Since time immemorial, the Snohomish and other Puget Salish People tell stories to their children about Basket Ogress to prevent them from wandering too far from home. She stands 11 feet tall and carries a basket into which she put children that she was going to eat. “She loves the taste of disobedience,” said Pamela…
The City of Edmonds Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Commission has invited a guest speaker to its Wednesday, Nov. 1 meeting to kick off Native American Heritage Month. Pamela SeaMonster, vice chair of the Snohomish Tribe and a cultural educator, will talk about Edmonds’ land acknowledgment and this area’s history, with time for questions from…
The Edmonds Diversity Film Series begins its seventh season in October, with the first screening at noon Saturday, Oct. 21 in the Edmonds Theater, featuring Virgilio. Hosted by the Edmonds Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Commission, screenings will be offered free to the public and are scheduled for the third Saturdays of the month,…
Chief Justice Steven González put a renewed spotlight on Washington’s lack of jury diversity in a recent opinion for the state’s highest court. In a unanimous decision last week, the state Supreme Court ruled that a Black man, Paul Rivers, was not denied a right to a fair trial when he was sentenced to life…
College Place Elementary School volunteers will be livening up their campus by painting murals on eight of the school’s 40 pillars this Thursday, Aug. 10. These murals will reflect the diversity on campus as well as the school’s values. Artist Missy Hancock of Rooted Design, LLC, who has more than 20 years of experience in…
Hundreds of families showed up to Edmonds College’s Triton Field Saturday to participate in the 2023 Latino Expo. The expo featured food, games, art, live entertainment and aisles chock full of resources. Sponsored by the Latino Educational Training Institute (LETI), the 20th annual event was emceed by Betty Koteles and Ricardo Marroquin, who introduced several…
In collaboration with local businesses and nonprofit organizations, the Latino Educational Training Institute (LETI) will host a public celebration of Latino community and diversity from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Triton Field on the Edmonds College campus. Over 80 local businesses are collaborating to present the free event, which includes Latin food plus games…
The City of Edmonds Diversity Commission has extended the application period for its grant awards for the second half of 2023. The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Commission’s small grants program is aimed at harnessing the power and enthusiasm of the local community by providing funding to help make possible community programs, events and/or…
A crowd gathered in the street outside the Edmonds Historical Museum Friday afternoon to celebrate Pride Month and show support for Edmonds’ LGBTQ community.. Pride flags were hung throughout downtown leading up to Friday’s celebration, which included storytelling, music, sidewalk art and speeches by City of Edmonds officials. Following the event, participants enjoyed a Pride…
A light brown rat scampers around a piece of paper that says “Pride In Edmonds” in block letters. Its paws, lightly stained with paint, pattered around the paper, leaving random blotches and claw prints. Its owner picked it up before it teetered off the table’s edge. The rat’s owner was among more than 30 people…
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The Edmonds School District’s Teachers of Color Foundation on Thursday welcomed four new graduates of its teacher certification program with a dinner and keynote speakers at Mountlake Terrace’s Lake Ballinger Center. Ricardo Heredia-Romero, D’Mario Carter, Steven Nelson and Michelle Richardson have earned their teaching certification and will join 16 other teachers who have graduated from…
The City of Edmonds is celebrating Pride Month Friday, June 30 with music, storytelling and an address by Mayor Mike Nelson on the steps of the Edmonds Historical Museum, 118 5th Ave. N. “Now more than ever it is important to recognize the many contributions our LGBTQ+ neighbors make to our community — not just…
A recent mixer at Edmonds’ Fire and the Feast brought together local elected officials, principals, librarians, Foundation for Edmonds School District staff and members of the Very Asian Foundation to commemorate the foundation’s significant donation of Asian American books to local school libraries. Through their May Book Project, aimed at “building and maintaining robust Asian…
The City of Edmonds Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Commission will meet from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, June 7. The public may attend in person at the Brackett meeting room, third floor, Edmonds City Hall, 121 5th Ave. N. or join through Zoom. The Zoom link is here. The meeting ID is 980 7199 9699 and…
The Hazel Miller Foundation Board awarded more than $150,000 to a diverse range of organizations in May, including the Edmonds Food Bank, Clothes for Kids, Art for All and the Washington West Africa Center. The funds were intentionally distributed across the foundation’s core focus areas: education and youth; poverty alleviation and hunger; civil and community…
More than 300 people gathered Saturday at the Edmonds Waterfront Center to celebrate the official launch of the Edmonds-based Asian Service Center (ASC). ASC’s vision and mission stress the importance of service to those in need: “We believe all members of our community have the potential to flourish and achieve success in the United States,…
June is Pride Month and the Progress Pride flag has been raised at Edmonds City Hall and will remain flying through the month of June. The flag has the rainbow along with brown and black stripes to represent racial diversity, along with pink and light blue stripes to include the trans community. “This year, recognizing…
Moving to a new place is never easy, and it can be even more difficult for newly arrived immigrants. The Edmonds-based Asian Service Center (ASC) was started, in part, to help with this transition. The nonprofit (located at 22727 Hwy 99, Suite 201A) has been serving folks since the beginning of the year and on June…
The City of Edmonds Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Commission has opened the application period for the second half of 2023 grant awards. The commission’s small grants program provides funding for programs, events and/or activities that engage, educate or involve the Edmonds community in ways that promote diversity, equity and inclusion. Individuals, local not-for-profit…
The Edmonds City Council Tuesday night approved a proposal from the Edmonds Diversity Commission to change both the commission’s name and its purpose to reflect the group’s expanded focus on equity, inclusion and accessibility. The nine-member commission will now be named the Edmonds Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Commission, or DEIA for short. “The city…
The Edmonds Diversity Film Series continues with a showing of Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen Saturday, Nov. 19 at noon at the Edmonds Theater. Screenings will be offered free to the public and are scheduled for the third Saturdays of the month, October through April (except December). Each screening presents a film related to different topics…
