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Edmonds Community Solar Cooperative hosting a party Friday night

The Edmonds Community Solar Cooperative is hosting a party this Friday, April 27, and anyone who wants to learn more about the cooperative’s Phase 2 system on the Frances Anderson Center roof is invited. (Deadline to purchase co-op shares, known as Sun Slices, for this latest phase is May 4.) The event will run from [...]

Car hitting power pole causes cable outage in Lake Ballinger neighborhood

Cable and Internet service are out in the Lake Ballinger neighborhood tonight, Tuesday, after a car hit a power pole on 76th Avenue West near 240th Street Southwest, a Snohomish County PUD worker at the scene said. A call to Comcast Tuesday night confirmed that the neighborhood was experiencing “an event” with restoration of service [...]

Robin Hood Lanes to be replaced with a Walgreens?

Word came from Edmonds Economic Development Director Stephen Clifton Tuesday that Walgreens has applied for a permit to build a new store on Edmonds Way and 100th Avenue West, on the property that is currently home to Edmonds bowling alley Robin Hood Lanes. Does this mean the demise of the neighborhood gathering place that has [...]

Two Edmonds authors signing books at Everett Mall Saturday, Sunday

Sean Salazar, author of “The Babylon Prophecy,” and Joseph Vizzard, author of “Eye for an Eye,” two espionage thrillers with overlapping characters, will be signing at Everett Mall’s annual Holiday Fair Saturday, and Sunday, Dec. 17 and 18) during Mall hours, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Vizzard will also be at Tully’s in downtown Edmonds Friday, Dec. [...]

Cooper issues statement on outcome of Nov. 8 election

Edmonds Mayor Mike Cooper on Monday morning issued the following statement regarding the outcome of last Tuesday’s general election, which he lost by a wide margin to former Edmonds City Councilmember Dave Earling: “It has been an honor to serve as mayor of my hometown these past sixteen months.  I am proud of my accomplishments [...]

Other City Council action Tuesday: More time to review Hwy 99 activity center

Following  a public hearing Tuesday, the Edmonds City Council voted to take more time to review a proposal to adjust boundaries of the Medical/Highway 99 Activity Center to remove existing single-family designated areas. At issue is whether changing boundaries of the activity center to remove the single-family housing designation would tarnish the character of existing single-family neighborhoods by encouraging development of [...]

Coffee with Harry: Mayoral candidates Mike Cooper and Dave Earling

By Harry Gatjens Chanterelle Restaurant hosted a Coffee with Harry with the two candidates for mayor last week. It was a cold and rainy day and we had a small crowd to visit with the candidates. Both candidates were ready to answer any question a citizen chose to ask. The first question was why each [...]

Countdown to Halloween: Get ‘in the spirit’ with theater, haunted house

Updated with new event information It’s seven days and counting until trick-or-treaters descend on the streets of Edmonds for Halloween fun. We’ve got a summary of what’s happening in our town that evening, as well as other events leading up to the big day: Haunted House The Nile Golf Course and Country Club, located just [...]

Latest PDC records show Earling receiving more support from individuals, Edmonds residents

The latest Public Disclosure Reports show that Edmonds mayoral challenger Dave Earling is drawing the majority of his financial support from individuals living in Edmonds, while less than half of incumbent Mayor Mike Cooper’s contributions are from Edmonds residents. According to PDC reports filed through Aug. 22, 80 percent of Dave Earling’s dollars came from [...]

Edmonds City Council to meet Monday, not Tuesday this week

The Edmonds City Council will meet a day earlier next week — Monday rather than Tuesday — to avoid a conflict with Tuesday’s primary election. The meeting will start at 7 p.m., following a council executive session at 6 p.m. to discuss potential litigation. The agenda includes appointment of pro and con committees for the [...]

Proclamation honoring Michael Reagan

WHEREAS, In the true Marine tradition of never leaving a man behind, Michael Reagan has made it his life’s work to immortalize our nation’s fallen service men and women through the Fallen Heroes Project; and WHEREAS, A former Marine combat veteran of the Vietnam War, Mr. Reagan has honored the Marine tradition of paying tribute [...]

Edmonds Kind of Dad: 5-year-old twins + puppy = chaos redefined

By David Kaufer Because life wasn’t chaotic enough raising 5-year-old twin boys (with one on the autism spectrum) while working full-time, my wife Renee and I decided to add a puppy to the mix last December. Yes, we ARE gluttons for punishment. I blogged earlier about Brodie joining our family, as well as our experience [...]

The latest from the Edmonds Police Blotter

By Allison Pascoe Reports from the Edmonds Police Department through May 22: May 7, 21600 block of 80th and 81st Avenue West: Unknown suspect(s) unlawfully entered unoccupied vehicles and a residence, stealing various items from one of the vehicles and the home. A gray pea coat was left in the vehicle. May 9: 800 block [...]

