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The Edmonds City Council voted Tuesday to appeal a court ruling last month that the City's gun-storage ordinance "impermissibly regulates firearms in violation" of Washington's 36-year-old preemption...

Forty-four-year-old Councilmember Mike Nelson won 33 out of 51 districts in the city to become Edmonds' 36th mayor, beating fellow councilmember Neil Tibbott. After the latest round of votes were...

The nurses and health-care workers of SEIU Healthcare 1199NW at Swedish Medical Center will announce the results of their strike authorization vote Friday, Nov. 15. This would affect all campuses,...

The fifth annual Edmonds Holiday Market opened Saturday, Nov. 9, with more than 50 vendors selling their wares under cloudy skies in front of City Hall on Fifth Avenue North. The Holiday Market is...

Missouri Hanna, newspaper publisher, champion of women's suffrage and Edmonds resident of the early 1900s, is finally getting her due with new historical interpretive panel on the corner of Sunset...

Buck Weaver is a veteran's veteran, a World War II hero, and a proud member of the Greatest Generation. Buck is 101. He was born three months before the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in... Full story

The director of ArtWorks in Edmonds is voicing concerns about Sound Transit's possible plan to use the space leased to ArtWorks for parking. "If this goes through, we can say goodbye to a program...

After the second rounds of votes were tallied Wednesday in the 2019 general election, Edmonds City Councilmember Mike Nelson has the edge over fellow Councilmember Neil Tibbott in the bid to become...

If you want to hear your favorite Tom Petty songs in a rollicking, acoustic, and jam-band setting, head to the Edmonds Center for the Arts Thursday, Nov. 7, for Keller Williams' PettyGrass Featuring... Full story

Marjie Bowker knew who Rick Steves was, of course. The European travel expert is a celebrity in Edmonds. Until this week, she had never met him. But after an employee spied Bowker's Steves-inspired...

Every town has its characters. Steve Bell, who parked his yellow VW Westfalia on the Sunset Avenue bluff in Edmonds just about every day for years, was among them. In Bell's case, the van – a dab...

Two well-known names in Edmonds have been selected to offer food and health and wellness services when the new Edmonds Waterfront Center has its grand opening, scheduled for summer 2020. The all-ages...

Edmonds can get a free advance screening of Rick Steves' new PBS documentary, "Hunger and Hope: Lessons from Ethiopia and Guatemala," 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410...

The empty space at 519 Main Street will be home to – wait for it – a restaurant called Leftcraft Taproom, "an eating and drinking establishment" set to open Jan. 2020. According to the space's...

Cascadia Art Museum in Edmonds will be the first museum in the country to explore regional gay culture through the work of early- to mid-20th-century gay and lesbian artists in an exhibit opening...

In advance of the Nov. 5 general election that will give Edmonds a new mayor, the Beacon asked candidates Mike Nelson and Neil Tibbott for their thoughts on five specific questions that haven't been... Full story

We're sorry to report the passing of a colorful icon, Steve "Yellow Van" Bell. He was 77, and was well-known for watching trains and people parked on the bluff at Sunset Avenue. Bell was also part of... Full story

When designers created College Place Middle School 50 or so years ago, they probably thought it looked pretty good. Maybe. But today, most would say the Lynnwood school – where most Edmonds kids...

Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers' proposed 2020 budget to the Snohomish County Council, announced last week, focuses on public safety and the opioid crisis, environmental and fiscal...

Edmonds students who attend College Place Middle School in Lynnwood – the main campus for local kids – will see a new school in the near future if voters say yes to a $600 million capital...

As the oldest incorporated city in Snohomish County, Edmonds is certainly feeling all of its 129 years these days. That fact was a main driver in Edmonds Mayor Dave Earling's proposed $130 million...

Patrick Doherty, Edmonds' economic development and community services director, says the third version of the Diversity Film Series is its most diverse yet. The series, sponsored by the City's...

King's Schools, an independent, interdenominational Christian school for students from preschool to grade 12 in Shoreline, is under fire from teachers and students who feel the school is not...

In a move aimed at increasing bicycle access throughout the city, Sound Transit has awarded Edmonds $1.85 million to, according to City transportation engineer Bertrand Hauss, make it easier and...

Trolley serving Edmonds going out of business This summer, Edmonds introduced a month-long trolley that took locals and visitors from downtown to the waterfront. But Councilmember Mike Nelson relayed...