2025 Transportation Recap: New Major Infrastructure Advances in Snohomish County
In 2025, Snohomish County and surrounding areas saw significant strides in transportation infrastructure amid ongoing funding challenges. Below are some of the highlights of 2025 regarding major transportation stories. Port of Everett’s New Marina Fuel Dock Now Open The Port of Everett’s new 500-foot Marina Fuel Dock, costing $8.1 million, is now open after replacing […]
Cascade Symphony launches 64th season on Nov. 13
EDMONDS—The Cascade Symphony Orchestra continues its 64th season on Thursday, November 13, at 7pm, with its Fall Chamber Music Concert at the Edmonds Waterfront Center. Edward Benyas, Cascade Symphony’s Executive Director, says “the concert will present a wide array of classical music for ensembles including piano, woodwind, brass, string and percussion instruments.” The program is bookended by […]
Washington residential construction permits down to 2013 levels
[The Center Square] – The number of residential construction permits issued in Washington state has fallen to 2013 levels, according to a new revenue forecast put out by the state Economic and Revenue Forecast Council. Builder industry advocates argue that the downward trend is due to a combination of state and local policies around housing, along with long-term […]
September 11: The day that changed America
On September 11, 2001, 19 men associated with the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda hijacked four commercial airplanes – two were crashed into the World Trade Center, one crashed in the Pentagon and the other crashed just outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania. A total of 2,996 people were killed by this terrorist attack on the U.S. mainland. As […]
Edmonds’ Cascade Symphony Orchestra is committed to keeping classical music affordable
EDMONDS—At Cascade Symphony Orchestra in Edmonds, Snohomish County residents can catch breath-taking performances of the works of Beethoven, Strauss, and Wagner for a fraction of the price of major symphony tickets and without having to catch the light rail or combat interstate gridlock. The Symphony, which performs at the Edmonds Center for the Arts (seating […]
Nubian Jam 2025: Celebrating fellowship and community connectedness
EVERETT—Thousands of people gathered throughout the day at Forest Park in Everett for the 33rd annual Nubian Jam hosted by the Snohomish County Black Heritage Committee (SCBHC) on Saturday, July 26, 2025, to celebrate African and African American culture. “This is a time of fellowship, a time for connecting and a time for family; it’s a time to show […]
Boeing begins production on the game-changing 777-8 Freighter, set to revolutionize cargo operations
EVERETT—Boeing, the aerospace juggernaut of American ingenuity, marked the start of its 777-8 Freighter production by drilling the first hole in the aircraft’s wing spar at its Everett site in Washington on Monday, July 21. Casey McDowell operated the controls that drilled the first hole into a wing spar for the first 777-8 Freighter. “You […]
Joint Session: Cannabis lobby to come in full force to push councilmembers to allow its sales in Lynnwood
LYNNWOOD—The Cannabis lobby will front-and-center pushing for retail cannabis at Monday’s Lynnwood City Council Work Session on July 7, 2025, at 6 p.m. at City Hall. The Council will also hear from staff about implementing an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging fee for city-provided EV stations. Lynnwood’s Electric Vehicle and Charging Infrastructure Program and Ordinance for Public […]
“Love, Equally” public exhibit celebrating marriage equality comes to Everett
EVERETT—The City of Everett becomes the first in Snohomish County, and the third in the state, to host “Love, Equally,” a public exhibit celebrating marriage equality. On display in the Everett Municipal Building, located at 2930 Wetmore Avenue, from Wednesday, June 18 until September, residents can appreciate and learn more about the history and stories […]
WSNIA awards Larsen 2024 Congressional Member of the Year Award
MARYSVILLE—The Washington State Narcotics Investigators Association (WSNIA) presented its 2024 Congressional Member of the Year Award on Friday, January 17, to Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) for supporting the efforts of Washington’s 16 multi-jurisdictional drug task forces (MJTFs) in combating the opioid and fentanyl crisis. This marks the first time WSNIA has given an award to […]
