SnoCo Gift Card Challenge
Join Economic Alliance in supporting local small businesses in the SnoCo Gift Card Challenge on Friday, April 10! We challenge each of you to purchase at least one gift card from a local small business in our community! This is an easy way to support and show appreciation to our business community. Plus, you can pay-it-forward and […]
Guidance for Recreation: Please Stay Close to Home!
Despite “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order, too many people are congregating in parks and trailheads EVERETT, Wash., April 4, 2020 – The Snohomish County Parks, Recreation and Tourism department today reinforced guidelines to help residents understand how to recreate responsibly during the pandemic and launched a new tag line: “If you take a car, the […]
Hovis named Interim Fire Chief as Dahl retires after 34 years of Service
By Leslie Hynes, Public Information Officer | South County Fire March 31, 2020 – South County Fire Chief Doug Dahl is retiring today after nearly 34 years in the fire service. Dahl spent all but the early years of his fire service career in south Snohomish County. In 1986, after graduating from Mountlake Terrace High […]
Swedish Edmonds closing its family birth center to expand COVID-19 treatment
by Erin Freeman Swedish is closing its Edmonds Family Birth Center and level two Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) as the hospital prepares to treat an abundance of patients enduring severe coronavirus illness. The temporary closure will take effect on March 26, affecting those in the Lynnwood area expecting to deliver a child in the […]
Money Matters – Pullbacks, Corrections, and Bear Markets: What’s the difference? What do these terms mean for you?
By Paul Ellis | Ellis Wealth Management The COVID-19 outbreak has put tremendous pressure on stock prices, prompting some investors to blindly and indiscriminately sell positions at a time when the entire market is trending lower. Worried investors believe “this time it’s different.” When the market drops, some investors lose perspective that downtrends – and […]
Creative solutions within the arts community
by Luke Putvin The closure of many businesses and banning of gatherings in response to COVID-19 has impacted many people, including those in the arts community. Visual and performing arts alike have been affected. Lynn Hanson, a member of the Lynnwood Arts Commission, has been an artist since 1995. She has operated an art gallery […]
Local grocery stores: Protecting customers and employees
by Erin Freeman Grocery stores: Protecting customers and employees Lynnwood grocery stores will remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide essential needs for their communities. Unlike other industries experiencing limited business through government mandated restrictions and closures, Safeway, Albertsons, Whole Foods, QFC, and Trader Joe’s are experiencing an increased volume of customers. “We’ve been […]
Healthcare unions work to expand wages and benefits
by Erin Freeman Governor Jay Inslee and the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) announced on March 7 that workers’ compensation protections have extended to health care workers under quarantine for COVID-19. These benefits include medical testing, treatment expenses if a worker becomes ill and provides time-loss payments for those who cannot work if they […]
USPS remains operational during COVID-19 crisis
by Erin Freeman Amidst an expanding list of closures to prevent the spread of coronavirus, one service that hasn’t been canceled is mail delivery. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is continuing mail and delivery services despite the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s pretty much business as usual for us. We’re not stopping any kind of mail delivery,” […]
Mukilteo Mayor Gregerson hosts virtual town hall
by Erin Freeman On Tuesday, March 24 Mukilteo Mayor Jennifer Gregerson addressed a stay at home order for the city during a virtual town hall meeting. Mukilteo Fire Chief Chris Alexander and Police Chief Cheol Kang joined Gregerson to address the city’s public responder action and contribution to the proclamation. Mukilteo’s stay home, save lives […]
