Part 1 of the history of the Bienz family and Bienz Confectionery can be read here.
The early 1940s – Impact of World War II
From 1939-41, Bienz Confectionery was achieving...
Spotlight: Rick Steves’ January Talks
Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N.
Travel expert and author Rick Steves will present four informative talks. All events are free; registration is...
The Edmonds School Board during its Tuesday, Jan. 13 meeting received an update from Board Director Thom Garrard about the legislative priorities for Edmonds School District. Garrard, who serves...
Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday celebrated the “heart and spirit” in Washington communities ravaged by flooding in December, then pumped up fellow Democrats with calls for taxing millionaires and...
Owned and operated by Charles H. and Adda Bienz for 36 years, Bienz Confectionery was a landmark and favorite store for people frequenting downtown Edmonds.
Charles Hoyt Bienz was born...
Last month’s heavy flooding inflicted at least $40 million to $50 million of damage on Washington’s highways, state transportation officials estimated to lawmakers Monday.
The state Department of Transportation has...
The Edmonds School District and Therapeutic Health Services are offering a series of classes on how different drugs impact the brain and body.
“Drugs and Our Brains: Understanding Your Reward...
The Edmonds School Board during its Tuesday, Jan. 13 meeting will hear an update on the school district's budget report, including the general fund and capital projects fund, for...
Edmonds eLearning Academy will host three Information Night events in 2026 for current and prospective students, families and staff who want to learn more about the school’s flexible, online-focused...
Washington state lawmakers begin a 60-day session today, in which a fiscal reckoning, flood recovery and their own reelections loom large.
They departed Olympia last spring, fingers crossed that a...
Dec. 2
200 block 5th Avenue North: Found property was submitted for safekeeping.
900 block Edmonds Street: Charges were referred for a domestic violence order violation.
Dec. 3
300 block 2nd Avenue North:...
People ask me where we will put all the solar panels when everyone drives an electric car and heats their homes with heat pumps. The curiosity is whether solar...
Sound Transit will continue strategically closing sections of the 1 Line this month for system expansion and critical maintenance work.
Jan. 9-11
Buses will replace 1 Line trains between Capitol Hill...
South County Fire’s Board of Commissioners swore in three members, including one newly elected commissioner, during a meeting Tuesday.
Commissioner Joe Wankelman joins the board after being elected in November...
Happy new year! January is here. The air feels colder and the bare branches’ silhouettes look as if they were drawn with a pencil.
This month graphite dances across pages...
Washington is set to receive $181 million in federal funding this year to boost rural health care amid drastic Medicaid cuts.
The hefty sum falls below what the Trump administration...
The newly reelected Alderwood Water & Wastewater District Board of Commissioners selected its officers for 2026.
Following the November 2025 general election, Dean Lotz (Position 5) and Paul McIntyre (Position...
At the entrance of Cascadia Art Museum’s Objects of the Elements exhibition is a large photograph of artist Elsa Cecilie Thoresen (1906-1994) at her easel, turning toward the camera...
Edmonds resident Kimberly Shay is launching the second Edmonds Cars & Coffee from 9-11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 8 in the parking lot of Salish Crossing, 190 Sunset Ave., Edmonds.
Sponsored...
They were in the right place at the right time. On Monday, South County Fire honored an off-duty firefighter and several other community members who leapt into action to...
