Reminder: Edmonds Jazz Connection welcomes best student musicians in Washington Saturday

The Rotary Club of Edmonds Daybreakers and the City of Edmonds will welcome 22 of the best student jazz music programs statewide to perform at the Edmonds Jazz Connection on Saturday, May 26.

Three venues throughout downtown Edmonds will feature jazz performances by regional and national award-winning student big bands, trios and choirs, as well as an afternoon jam session uniting student and professional musicians for an extraordinary concert. All venues are open …

Edmonds Military Wire: Despite more dollars, veteran suicides remain unchanged

By Michael Schindler

Eighteen veterans a day commit suicide. Unfortunately, this is not “new” news, nor is it encouraging. Despite the increase in education and dollars, some of America’s finest men and women continue to lose hope as well as their sense of purpose and call it quits.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki, recognizing the issue, is working aggressively to find a solution and recently announced that the …

Edmonds City Council to meet twice this week; Tuesday reception will honor departing Plunkett

The Edmonds City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Monday night to continue its closed record review of a citizens’ group appeal to a planned residential development in Southwest Edmonds.

The council began the hearing during last Tuesday night’s meeting, but decided late in the evening to continue it to 6 p.m. Monday after councilmembers agreed they still had far too many unanswered questions. You can read the background on what happened at last week’s meeting here.

On Tuesday night, the Council will honor long-time …

Meadowdale softball team headed for state after two wins Saturday

Meadowdale High School’s softball team is state bound, thanks to two wins on Saturday that propelled the Mavs into next weekend’s 3A state tournament at the Regional Athletic Complex in Lacey.

Meadowdale defeated Sedro-Woolley 7-3 in a winner-to-state game Saturday afternoon. Earlier in the day, the Mavericks beat Edmonds School District rival Mountlake Terrace 4-3 to advance to the afternoon game.

Landlord says businesses damaged by Petosa’s sprinkler system to reopen next week

It’s been six weeks since a malfunctioning sprinkler system caused significant water damage overnight to Petosa’s Family Grocer in downtown Edmonds plus several businesses located underneath the store. While Petosa’s was able to reopen in mid-April, repairs have taken longer for those located below the grocery store.

Building landlord Bill Wilson of Wilson Investments said he has been working out of his warehouse since the incident, but the office is being re-carpeted and he will be moving back in next week. Other businesses, including …

E-W girls doubles team loses to Garfield; boys will represent at state

In a battle for a third berth to the state 4A girls high school tennis tournament, Edmonds-Woodway’s doubles team of Mikala Valdez and Hanna Rehnfeldt lost to Garfield High School’s Fiona Cerf and Alexia Fite, 6-2, 6-1, on Friday.

The Warriors will be represented in the state tournament, however — on the boys side. Younghan Kim and Dylan Merrill won the 4A District 1 boys championship in doubles last fall and will compete at state, which will be May 25-26 in Kennewick.