Edmonds
New look for Old Milltown
Edmonds businesses make the move to downtown center
Date: 05/28/2012 | Business
Lynnwood students going to court
LYNNWOOD -- About 800 fifth-graders are headed to court Thursday.
Date: 05/25/2012 | Local News
State to stagger closure of liquor stores next week
The Washington State Liquor Control Board has announced a phased closure schedule for state liquor stores as we near the June 1 start of private liquor sales. With...
Date: 05/22/2012 | Bizblog
Glacier Peak's 'Seussical' is up for 11 awards
Glacier Peak High School drama teacher Patti Wade used the word "spectacle" to describe the Snohomish school's production of the musical "Seussical.""I felt we had a very strong production, full of spectacle as well as an exceptionally talented cast and crew," Wade said.
Date: 05/21/2012 | Life
Edmonds school locked down during search
EDMONDS -- Westgate Elementary School in Edmonds was put into lockdown Thursday afternoon while police looked for a suspected burglar.About 11:45 a.m., a woman interrupted a burglar entering her home in the 22500 block of 98th Avenue W., Edmonds police Sgt. Mike Blackburn said.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Local News
Edmonds urban gardens gets OK
EDMONDS -- What Michael Mearns wanted to do was to feed his neighborhood from his neighborhood garden, Rubberneck Farms.The sticking point was a city code calling for a $500 conditional permit fee for farm stands in the city of Edmonds.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Local News
Rescued seal dies, tangled in fishing line in Edmonds
EDMONDS -- A harbor seal nicknamed Sandy, originally rescued off a beach in West Seattle in August 2011 and rehabilitated at PAWS in Lynnwood, was found dead recently.
Date: 05/16/2012 | Local News
Educator, Edmonds orchestra founder dies at 94
EDMONDS -- Robert Anderson, founding Cascade Symphony Orchestra conductor and longtime head of music education in the Edmonds School District, died Friday. He was 94.
Date: 05/16/2012 | Local News
Words that inspired
How Ryan White helped a multimillionaire become a teacher
Date: 05/13/2012 | Local News
Edmonds police plans award ceremony Monday
EDMONDS -- Police plan to mark National Police Week with an awards ceremony 6:30 p.m. Monday at Edmonds City Council Chambers, 250 Fifth Ave. N.
Date: 05/12/2012 | Local News
Cascade Symphony performs Beethoven's 'Ode'
What better piece of classical music could cap Cascade Symphony's 50th "Golden Jubilee" season than Beethoven's "Ode to Joy," the Ninth Symphony in D minor?
Date: 05/11/2012 | Entertainment
'Push + Pull' at EdCC blends visual arts, music, dance
This is the kind of performance that stretches the envelope.As Edmonds Community College music department Chairman John Sanders describes, it's a "one of a kind improvisational" experience.
Date: 05/11/2012 | Entertainment
Hall of fame inducts EvCC nurse
Helen Behan, whose long career at Everett Community College included developing a program to train licensed practical nurses to advance their careers with registered nurse degrees, has been inducted into the Washington State Nurses Association Hall of...
Date: 05/02/2012 | Local News
Edmonds man allegedly stole items from his grandmother
ARLINGTON -- An Edmonds man has been accused of stealing tools and sports memorabilia from his grandmother.The man, 25, was booked into the Snohomish County Jail for investigation of theft and more than a dozen counts of trafficking in stolen property.
Date: 05/02/2012 | Local News
Edmonds may add bike lane along Sunset Overlook
EDMONDS -- A foot path and a designated bike lane were just some of the possible features presented to the Edmonds City Council last month as staff discussed the future of Sunset Overlook.
Date: 05/01/2012 | Local News
Bastyr opens naturopathic clinic at Edmonds Senior Center
Natural medicine -- acupuncture, herbal remedies and whole-food nutrition -- is now closer to where seniors need it.At the senior center.Bastyr University, based in Kenmore, has opened a new clinic at the Edmonds Senior Center.
