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Editor’s note: The following was sent to Edmonds City Council and relevant City staff. This afternoon (Jan. 29) a 60-70-year-old man on an electric bike was struck by a driver at... — Updated 2/2/2023

Bills were introduced in last year's legislative session around issues of land use, zoning, and housing. When these ill-advised bills were defeated, the sponsors said they would be... — Updated 2/2/2023

The Washington State Legislature is once again trying to strong-arm Edmonds and most Washington cities into giving up local control over land use, density, and zoning decisions.... — Updated 1/26/2023

The 2023 legislative session started on Jan. 9. Some of you may be interested in participating in the legislative process. There are several ways to stay informed and involved... — Updated 1/26/2023

Is it possible to write your way out of the doldrums? Like most actions, it depends on your thinking and attitude. I know that actions really do speak louder than words. Still, I... — Updated 1/19/2023

In 1983, the Ebb Tide predecessor granted the City of Edmonds an easement to allow the public to have an access way between the City-owned beaches and over a 10-foot-wide section... — Updated 1/12/2023

"This darkness. Why does it have to get dark so early!" I grumbled to myself. Well, at least I didn't have to cook tonight – I had ordered Chinese from our favorite Chinese... — Updated 12/22/2022

Editor's note: Former Edmonds City Councilmember Luke Distelhorst sent the following note to councilmembers and City staff Dec. 4. He gave his permission to publish it in the... — Updated 12/15/2022

Editor's note: Administrative Services Director Dave Turley read the following to the mayor and councilmembers during the Dec. 13 council meeting. He gave the Beacon permission to... — Updated 12/15/2022

Residents of a single-family home neighborhood may soon have 75-foot apartments right outside their front doors. How did we get here? The City of Edmonds is undertaking the largest... — Updated 12/8/2022

The Edmonds Marsh is closer to you than you might think. But what do you know about this valuable patch of wild land between our city and Puget Sound? The Edmonds Marsh Estuary... — Updated 12/8/2022

Continuing from the pre-Thanksgiving Arts & Appetite column dedicated to our favorite restaurants across Edmonds and the nearby areas, this week's installment reinforces that... — Updated 12/6/2022

Native American Heritage Month provides an opportunity for us all to learn and make connections to Indigenous people and the land that has existed since time immemorial. Several... — Updated 11/22/2022

I served in Korea for 13 months, five days, nine hours, and 12 minutes, so I’m extremely interested in hearing about that Forgotten War. It’s said that our participation in the... — Updated 11/10/2022

Who doesn’t have opinions? Just ask anyone in your family or circle of friends. That’s why reviews and comments about places to eat, movies to see, and books to read are among t... — Updated 11/3/2022

I’m always amazed by the stories of “what, why and how.” Most of us are curious as to what, why, and how other people do what they do. It doesn’t take long to get to the... — Updated 11/3/2022

With the celebration of Halloween earlier this week, many of us still talk about that Oct. 30, 1938, classic Halloween Eve frightful Orson Welles’ CBS “Mercury Theatre on the... — Updated 11/3/2022

Gray skies have finally arrived in the Village of Goodness, with droplets of H2O that we Northwesterners claim as gold. If only we had deep wells of fossil fuel, would we be self-su... — Updated 10/27/2022

Edmonds, about a dozen miles north of Seattle on Puget Sound, is about as good a place as it gets. At least travel guru Rick Steves of PBS fame thinks so. When Rick’s not travelin... — Updated 10/27/2022

Most of us are too young to remember what a world being ravished by polio was like. But in the 1940s and 1950s, polio either paralyzed or killed over half a million people. There... — Updated 10/22/2022

The Great Shakeout earthquake Exercise is approaching quickly. It is a great time to not only participate in an earthquake exercise at work and with your family, but it provides an... — Updated 10/20/2022

I learned some exciting things about our Senior Center Thrift Store recently from a newsletter that the store publishes. There is so much more that goes into it than just being a... — Updated 10/15/2022

For quite some time, the only historical acknowledgment of Indigenous peoples within the city of Edmonds was a small plaque next to the public restrooms near City Hall. As a Native... — Updated 10/6/2022

I am a nighttime denizen of the Edmonds beach. One of the beauties of strolling the Edmonds waterfront at night is being able to witness predator and prey species engaging in natura... — Updated 10/6/2022