, and Terri... — Updated 1/20/2022

MLK tribute honors Edmonds resident Edmonds resident Leilani Miller, executive director of Millennia Ministries in Everett, and Montlake Terrace Concern for Neighbors Food Bank,... — Updated 1/20/2022

Guitarist Jesse Cook is a familiar presence on the Edmonds Center for the Arts stage. His show Jan. 20 is the Canadian native's fourth appearance. All have sold out. "It's nice to... — Updated 1/17/2022

The Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation has elected three new board officers: President Jennie de Mello e Souza, Vice President Morgan Smalley, and secretary Marnie Chinn. Tim Jones... — Updated 1/13/2022

For years, Edmonds has been transforming itself from a sleepy town on the Sound into a destination location. Restaurants, art galleries, boutique retailers and other attractions,... — Updated 1/13/2022 Full story