Date: 04/29/2012 | Life
Pianist to collaborate with kids before Edmonds concert
Alpin Hong plays classical piano but he also skateboards, snowboards, does martial arts and likes videogames.Put this together and you've got a musician who can relate to all audiences, including kids.
Date: 04/27/2012 | Entertainment
Edmonds bank robbery suspect surrenders
EDMONDS -- The suspect in an Edmonds bank robbery earlier this month has turned himself in after tips led to police learning his identity.
Date: 04/23/2012 | Local News
Audit sorts out Edmonds' finances
EDMONDS -- The city's financial reporting came under state auditors' fire during an audit of 2010. Specifically cited was the city not having "adequate oversight of financial operations to safeguard public resources."
Date: 04/23/2012 | Local News
Naturopathic clinic in Edmonds
Bastyr brings teaching program to senior center
Date: 04/23/2012 | Local News
How Dick's made its pick
Drive-in used Facebook to poll customers on new location
Date: 04/19/2012 | Business
First lady honors Edmonds military families group
EDMONDS -- Few Snohomish County residents can claim an invitation to the White House among their life accomplishments. Edmonds resident Maria Montalvo can.
Date: 04/19/2012 | Local News
Birdwatcher with a purpose
Edmonds ecologist sees changes in local bird numbers
Date: 04/19/2012 | Local News
Truck driver honored for aiding injured man
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE -- Phil Gaston, a truck driver for Allied Waste Services who came to the rescue of an Edmonds resident in February, has been honored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Date: 04/18/2012 | Local News
Prep lacrosse scores -- Tuesday, April 17
BOYS | DIVISION IISnohomish drops North County for ninth lacrosse win
Date: 04/18/2012 | Prep Zone
"The Golden State" is comedy gold
It is so great to see the Phoenix Theatre step out of its comedic comfort zone and do something really racy, to see them put the ‘tit' back in titillating.
Date: 04/17/2012 | The Arts Seen
Suspect sought in Edmonds bank robbery
EDMONDS -- Police on Monday released surveillance photographs of a suspected bank robber in hopes of generating tips from the public.The holdup happened just after 4 p.m. Friday at Chase Bank, 8105 Lake Ballinger Way.
Date: 04/16/2012 | Local News
Petosa's grocer reopens after sprinkler malfunction
EDMONDS -- Petosa's Family Grocer, which closed down just before Easter after a malfunctioning fire sprinkler flooded the store, reopened over the weekend.
Date: 04/16/2012 | Local News
Edmonds police seek bank robbery suspect
EDMONDS -- The Chase bank at 8105 Lake Ballinger Way was robbed just after 4 p.m. Friday by a man who passed a note to the teller demanding money.
Date: 04/14/2012 | Local News
Room with a view
Edmonds' Holy Rosary church has completed a major expansion
Date: 04/14/2012 | Local News
Edmonds church members aid relief efforts in Kentucky
EDMONDS -- Grace Bowen has grown up watching her mother, Cindi Bowen, a pastor and chaplain, prepare for disaster-relief trips, from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to the tornadoes that ripped through Tuscaloosa, Ala., last spring.This time, Grace Bowen, 13, gets to go, too.
Date: 04/13/2012 | Local News
Olympic Ballet stages ‘Sleeping Beauty’
With music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky and choreography by Marius Petipa, "The Sleeping Beauty," the ballet, first appeared on stage in 1890 at St. Petersburg's Imperial Mariinsky Theatre.
Date: 04/13/2012 | Entertainment
Police raise $3,000 for Olympians
EDMONDS -- Washington Special Olympics athletes are getting some help from local police.
Date: 04/12/2012 | Local News
Grocer working to reopen
Sprinkler malfunction closes Petosa's grocery in Edmonds
Date: 04/10/2012 | Business
Garbageman suspect in Edmonds burglaries
EDMONDS -- The garbageman did it.At least that's who the Edmonds Police Department believes is responsible for a string of six break-ins in their city.
