Artfully Edmonds: Celebrating a ‘CAFE!’ way of life

On Saturday, the second annual Creative Age Festival of Edmonds will take place at Edmonds Senior Center on the waterfront. “Live the CAFE lifestyle!” is the enthusiastic cheer of the visionary founders of this new undertaking that encourages a creative, active, fulfilled and engaged rest-of-your-life.   Thousands of Edmonds residents already celebrate their post-career years…

Reminder: 2017 Creative Age Festival of Edmonds set for April 29

CAFE Festival Saturday, April 29 Edmonds Senior Center 220 Railroad Ave. The second annual Creative Age Festival of Edmonds will be held on Saturday, April 29 at Edmonds Senior Center. The event features one of Seattle’s top motivational speakers, Dr. Gloria Burgess, president of Jazz, Inc., and the debut of “CAFE Soirée” – a lively, hosted…

Festival CAFE! The early bird gets . . . a wine and cheese reception

Wine! Cheese! Great conversation — and you’re invited! How long has it been since you’ve attended an exclusive wine and cheese reception, complete with stimulating conversation at a premier Edmonds location? Well, the founders of the Creative Age Festival of Edmonds (CAFE), which is celebrating its inauguration into the Edmonds calendar, are extending a very…

City Council appoints Mike Cooper to be Edmonds’ new mayor

Current Snohomish County Councilmember Mike Cooper was appointed Mayor of Edmonds Tuesday night, and he said he will immediately resign from his County Council seat so that he can officially take the job. A former City of of Shoreline firefighter who also served two terms representing Edmonds in the state Legislature, Cooper said  he is…

Council interviews eight who hope to become Edmonds’ next mayor

What stood out from the Edmonds City Council interviews of potential mayoral candidates Tuesday night? The extended qualifications of several, and the realization that the council will have a tough choice on its hands when it makes a decision via majority vote next Tuesday. If you didn’t have a chance to attend in person, you…