Thursday sunset over Edmonds

Mukilteo ferry terminal closure expected to impact Edmonds routes

Edmonds residents should brace themselves for an influx of ferry traffic in March and April when the Mukilteo ferry terminal shuts down for extensive preservation work, and a temporary Edmonds-Clinton run is established. The Washington State Department of Transportation will close the Mukilteo Terminal Friday through Sunday on March 18-20, March 25-27 and April 1-3. [...]

No school in Edmonds Friday, early release times today

A reminder that Edmonds public schools won’t hold classes Friday to allow for teacher professional development. In addition, all schools will be dismissed early today, Thursday, with elementaries out between 11 a.m. and 12:20 p.m. depending on start times and middle schools out at 11 a.m. Meadowdale High School will be dismissed at 10:20 a.m. [...]

Liias introduces bill that would allow transit agencies to levy $30 fee

Legislation introduced earlier this week by State Rep. Marko Liias, D-Edmonds, would give transit agencies the ability to temporarily institute a $30 “congestion reduction charge” on vehicle license renewals. The bill is limited to King, Pierce and Snohomish counties, where service cuts have limited transit options for communities relying on them. “People here know good [...]

Edmonds Sister City Commission seeks applicants to chaperone Japan trip

The Edmonds Sister City Commission is accepting applications from adults interested in co-leading the annual student visit to Hekinan, Japan for the last two weeks of July 2011. Chaperones stay with a host family in Hekinan and travel costs are paid by the commission. For an application packet, visit  http://www.ci.edmonds.wa.us/sisCityXchange.stm , call 425-771-0230, or pick [...]

Swedish/Edmonds receives Clinical Excellence Award

Swedish/Edmonds reported Wednesday that it is among the top 5 percent of hospitals in the nation for clinical excellence according to HealthGrades®, the nation’s leading, independent health-care ratings company. The hospital is one of only three in Washington state to receive HealthGrades’ 2011 Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence™ Award, Swedish/Edmonds said, which is a consistent [...]

Edmonds police shut down Firdale Village medical marijuana dispensary

A medical marijuana dispensary operating without a city business license in Firdale Village has been shut down, following the Edmonds City Council’s decision last week to adopt an interim zoning moratorium on such dispensaries, according to Edmonds Police Chief Al Compaan. Police served a cease-and-desist order Monday night to Sativa Medical Group, Compaan said. Police [...]

Reminder: Women’s Leadership Conference in Edmonds Saturday

Michael Burdett, Edmonds financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial, is hosting his annual Women’s Leadership Conference Saturday, Jan. 29 at the Edmonds Conference Center, 4th and Bell, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The theme for this year’s conference — aimed at providing a way for local women to network and share life experiences — is Inspire/Motivate/Educate. The conference features [...]

Volunteer firefighter Kevin Gustafson promoted to lieutenant

Kevin Gustafson has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant in the volunteer program at Snohomish County Fire District 1. Gustafson started as a volunteer with the Edmonds Fire Department in 1999 and joined Fire District 1 in 2009 as the two departments moved toward consolidation. The Mountlake Terrace resident has taken an active role [...]

365 days in Edmonds: Where-U-Brew gets ready to open new digs

Wayne Purser of 365 Things to Do in Edmonds visits Dennis Gallagher of Gallaghers’ Where-U-Brew, as he prepares to open in his new location at 180 W. Dayton St., Suite 105, in the Harbor Square business complex. The shop will open this Friday, Jan. 28. For more information, visit Gallaghers’ website.

New director, new exhibit for Edmonds Historical Museum

The Edmonds Historical Museum has appointed a new director, Tarin Erickson. A Pacific Northwest native, Erickson received  an undergraduate degree in Journalism-Public Relations from Western Washington University in 2003, and a Masters of Fine Arts in Art and Design from Savannah College in Savannah, Georgia. She has experience working in museums in both Savannah and [...]

A vision for redeveloping Westgate: Edmonds neighbors share their ideas

If you were to redesign the commercial area in Edmonds’ Westgate neighborhood, what would it look like? Mixed-use buildings with housing on top of storefronts? An open plaza with trees and comfortable benches? Affordable housing for young families? Those ideas and more were generated by a group of nearly 30 citizens who attended a public [...]

Introducing our new Designing Landscapes columnist, James Young

By James Young When MyEdmondsNews.com was looking for a landscape designer to write a column for their publication, they were looking for the best and brightest, a shining example of style and know-how, a person worthy of representing this fine city and publication. Instead, they got me. Let’s face it: I don’t look like a [...]