Date: 04/10/2012 | Local News
Edmonds finds 2013 budget challenging
EDMONDS -- With less than five months under his belt, Mayor Dave Earling is laying the groundwork for the city's 2013 budget. And that upcoming budget is like none other the city has faced.
Date: 04/09/2012 | Local News
Front Porch: Safeguarding kids
Safeguarding kidsA forum designed to provide information about protecting children from sexual exploitation is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday at Marysville Pilchuck High School.
Date: 04/09/2012 | Local News
Edmonds councilman to resign
EDMONDS -- Michael Plunkett has announced that he intends to resign his council seat June 4.City Council members will accept applications and interview those interested in the position beginning May 22, according to Council President Strom Peterson.
Date: 04/06/2012 | Local News
Mukilteo mayor miffed over Sound Transit post snub
EVERETT -- A rivalry is brewing between the mayors of Edmonds and Mukilteo for a spot on the Sound Transit Board of Directors.
Date: 04/04/2012 | Local News
Burglary probe leads to stolen goods; 4 arrested
BOTHELL -- An interrupted burglary in Bothell last week led police to several arrests and a motel room filled with stolen goods.About 9 a.m. March 19, a 24-year-old woman was alone at a house along 219th Place SW when she heard someone breaking in, Bothell police Capt. Denise Langford said.
Date: 03/31/2012 | Local News
Allied Waste workers stop work to support union in Alabama
Several thousand people and businesses in Snohomish County didn't get their trash picked up because Allied Waste employees stopped work here in support of a union in Alabama.
Date: 03/30/2012 | Local News
'Golden State' updates Moliere to 21st century
"The Golden State": Setting Moliere in modern times in a hedonistic corner of Southern California is perfect placement for this farce about a miserly mom so obsessed with money that she'll do just about anything to make a buck.
Date: 03/30/2012 | Entertainment
Edmonds police arrest two burglary suspects
EDMONDS -- An alert neighbor helped Edmonds police capture two suspected burglars on Wednesday.The neighbor called 911 about 11 a.m. after seeing suspicious activity at a home in the 23900 block of 104th Avenue W., Edmonds police Sgt. Mike Blackburn said.
Date: 03/29/2012 | Local News
157 missions to Antarctica
Trips take guts and skill; Edmonds native has both
Date: 03/28/2012 | Local News
Business Q&A
When he's not leading meetings of the Edmonds City Council, businessman Strom Peterson is the city's Resident Cheesemonger. Peterson opened the downtown shop in 2005 and carries more than 100 varieties of cheese, as well as fresh eggs and homemade pasta.
Date: 03/26/2012 | Business
Edmonds police arrest suspected burglar
EDMONDS -- Police here said they caught a suspected burglar Friday as he searched some bushes where a shotgun and other stolen property had been stashed near a recent home break-in.
Date: 03/24/2012 | Local News
Try Evviva for pizza made with skill, care in Edmonds
From the outside, Evviva Woodfired Pizza doesn't look like something special. It's tucked away in a quiet strip mall just across the street from the ferry pay station. But I am so glad I wandered in.
Date: 03/23/2012 | Entertainment
Edmonds Chamber cuts executive director job
EDMONDS -- As it has for many of its members, the sluggish economy has forced the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce to scrutinize its finances and reduce its expenses.
Date: 03/22/2012 | Local News
Court papers detail big pot farming operation
LYNNWOOD -- They would meet in parking lots along Highway 99 in Lynnwood and Edmonds.He'd pull up in his blue Mazda Miata or a red Lexus.She would be waiting with money to make the buy.
Date: 03/22/2012 | Local News
Edmonds woman found safe after search
EDMONDS -- A missing Edmonds woman with Alzheimer's has been found safe in Seattle.
