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With 10,000 a day reaching age 60, WSU institute to seek answers

With 10,000 a day reaching age 60, WSU institute to seek answers

Where will the baby boomer generation live as they grow older? Who will care for them? What technology can be used to aid… Continue reading

With 10,000 a day reaching age 60, WSU institute to seek answers
Lyft to ‘pause’ service in Everett over new regulations

Lyft to ‘pause’ service in Everett over new regulations

Ride-sharing service Lyft has announced that it is suspending service in Everett after new rules adopted this summer by the Everett City Council.… Continue reading

Lyft to ‘pause’ service in Everett over new regulations
Bankruptcy judge forces sale of Lodge Sports Grille

Bankruptcy judge forces sale of Lodge Sports Grille

A federal bankruptcy judge a week ago ordered the sale of the company that runs a local sports-bar chain, including the Mukilteo Lodge… Continue reading

Bankruptcy judge forces sale of Lodge Sports Grille
Funko, the new ‘vibe of Everett,’ opens to the world Saturday

Funko, the new ‘vibe of Everett,’ opens to the world Saturday

Apparently, the Bat Cave is in Everett. So is Diagon Alley with Harry Potter and… Continue reading

Funko, the new ‘vibe of Everett,’ opens to the world Saturday
Why aircraft electronics is suddenly a hot, emerging field

Why aircraft electronics is suddenly a hot, emerging field

Anaseini Naulivou yearns to one day design her own airplanes. Until then, she’ll settle for learning how to put together planes designed by… Continue reading

Why aircraft electronics is suddenly a hot, emerging field
‘We nearly blew up your house’: Gas line skewers sewer pipe

‘We nearly blew up your house’: Gas line skewers sewer pipe

The plumber shocked me with what he said: “Oh s—-! We nearly blew up your house.” I was standing in the basement bathroom of my… Continue reading

‘We nearly blew up your house’: Gas line skewers sewer pipe
Fans of Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson can fly early

Fans of Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson can fly early

Alaska Airlines is again giving a perk to Seahawks fans — or rather Russell Wilson fans. The airline will allow fans wearing the… Continue reading

Fans of Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson can fly early
Funko grand opening so popular that there will be tickets

Funko grand opening so popular that there will be tickets

With so many people expected to attend, Funko plans to distribute tickets for the tour of its new headquarters and store in downtown… Continue reading

Funko grand opening so popular that there will be tickets
Take a sneak peek at WSU’s new home in Everett

Take a sneak peek at WSU’s new home in Everett

It’s a place to achieve dreams that have yet to be dreamed. Washington State University celebrates its newest campus in Everett this month, a transformational… Continue reading

Take a sneak peek at WSU’s new home in Everett
Behind rows of Funko Pop! dolls, Charlie Knoedler looks up comic book information for Christian Holst at Everett Comics, their store, on Wetmore Avenue on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 in Everett. Funko’s presence nearby may affect their bottom line as they sell Funko characters and it makes up 15 to 20 percent of their income. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

What will happen to Everett Comics after Funko’s big move?

Everett Comics owner Charlie Knoedler sees Funko’s big move as being a positive even though it might mean some direct competition. He and… Continue reading

Behind rows of Funko Pop! dolls, Charlie Knoedler looks up comic book information for Christian Holst at Everett Comics, their store, on Wetmore Avenue on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 in Everett. Funko’s presence nearby may affect their bottom line as they sell Funko characters and it makes up 15 to 20 percent of their income. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
Snohomish County home prices reach new high — again

Snohomish County home prices reach new high — again

Housing prices continue to climb in Snohomish County reaching never-seen-before heights. Median prices for houses and condos reached $430,000 for July, up from… Continue reading

Snohomish County home prices reach new high — again
An Everett street scene — live, via ‘Tweakers’ video cam

An Everett street scene — live, via ‘Tweakers’ video cam

An Everett business owner ratcheted up his campaign to draw attention to homelessness, illegal drug use and criminal activity in the city. Last… Continue reading

An Everett street scene — live, via ‘Tweakers’ video cam
As president of Teo Technologies in Mukilteo, Steve Hill can have as many telephones as he wants on his office desk, including some really high tech phones that can help defend against wire tapping. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

Mukilteo company makes spy-proof phones

Steve Hill discovered his company’s phones were used in the White House after President George W. Bush left office. The owner of Teo Technologies in… Continue reading

As president of Teo Technologies in Mukilteo, Steve Hill can have as many telephones as he wants on his office desk, including some really high tech phones that can help defend against wire tapping. (Dan Bates / The Herald)
Boeing pilots draw a 787 across America with 18-hour flight

Boeing pilots draw a 787 across America with 18-hour flight

It’s got the aviation world talking. A Boeing test team flew Wednesday a route that drew the outline of the 787-8 in the skies over… Continue reading

Boeing pilots draw a 787 across America with 18-hour flight

Seattle Genetics buys drug manufacturing plant for $43.3 million

Seattle Genetics announced Tuesday that it agreed to spend $43.3 million to purchase a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Bothell. The biotech firm plans… Continue reading

Everett man sends provocative message with ‘Tweakerville’ sign

Everett man sends provocative message with ‘Tweakerville’ sign

An Everett business owner fed up with illegal drug use and low-level crime around the city is using his computerized reader board to… Continue reading

Everett man sends provocative message with ‘Tweakerville’ sign
Everett Clinic, two others open new health-care clinics

Everett Clinic, two others open new health-care clinics

The Everett Clinic is continuing its push to expand, opening a new clinic in Woodinville. It’s the clinic’s third site outside Snohomish County. Two other… Continue reading

Everett Clinic, two others open new health-care clinics
Port pays $6.1M to reclaim lease of Everett Marina Village

Port pays $6.1M to reclaim lease of Everett Marina Village

The Port of Everett agreed this week to pay $6.1 million to buy back the ground lease of Everett Marina Village, which includes… Continue reading

Port pays $6.1M to reclaim lease of Everett Marina Village

Fortive to acquire Industrial Scientific Corp. of Pittsburgh

Fortive Corp. announced Thursday that it had signed an agreement to acquire Industrial Scientific Corp., a Pittsburgh company that makes gas detection equipment.… Continue reading

First Financial reaches deal to buy four Opus Bank branches

The holding company of First Financial Northwest Bank announced Thursday that it is acquiring four branches from Opus Bank, including three in Snohomish… Continue reading