Everett YMCA honors the past and prepares for the future

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Everett YMCA honors the past and prepares for the future

Members toasted the old and new buildings Saturday as the Y moves to a new location on Colby…

Major work is coming to 180th Street SE between Highway 527 and 23rd Ave SE near Mill Creek. (Lizz Giordano / The Herald)

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Work next spring will tie up 180th Street SE near Mill Creek

The project is one of many planned to keep up with one of the fastest-growing parts of Snohomish…

The Grand Avenue Park Bridge is swinging into place

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The Grand Avenue Park Bridge is swinging into place

In meticulously sequenced set of steps the steel truss will be placed over W. Marine View and tracks.

The nightly race to collect e-scooters in need of a charge

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The nightly race to collect e-scooters in need of a charge

Juicers keep the battery powered vehicles moving on Everett’s streets.

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Critics and allies sounded off on controversial housing plan

The proposal would bring 34 low- to moderate-income units to Everett’s Port Gardner neighborhood.

Signs have popped up in the Port Gardner neighborhood against a proposal by the Everett School District and Housing Hope to build affordable housing on a playfield on Norton Avenue. (Lizz Giordano / The Herald)

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Meeting tonight on a controversial Port Gardner housing plan

Housing Hope is partnering with the Everett School District to build 34 low- to moderate-income units.

A Street Smarts reader wants the city of Everett to install a right-turn signal at the intersection of 112th Street SE and 7th Avenue SE. (Lizz Giordano / The Herald)

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A lengthy signal saga continues at an Everett intersection

After making a helpful suggestion, a driver has waited years for change at 112th Street SE and 7th…

Candidates debate housing affordability and opioids response

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Candidates debate housing affordability and opioids response

These issues have continued to dominate the conversation during election seasons.

Historic groundbreaking for Lynnwood light rail extension

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Historic groundbreaking for Lynnwood light rail extension

Soon after service to Snohomish County begins in 2024, trains are forecast to carry up to 55,000 riders…

The installation of a roundabout at Highway 9 and 108th Street NE in north Marysville is one of four projects the State Department of Transportation has planned for Snohomish County this summer. (Lizz Giordano / The Herald)

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Roundabout finally coming to Highway 9 near Marysville

Back to back weekend closures of the highway — starting September 6 — is needed to complete the…

Oklahoma’s opioid verdict could bolster Everett’s own lawsuit

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Oklahoma’s opioid verdict could bolster Everett’s own lawsuit

A gag order prevented officials from talking about the Purdue Pharma negotiations.

Adam Skirkis, a naturalist on Jetty Island, sets cones around a seal that was slowly making its way back to the water. (Lizz Giordano / The Herald)

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This is the last weekend to hitch a ride to Jetty Island

The free ferry to the two-mile isle off Everett stops running after Labor Day.

Evergreen State Fair is set to break the attendance record

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Evergreen State Fair is set to break the attendance record

Monday is the last day visitors can see the animals or take a ride in the carnival area.

EvCC drops fight against private student housing on Broadway

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EvCC drops fight against private student housing on Broadway

The college was worried that the 5-story apartment building would siphon residents from its dorms.

The Edmonds-Kingston and Mukilteo-Clinton ferry routes are expected to be two to of the busiest lines this Labor Day weekend. (Andy Bronson / Herald File)

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Labor Day travel: Get an early start or wait until nightfall

Avoiding traffic congestion can be a guessing game, but here’s what state agencies are predicting.

A man looks up at the Grand Avenue Park Bridge as he walks along the marina on Monday, Aug. 26, 2019 in Everett, Wash. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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September closure for W Marine View Drive to place bridge

The Grand Avenue Park Bridge span will be lifted, rotated and installed over a 10-day period.

Vern Van Winkle was one of the first residents of Clare’s Place, a supportive housing building which opened in July. (Lizz Giordano / The Herald)

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Clare’s Place: A refuge for healing for one Everett resident

The supportive housing building opened 65 units for the chronically homeless in July.

After almost three decades at Baker Heights, emotions spill over for Kathleen Mullen as she prepares to move to a new home. (Lizz Giordano / The Herald)

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Baker Heights: Tight-knit Everett community must scatter

It’s a bittersweet time for residents in the WWII-era public housing where many lived for decades.

Map of the Highway 92 - Little Pilchuck Creek fish passage project. (The state Department of Transportation)

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Weekend closure coming to Highway 92 near Lake Stevens

Crews will be finishing up a fish passage project along Little Pilchuck Creek.

In general, the state Department of Transportation prefers to install roundabouts versus other intersection types. (WSDOT)

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How and why an intersection gets redesigned in Washington

The most common question submitted to Street Smarts: How do I get a roundabout installed?