Date: 03/21/2012 | Local News
Area lacrosse results
BOYSProvidence Classical Christian 11, Edmonds 1Caleb Moisant, P, 5 goals, 7 ground balls; Matthew Morris, P, 2 goals; Eric Adair, P, 1 goal, 1 assists, 3 ground balls; Bryce Hummel, P, 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 ground balls; Carsen Peterson, E, 1 goal
Date: 03/21/2012 | Prep Zone
Police arrest at least 9 in pot raids in 2 counties
LYNNWOOD -- An investigation involving federal and local drug agents resulted in at least nine arrests Tuesday in Snohomish and King counties, officials said."This is an on-going marijuana investigation," federal Drug Enforcement Administration special agent Jodie Underwood said.
Date: 03/21/2012 | Local News
Police seek missing Edmonds woman with Alzheimer's
EDMONDS -- Police said Tuesday they are searching for an Edmonds woman with Alzheimer's and dementia who walked away from her home.
Date: 03/20/2012 | Local News
Years later, Women in Black still standing firm
Still, they stand for peace.
Date: 03/16/2012 | Local News
Help Sound Transit pick light rail locations
Taxpayers will have a chance over the coming week to provide input to Sound Transit on future station locations for light rail along I-5 from Northgate to Lynnwood.
Date: 03/16/2012 | Local News
Alarming trend
As fire protection costs rise, agencies rethink how it works
Date: 03/15/2012 | Need to Know
Teacher takes students to Spain via blog
Meadowdale High School Spanish teacher Sonja Bricker is cycling, touring and hiking her way through parts of Spain, sending back reports to her students -- and, yes, homework assignments -- along with holding weekly Skype broadcasts.
Date: 03/12/2012 | Local News
Edmonds theater tour offers look backstage
The curtain is up and the stage is set for visitors to try on costumes, look behind the scenes and take home a gift at the Driftwood Players open house Sunday.
Date: 03/12/2012 | Life
Stores thank veterans
Edmonds businesses are county's first in discount program
Date: 03/06/2012 | Business
Edmonds officers get soaked in charity dip
A few Edmonds police officers took part in a charity Polar Plunge in Seattle in February.We wrote a little about it here.Edmonds police also shared this picture from after they jumped into the frigid waters.
Date: 03/02/2012 | Sirens
Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Edmonds residents can pay city bills online
Cities in south Snohomish County are adding more options to pay fees and fines through their websites.Lynnwood began accepting certain payments in December. The offering is not sophisticated, said Dean Rhola, accounting manager, but it is a start.
Date: 03/02/2012 | Local News
Edmonds Councilman Michael Plunkett confirms his intention to resign
EDMONDS -- Councilman Michael Plunkett has announced that he will soon resign his seat on the City Council.Plunkett is serving his fourth term, which was set to end next year. He was council president in 2004 and 2008.
Date: 02/29/2012 | Local News
Goods will get better display at Goodwill
EDMONDS -- Business is brisk at the new Edmonds Goodwill thrift store. The 16,700 square feet are packed with merchandise – jewelry, designer purses, artwork, unique golf clubs, gently used furniture, crystal goblets, a decorative animal horn.
Date: 02/27/2012 | Business
Contractor files $1.95 million in claims against Edmonds
EDMONDS -- A contractor has filed two claims against the city over work done at the Haines Wharf Park.
Date: 02/27/2012 | Local News
Explore 'Borderlands' between music, computers
This particular kind of experimental music has been described by composer John Adams as "crazy, delightful."You can be part of this experimental experience by attending a performance in March at Edmonds Community College.
Date: 02/27/2012 | Life
Census snapshot: Edmonds
This is one of a series of looks at Snohomish and Island county communities based on data from the U.S. Census of 2010.
Date: 02/26/2012 | Need to Know
Five hurt in blast at Edmonds construction site expected to recover
EDMONDS -- Investigators now believe two separate blasts made up the fiery explosion that injured five people on Thursday at an Edmonds-area water treatment plant.
Date: 02/24/2012 | Local News
Classical music favorites and dance get their due in concerts in Edmonds, Mukilteo
Classical music from the masters is blended with beautiful dancers in two concerts this weekend in Edmonds and Mukilteo.Cascade Symphony Orchestra presents its popular Children's Concert with music from Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf," a classic way to introduce kids to classical music.
