Governor Inslee tours Snohomish County
Snohomish County, Wash., June 9, 2021 – Governor Jay Inslee toured Snohomish County Monday, June 7, visiting Community Health Center in Edmonds, Edmonds College in Lynnwood, Pallet in Everett, and the new WSDOT ferry terminal in Mukilteo. “It’s just been a great day, there’s so many positive things going on in Snohomish County right now,” […]
Facing a $7.9 billion affordability gap, Sound Transit considers its options
SEATTLE, Wash., June 6, 2021 – Following an unprecedented affordability gap of $7.9 billion, down from $11.5 billion, Sound Transit looks to realignment strategies to ensure voter-approved projects – ST-2 and ST-3 – remain on schedule due to the combined effects of the pandemic and increased cost estimates. Despite these major setbacks, Sound Transit assures […]
Future leaders being the change they want to be!
MUKILTEO, Wash., May 25, 2021 – The weekend of May 21-23, fourteen future leaders with Leadership Launch performed random acts of kindness throughout Everett and Mukilteo for their 2021 Community Launch Projects. The event this year consisted of high school students putting together a “LYLO & Link Challenge” to help and get help involving the […]
2021 Election Season kicks off
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., May 22, 2021 – Friday was the filing deadline for citizens to participate in the political system here in Washington state kicking off the 2021 election season. The last day for candidates to withdraw from the ballot is 5 p.m. May 24. For a full timeline of key dates, click here. Only […]
You are invited to ‘Let Your Leader Out’ this weekend
Leadership Launch is hosting its 2021 Community Launch Projects this weekend. We are challenging our community to engage in random acts of kindness over the weekend of May 21 – 23. You can do your own random act of kindness, or join with Leadership Launch students to positively impact the community. Student projects are divided into […]
Biden signs anti-Asian hate crimes bill into law
Washington D.C., May 20, 2021 – Today, President Joe Biden signed into law the C OVID-19 Hate Crimes Act that passed through U.S. House of Representatives by a 364-62 vote Tuesday and U.S. Senate by a 94-1 vote last month. “To the members of our United States Congress on both sides of the aisle who helped pass […]
The Aloha Spirit is alive and well at Bobby’s Hawaiian Style Restaurant
LYNNWOOD, Wash. – The first thing Bobby Nakihei and his wife Diana noticed when they moved to Lynnwood from Honolulu was how hard it was to find an authentic Hawaiian restaurant or cuisine like they grew up loving. In 1989, the year of their relocation, there were only a couple Hawaiian restaurants in the area […]
Mother’s Day Scavenger Hunt
UPDATE – MAY 7, 2021: If the rock was taken from the location, still take a picture of you at the venue. IT WILL STILL COUNT as an entry. Some participants are not replacing the rock, which isn’t very neighborly. In recognition of Mother’s Day, the Lynnwood Times will host a family-friendly adventure. Participants will […]
Snohomish likely to revert to Phase 2 next week
UPDATES 1:56 p.m. May 1, 2021: Mukilteo School District has confirmed that in-person instruction will still continue unless directed otherwise. However, Athletics may be impacted. 9:15 p.m. April 28, 2021: Washington Education Association President, Larry Delaney, has confirmed that he doesn’t see a change to current school operations if the county were to revert to […]
Local homemade birdbaths for Mother’s Day
Mukilteo, Wash., – A Mukilteo resident found a unique way to grow closer to her community during the pandemic- crafting and selling homemade birdbaths. Last spring, when nearly everything shut down across the state following a stay-at-home order, Marylin Blackburn found herself looking for things to do. She settled on an idea; drawing inspiration from […]
