Jim Smith elected as Lynnwood’s City Council Vice President

By Noel Pai-Young | Lynnwood Times Staff LYNNWOOD, WASH., January 12, 2021 – At last night’s Lynnwood City Council Business Meeting, Lynnwood resident and Position 4 Councilmember Jim Smith was elected as the new City Council Vice President with a 4-3 vote. Councilmember Julieta Altamirano-Crosby nominated former 2020 Council Vice-President Shannon Sessions for the very […]
City Council celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

Lynnwood City Council celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and a century of women’s voting rights By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff At the September 28 business meeting, the Lynnwood City Council voted (5-2) and approved to allocate half of the recently awarded additional CARES Act funding to the Lynnwood Food Bank. Councilmembers Ian Cotton and […]
Lynnwood & Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico friendship

Lynnwood and Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico form friendshipBy: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff The city of Lynnwood has confirmed a new friendship with the City of Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico. On Monday, September 14, Lynnwood city officials engaged in a virtual Friendship City Ceremony with Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico, appointing it as Lynnwood’s newest sister city. Lynnwood […]
Tia Lety Tamaleria y Taqueria Mexican Restaurant serves their community

By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Ever since the coronavirus crisis was declared a pandemic back in mid-March, the Lynnwood Food Bank has been experiencing a surge of demand for food assistance, rising at an extraordinary rate, just as the food bank is being simultaneously struck by shortages of volunteer workers. Owners of Tia Lety Tamaleria y […]
Council to attempt an override of Mayor’s veto

By Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Times Staff On June 6, it was brought to the attention of the Lynnwood Times that Councilman George Hurst will bring a motion for a vote to override Mayor Nicola Smith’s veto of Ordinance 3358 that the City Council approved on May 26 by a 4-3 vote to end the […]