Edmonds scenic: The view from Point Edwards

Mavs lose heartbreaker to Shorecrest Tuesday

By Quint Turner The Meadowdale Mavericks had their chances against Shorecrest in a well-played game Tuesday night, but in the end it wasn’t enough as the Scots came away with a 54-49 victory on Meadowdale’s home court. Throughout the game, both Meadowdale and Shorecrest were able to force key turnovers — the Scots had five [...]

Edmonds City Council delays action on potential bond payoff

By Harry Gatjens After an hour of discussion about the refunding and potential payoff of City of Edmonds bonds, the Council finally decided to do more research on REET (real estate excise tax) allocations and make a final decision on Feb.  8. It seemed like the vote split at the end of the discussion was [...]

Community Transit service change move to mid-March

Community Transit’s next service change, originally scheduled to take place in early February, has been moved to mid-March because work still is being completed at the Mountlake Terrace Freeway Station being  built by Sound Transit. The current bus schedules, available in the Bus Plus books and online, will remain in effect until the service change.  Much of [...]

365 Things to Do in Edmonds: Mathay Ballinger Park

Mathay Ballinger Park is the latest destination for Edmonds Realtor Wayne Purser and 365 Things to Do in Edmonds.

Kindergarten registration packets now at Edmonds elementary schools

Any child in the Edmonds School District who will be 5 years old by Aug. 31, 2011 is eligible for kindergarten for the 2011-12 school year.  Enrolling now is important, and helps determines whether a school can offer an every-day kindergarten option based on the number of tuition-paid slots filled. Registration packets are now available [...]

Comedy, rock and more top lineup of shows at Edmonds Center for the Arts

The Edmonds Center for the Arts will be hosting a variety of performances from around the corner and around the world in the next few months, including the following: On Saturday, Feb. 5, Terrace Park Elementary PTA presents Edmonds Comedy Night IV, at 7:30 p.m. Coordinated by Terrace Park parent and professional comedian Kermit Apio, [...]

Time off for parents to attend school conferences aim of Liias-sponsored bill

Rep. Marko Liias (D-Edmonds) has introduced legislation aimed at ensuring that parents can get time off for teacher conferences. “On the issue of parent involvement, the data is absolutely clear,” Liias said. “Increased parent involvement directly translates into student achievement.” Under the legislation, House Bill 1164, a parent would be entitled to four hours of [...]

Edmonds Citizens Levy Committee to meet Thursday

The Edmonds Citizens Levy Committee will meet at 5:30 pm. Thursday, Jan. 27 in the Brackett meeting room, 3rd floor of City Hall, 121 5th Ave. N. The agenda includes: Approval of Jan. 12, 2011 minutes Working sessions on the following: – Amendments to the draft from the Answer Committee – Reviewing polling questions for [...]

Reminder: Join Peter Lewis for a good book, fine wine in Edmonds Saturday

The Edmonds Bookshop and Arista Wine Cellars have joined forces and are welcoming Seattle restaurateur Peter Lewis to Edmonds to celebrate his first novel, “Dead in the Dregs,” this Saturday, Jan. 29, from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at Arista, located at 320 5th Ave. S. But you better move fast: Arista reported on Facebook Monday night [...]

Citizen Harry: What should the city do with those high-interest rate bonds?

By Harry Gatjens Refinance? Pay off bonds? Buy parks? A lot of information and misinformation is circulating right now about what the City Council is doing regarding some older, high-interest rate bonds. So what is really happening? The City has a number of bonds outstanding from 1998 and 2001. The original concept was take advantage [...]

Details from Edmonds police about the pharmacy robbery

Here’s the news release from  the Edmonds Police Department about this morning’s pharmacy robbery: On Monday, January 24, 2011, at 11:05 a.m. Edmonds police responded to a reported robbery that had just occurred at a pharmacy located in the 7600 block of 212th St. SW.  A male suspect entered the business wearing a hip-length dark coat [...]

Pharmacy robbery forces lockdown at three Edmonds-area schools

  Thanks to Mike Murphy at Lynnwood Today, who covered this story as it transitioned between Edmonds and Lynnwood. A robbery at Edmonds Pharmacy forced the lockdown of three nearby schools this morning. Officials locked down Edmonds-Woodway High School and College Place Middle and Elementary schools at about 11:15 a.m. while police searched for the [...]

Edmonds-Woodway, College Place Middle/Elementary in lockdown

The Edmonds School District just confirmed that Edmonds-Woodway High School, College Place Middle School and College Place Elementary School were locked down Monday morning due to police activity in the area, with entrances locked and students kept inside. KIRO-TV is reporting that lockdown was the result of  a robbery of the pharmacy across the street from the [...]