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Edmonds resident Robert Manciu didn’t know that the weekend he had set aside to propose to his girlfriend was going to turn into an animal rescue mission. Manciu had the ring and planned to pop the question to Edmonds’ Jenna Nand during a romantic Labor Day weekend getaway in Skagit County. Instead, the couple’s focus…

Here’s an update from the Ukraine War Animals Relief Fund (UWARF), a volunteer-led nonprofit that is on its latest mission to Ukraine. UWARF recently received $50,000 from Humane Society International to provide crucial veterinary services —  including sterilization, vaccination and medical care — to abandoned and vulnerable animals across priority regions in Ukraine. According to…

The Ukraine War Animals Relief Fund (UWARF), a volunteer-led nonprofit run by an Edmonds man, has received a $50,000 grant from Humane Society International (HSI) to support its next mission to Ukraine. The funding will enable UWARF to provide crucial veterinary services —  including sterilization, vaccination and medical care — to abandoned and vulnerable animals across…

The nominations are in, and it’s time to vote for your favorites –- from best art gallery to best bartender to best tourist attraction – in the 2023 Best of Edmonds contest presented by My Edmonds News and sponsored by KDMC Marketing and the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce. During the past few weeks, we received hundreds…

Local photographers captured the scene at the Edmonds waterfront Wednesday as Puget Sound experienced its lowest tide in more than a decade. The Seattle Times reported that the tide is 4 feet lower than the average daily low tide — and that another extraordinarily low tide is expected Thursday. The lowest tide arrived midday Wednesday,…

These are faces you won’t forget – the “war dogs” of Ukraine. For the past month, Edmonds residents Dan Fine and Tana Axtelle helped to treat and love these war survivors: some given up by refugees, others abandoned, many of them injured, all of them afraid. Thousands of pets and farm animals are victims of…

This is the face of animals trapped in the Ukraine war. The wounds on his head tell just part of the story in a Polish rescue clinic as two Edmonds residents spend their second week helping pets and farm animals caught in the fighting. Edmonds residents Dan Fine and Tana Axtelle left to help at a Polish…

Trapped in the Russia-Ukraine war are uncounted thousands of animals – pets lost or abandoned, farm animals and even zoo animals. Two Edmonds residents are heading to a Polish town just 30 minutes from the war zone to help veterinarians care for hundreds of those animals. In just one veterinary clinic in Przemysl, Poland, volunteer…

The deadline is near for nominating your favorites in multiple categories and neighborhoods for Best of Edmonds 2022.  We want your nominations for what you love most about Edmonds — favorite spot for a date night? Best grocery store? Best free attraction? The deadline to submit nominations is March 4, 2022. The Best of Edmonds is sponsored…

Time is running out to nominate what you believe is the Best of Edmonds: From lattes to lash extensions, from pastries to preschools, the contest will recognize those services, companies and people that make our city a special place to live, work and play. The deadline to submit nominations is March 4, 2022. The Best of Edmonds…

They say, out there in the wild, it’s survival of the fittest, but apparently a cormorant that’s been spotted on an Edmonds dock didn’t get the memo. “We started getting calls in March about an injured bird on the waterfront,” said Emily Meredith, wildlife rehabilitation manager at the PAWS Wildlife Center in Lynnwood. “When our…

Photographer Julia Wiese says she got to know Edmonds resident Gary Martin during her morning walks. “Gary, I discovered on one occasion, is an associate professor at the University of Washington. He has had a long-time interest in music, playing a trumpet since his youth.” More recently, Wiese notes, Martin became intrigued with the alphorn,…

Doug Parrott photographed the supermoon Monday night over Lake Ballinger. Here’s some background on supermoons, from the NASA website: In the 1930s the Maine Farmer’s Almanac began publishing American Indian Moon names for the months of the year. According to this almanac, as the full moon in April, this is the Pink Moon, named after…

“Jiujitsu them” was the advice that Dawn Trudeau, co-owner of Seattle’s own WNBA Championship-winning basketball team, had for women who find themselves in spaces where there voices aren’t valued. “Outmaneuver them,” she said. Trudeau and WNBA All-American player Sue Bird were the final event and keynote speakers of the third annual Edmonds’ International Women’s Day celebration,…

Starting at 8 a.m. Friday, Edmonds resident Armando Ortiz began running across Edmonds to raise money for the Edmonds Food Bank. This is no ordinary run, however. Ortiz will be running four miles every four hours for 48 hours. According to friend Susan Powell, Ortiz is responding to the 4x4x48 Facebook challenge from “his idol” David…

From door hangers and car magnets to personalized online profiles and free in-person delivery, Girl Scouts across Washington state — including those in Edmonds, Lynnwood and Mountlake Terrace — are doing what it takes to deliver cookies to an eager community. Like many other entrepreneurs, Girl Scout troops have been learning how to adapt during…

They’re out there almost every day, drawn together by a passion for open-water swimming and the special joys it brings. OK, it’s not for everybody. The water is cold, and at least lately the air has been even colder. But these intrepid women are the real deal – and you’ve got to believe that their…