Art Town: February — a great month to show the love to local business

The month of February is a particularly important month to support local business as it is a short month, meaning we have fewer calendar days to cover our rent and other overhead costs. More than a few businesses have lost additional days due to the snowy weather. Shopping local this month is an especially great…

Art Town: Putting together art — and artists

Artist Sue Robertson is a collector. She has an amazing art collection, acquiring paintings and sculpture that inspires and delights her. This is a great help to struggling artists that crave not just admirers but sales. It is the lifeblood of the painter to sell enough art if only to buy more paint. Sue also…

Art Town: Give us your 21 cents worth

Arguably, the arts is what defines us and holds our place in history. But is it that debatable, really? How would we understand ancient Romans or the Ming Dynasty without the sculpture, architecture, literature or music they left behind? For the record, I don’t think most people have a strong opinion about it. They are…

Art Town: What’s up with parking?

One of the hot topics around town is the lack of convenient parking. It’s a somewhat new issue because the Edmonds downtown shopping core has really blossomed in the past few years. For-lease signs have been replaced with vibrant and updated shops coming into their own. Trends show people are turning away from impersonal big…