Edmonds-Woodway High School parent Jon Howeiler accompanied the Edmonds-Woodway High School Jazz Ensemble 1 as they made their trip to New York City for the Essentially Elllington Festival at Lincoln Center last Thursday-Sunday. Here are some of his photos: »
The city is asking Edmonds’ residents for their ideas on a name for the SR 104 mini park located at 131 Sunset Ave. Located in the Ferry holding lanes, this park also serves as a stopping point for a restroom break for walkers that stroll around Edmonds. The park has also just had a minor face-lift. All suggested names will go to the Planning Board for consideration and a hearing. The Planning Boa... »
Edmonds-Woodway High School’s Jazz Ensemble missed out on being named one of the top three bands Sunday in the Essentially Ellington Festival at the Lincoln Center in New York City, but the school did receive an award for outstanding clarinet section. In addition, E-W clarinet player Kyle Brooks received an award for outstanding soloist. The only Seattle-area band to make the final list was ... »
Edmonds-Woodway High School’s Jazz Ensemble performed Saturday, and more schools are performing today during the Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival in New York City. You can watch is all live here, including the announcement of the top three bands at 1 p.m. Pacific, followed by the finale concert and awards ceremony starting at 4:30 p.m. On Saturday and Sunday, Edmonds-Woodway High School&#... »
What do soccer players, fairies, jazz music and killer whales have in common? That was just a sampling of the events happening around Edmonds Saturday, as captured by My Edmonds News: »
Edmonds’ own premier development league soccer team, the North Sound SeaWolves, will be at Edmonds TOP Foods today — Saturday, May 11 — starting at 11 a.m. Here’s your chance to meet the players, get a poster and receive free tickets to the May 18 home opener! TOP Foods is located at 21900 Hwy 99 in Edmonds. »
Story, photos and video by Annie Wilson UW News Lab What started out as a handy way to relieve families of items from deceased family members while also raising money for charity soon grew into something much larger. About two years ago Reuben Sapien opened the Homestyle Mercantile, an antiques store in downtown Edmonds. The shop is one of several stores Sapien has started over the last 20 years f... »
Can you open your home to a college soccer player for two months? The North Sound SeaWolves – the Edmonds-based premier development league soccer team — is seeking host families for two college soccer players from out of the area who are looking for place to stay during the team’s two-month season, May 18-July 17. “These are college student-athletes that will be members of ... »
Join our sponsor, the New UPS Store at Westgate Village, as they celebrate their grand opening and ribbon cutting with Mayor Dave Earling at 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 3. There will be prizes and contests, food, and the store will launch a book drive that will run through May 31. All books and money collected will help local children have the books they need to keep up their reading all summer. And rem... »
My Edmonds News has partnered with Edmonds Deals to bring great deals from Edmonds-area businesses and organizations to our readers. Edmonds Deals was launched March 1 of this year by Peter Wilson as a service of his online marketing firm, bizmktg.com. The service consists of the website (EdmondsDeals.com), a Facebook page and Twitter @EdmondsDeals. The deals on Edmonds Deals are local so you won&... »
By Aygin Ghorbani The most refreshing and certainly beautiful season is here — spring! While the sun tries to beam through the gray, rainy skies, we notice the days start to get longer, the birds start chirping and the flowers are blooming. It’s a sense a hope for most of us, a sense of happiness that the summer days that we are all waiting for are getting closer. Spring offers a lot, includ... »
By Juliet Brewster Best of luck to the EWHS Jazz I! They have been selected as finalists in the Essentially Ellington jazz competition and festival at Lincoln Center in New York City. Fourteen other high school jazz bands from all over the country will compete, including our Seattle rivals, Garfield and Roosevelt. The band will be in NYC from May 9-12. Fed, White & Brew – Edmonds’ own A... »
Story and photos by Larry Vogel Robin Hood Lanes, an Edmonds fixture since 1960, bid a heartfelt goodbye to the Edmonds community on Wednesday with a full day of dollar bowling, dollar beers, and dollar food items. The iconic bowling alley on Edmonds Way closes for good on Thursday, April 25. Robin Hood will missed by many. Eileen Jacoby, 92, has been a regular bowler here for decades. “It&#... »
Story and photos by Ruth Whyman UW News Lab Kayla Wheeler was born missing both her legs and her right arm. Sitting on the side of Shoreline Pool, waiting for a recent Sunday afternoon practice to start with Shadow Seals – a local swim team for disabled athletes – it is difficult to imagine how she might manage the physicality of swimming. This is what makes her athletic ability so much more impre... »
By Denise Marinacci It’s been a little while since our friendly, neighborhood grocery store, Petosa’s, closed its doors. I’m sure I’m not the only one that misses the smiling faces, the delicious deli food, and for me, the convenience of running over when you’ve forgotten a key ingredient for dinner. Now that Edmonds is without a grocery, I set out to find the shops, stores, bakeries that sell foo... »
With all eyes on Boston during a series of tragic events, Edmonds-Woodway High School graduate Alex Springer — now a freshman at MIT — has had quite a week. Springer, a 2012 E-W grad who also served as a student representative on the Edmonds City Council last year, called My Edmonds News Friday morning to describe his experiences during the days following the Boston Marathon bombing th... »
By Juliet Brewster How rude of me, I never introduced myself in last week’s column. My name is Juliet Brewster, and if you spend much time in downtown Edmonds, you’ve probably seen me behind the counter in the bookshop, The Cheesemonger’s Table, or at Twist Yoga Studio. I’ve been running around Edmonds since I was bratty enough to be kicked out of an antique shop in the old Old Milltown, but left ... »
By Larry Vogel Less than three months after Petosa’s Family Grocer closed its doors, Edmonds will once again have a full-service grocery in the downtown core. “We plan to open the new Edmonds IGA Market on May 15,” said owner Mike Trask. A gala grand opening event will be held in June. No stranger to the grocery business, Trask has been at the helm of the Granite Falls IGA since ... »
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