My Edmonds Food: Here & There Grill serving Edmonds most Saturdays

By Lara Alexander More of Here & There is always a good thing! The Here & There mobile food truck will be serving saucy sandwiches and flavorful salads to Edmonds on most Saturdays through the summer. Owner Julie Malcom already parks her bright orange mobile grill truck on 4th and Dayton every Wednesday from 11 [...]

See a show, buy a sculpture, win a painting – just a typical week in Edmonds

By Ellen Chappelle The Edmonds arts calendar is getting busier as we move toward summer. Here are a few fun things to do this week while you’re patiently(?) waiting for beach weather to arrive. Historic Beethoven:  Cascade Symphony will present Historic Beethoven at Edmonds Center for the Arts on Monday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m. [...]

Edmonds Police Blotter

By Allison Pascoe April 2, 22600 block of 76th Avenue West: An adult white male suspect was seen shoplifting a pair of shoes from Payless. The suspect was last spotted by a customer on 228th Street Southwest heading toward Mountlake Terrace. April 5, 21300 block of 80th Avenue West: An 83-year-old woman reported that a [...]

Edmonds Police Blotter

By Allison Pascoe Here’s the latest from the Edmonds Police Department files: March 18, 21100 block of Summit Lane: Two bicycles are stolen out of an unsecured garage and another bicycle left at the scene. March 20, 22100 block of 76th Avenue: Suspect operates a vehicle “with willful wanton disregard for the safety of person(s) [...]

Frank Yamamoto files for Edmonds City Council

Edmonds business owner Frank Yamamoto confirmed Thursday that he has filed for the Edmonds City Council. A six-year Edmonds resident who owns Running in Motion on Main Street, Yamamoto currently serves as chair of the 17-member Citizens Economic Development Commission and just completed a stint as president of the Downtown Edmonds Merchants Association. Last summer, [...]

Reminder: Learn to make your own dog food at Edmonds’ All the Best tonight

Susan Moss, founder of All the Best Pet Care, is teaching a class on making your dog’s food at home from 7:30-9:30 p.m. tonight at the new Edmonds store, 9803 Edmonds Way (next to PCC Natural Markets). Learn how to make nutritious food at home using ordinary ingredients—meats, poultry, fruits and vegetables, optional grains and [...]

Edmonds-area sports roundup for Tuesday

SOFTBALL E-W 2, Cascade 1 Cascade outhit the Warriors 5-2 but E-W’s Katelyn Lafferty allowed just one run and struck out six in earning the 4A Wesco South win. Mia Webster scored the game-winning run in the sixth. BASEBALL Glacier Peak 14, Meadowdale 6 Meadowdale’s Tyler Ackerman went 2-for-4, including a solo home run, in [...]

Community members needed to evaluate E-W senior projects in March

Edmonds Woodway High School is seeking volunteers from the community to participate as panelists in the school’s annual Culminating Project (senior project) presentations on Friday, March 18 for the class of 2011.  Panelists will work with an Edmonds-Woodway teacher to observe and evaluate the work of graduating senior students. To learn more, fill out the [...]

Tuesday Edmonds-area high school sports round-up

GIRLS BASKETBALL Meadowdale 73, Glacier Peak 64 Margreet Barhoum scored 25 points to lead Meadowdale to a 73-64 win over Glacier Peak Tuesday night on the Mavericks’  home court. the Wesco 3A contest. Meadowdale scoring: Hatch 6, Fjortoft 6, Barhoum 25, Landa 10, Rickel 6, Reuble 2, O’Neill 8, Kossian 8, Bretz 2, Sonko BOYS BASKETBALL [...]

The joke’s on us: Comedy Night comes to Edmonds

Quick: How many comedians does it take to raise money for Terrace Park School? The answer is four and you better get your tickets fast for the annual Edmonds Comedy Night, set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts. Featured comedians are Kermit Apio of Mountlake Terrace, Nancy Reed [...]

It’s in the numbers: Video gives context to $4.6 billion in state budget cuts

What does $4.6 billion feel like? Edmonds-based Wilson Strategic Communications has created this video that highlights the tough choices facing the state Legislature during the upcoming season. According to Randy Bolerjack, the video was developed to assist in promoting the 2011 “State of Reform” Health Policy Conference that Wilson Strategic is coordinating at the Hilton [...]

E-W boys fall to Jackson, 71-56

The third quarter proved to be the undoing for the Warriors against the Timberwolves Tuesday night at Jackson, as E-W was unable to score after keeping it close in the first half.  (The half-time score was 38-32 in Jackson’s favor.) Leading scorers for the Warriors were Josh Jordan with 20 points, Zach Berg with 12 and Joon [...]

Edmonds’ historic Palmer House photo gallery

Here’s a photo gallery of past and present Palmer House photos. The complete story on the Palmer House designation is here.

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