Date: 02/24/2012 | Entertainment
5 badly burned in blast
A propane tank explodes at an Edmonds construction site
Date: 02/23/2012 | Local News
3 arrested in connection with Edmonds burglary
EDMONDS -- Three south Snohomish County men were arrested Wednesday morning in connection with a burglary in Edmonds.A burglary alarm went off about 3 a.m. at a business in the 9600 block of Firdale Avenue, Edmonds police Sgt. Mike Blackburn said.
Date: 02/23/2012 | Local News
Slain burglary suspect had 'crazy eyes,' Edmonds homeowner tells police
EVERETT -- One man was shot to death in January while crawling through the window of an Everett house. A second man was fatally shot early this month when he busted through a front door in Edmonds.
Date: 02/22/2012 | Local News
Area legislators schedule town hall meetings in Mukilteo and Edmonds
MUKILTEO -- Residents of Mukilteo, Edmonds and Lynnwood will get two chances Saturday to question their state representatives on proposals for budget cuts, education reforms and other new laws.
Date: 02/22/2012 | Local News
Fire displaces Edmonds family
A family of four was displaced from their Edmonds home Monday morning by an electrical fire, according to Snohomish County Fire District 1.No injuries were reported.
Date: 02/21/2012 | Local News
What mayors in Snohomish County are paid
If you're going to be a mayor in Snohomish County, you want to be mayor in Everett. That's because the job pulls down an annual salary of $154,956. Not to mention health care and a pension. And that makes sense: Everett is the biggest city in the county. But it doesn't pay to be the head honcho in...
Date: 02/19/2012 | Need to Know
Edmonds nonprofit among finalists for national award for its service to military families, veterans
EDMONDS -- Melissa Ballou keeps a close eye on daily vote totals.
Date: 02/17/2012 | Local News
Second City brings its improvisational comedy to Edmonds on Saturday
Sketch comedy and improvisational acts sometimes miss the mark. But when comedians click with the audience, the laughs can be tremendous."When it's great, it can be really awesome," said Chris Witaske, 28, of Chicago.
Date: 02/17/2012 | Entertainment
Seals don't belong in bathtubs
Signs warn people against disturbing the marine mammals
Date: 02/16/2012 | Local News
Edmonds newest park, Hazel Miller Plaza, named for longtime resident
EDMONDS -- The city's newest park at Old Milltown now has a name -- Hazel Miller Plaza.
Date: 02/16/2012 | Local News
Edmonds garden club has big plans to turn park into ‘gateway to the city’
EDMONDS -- As president of the Edmonds Floretum Garden Club, Jeri Schoenfeld is helping direct the Old Milltown garden project that is to break ground in March.
Date: 02/16/2012 | Local News
Police seek witnesses who saw suspected burglar before fatal shooting
EDMONDS -- Detectives are asking for witnesses who may have seen a suspected burglar before he was fatally shot by a homeowner on Tuesday night...
Date: 02/09/2012 | Local News
When is deadly force justified for self-defense?
EDMONDS -- For the second time in a month, detectives in Snohomish County are investigating the shooting death of a suspected burglar at the hands of an armed homeowner.
Date: 02/09/2012 | Local News
Around Snohomish County
Darrington: Skate park dinner, auctionA Sweethearts' Supper and Silent Auction is planned for 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Darrington Community Center, 570 Sauk Ave. A $10 ticket gets you an Italian dinner, socializing and access to the silent auction.
Date: 02/06/2012 | Local News
School winners
Local students earn honors at Cottey Two local students recently received scholastic honors at Cottey College.
Date: 02/06/2012 | Life
Edmonds may add concession stands to city parks
EDMONDS -- The city's Parks Department is looking to add concessions in its most heavily trafficked parks this spring.
Date: 02/02/2012 | Local News
Police investigate explosions at Edmonds-Woodway High School
EDMONDS -- Police here are investigating two explosions reported Monday morning at Edmonds-Woodway High School.
Date: 01/31/2012 | Local News
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