COMMENTARY: Lynnwood Needs More Places Worth Caring About
It’s easy to understand why so many people feel overwhelmed right now. The problems are large, constant, and impossible to ignore. Every day brings another crisis, delivered to our phones with all the subtlety of a fire alarm. Faced with that kind of scale, it is easy to freeze and wonder what meaningful change any […]
Bold moves in housing for 2025: Hope, trauma, and action
In 2025, Snohomish County faced the stark realities of Washington’s escalating housing crisis while communities pursued innovative solutions. Below are the highlights of our housing coverage in 2025. The ‘Housing Governor,’ Ferguson goes all in with a bold $244 million plan to tackle Washington’s housing crisis On December 18, 2025, Governor Bob Ferguson announced a $244 […]
Habitat for Humanity’s Bayside Home complete and sold to Habitat Homebuyers
EVERETT—Habitat for Humanity Snohomish County’s brand-new Bayside Home, located just North of downtown Everett, has recently been sold to a Habitat homebuyer family the very same month construction reached completion. “Thanks to your support and the many contributions from our community, we were able to hand over a set of keys that will open the […]
Habitat for Humanity repair’s Brier couple’s “forever home”
BRIER, Wash, January 13, 2022 – Dee Grayson, 77, and her husband have lived in their “forever home” for 31 years – a gorgeous pink Victorian house named “Brier Rose.” The Grayson family have always loved their home and community, but after suffering some tragedies, risked losing it all if it weren’t for the efforts […]
