Behind the scenes, Ferguson backed bill to cap rent increases for months

My Edmonds News 5/1 5:10A MyEdmondsNews

State Sen. Yasmin Trudeau, one of the chief architects of legislation to cap rent hikes across Washington, says Gov. Bob Ferguson’s team has made clear to lawmakers since the second...

Reader view/opinion: The seismic hazard elephant at our waterfront

My Edmonds News 4/30 8:05A MyEdmondsNews

In 2015, my last year as a Council member, a presentation was made to Council outlining the Seismic Hazard Area at the Edmonds Waterfront. It’s huge, even larger than I...

Community invited to school district STEM Expo at Mountlake Terrace HS May 1

My Edmonds News 4/30 7:58A MyEdmondsNews

The community is invited to annual Edmonds School District STEM Expo 2025 from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, May 1 at Mountlake Terrace High School. Students in grades 4-12 from across the...

Washington State Ferries to detail summer service during May 21- 22 online community meetings

My Edmonds News 4/30 6:13A MyEdmondsNews

As Washington State Ferries (WSF) expands its service for the busy summer season, it will host two virtual community meetings in May to provide updates and answer questions. At the...

Thousands of Washington state workers lose out on wage hikes

My Edmonds News 4/30 6:02A Nick Ng

Nearly 5,300 state government and community college employees in Washington won’t be getting a 3% pay raise in July when most other state workers will. That’s because those members of...

Edmonds Historical Museum Summer Market opens Saturday

My Edmonds News 4/30 5:57A MyEdmondsNews

The Edmonds Historical Museum Summer Market opens this Saturday, May 3, with approximately 90 vendors bringing their fresh produce, farm-raised meats, freshly caught fish, baked goods, flowers and more. Not...

Midweek Roundup: Nervous

Seattle Transit Blog 4/30 12:31A Nathan Dickey

10 days  until the  Downtown Redmond Link Extension opens on May 10. Sound Transit has more opening day details . Seattle ST3 Project Updates: The Sound Transit Board is still nervous about the cost of the West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions...

Jet City Roller Derby: A safe place to land

My Edmonds News 4/29 11:06A MyEdmondsNews

When life as I knew it imploded, roller derby was my constant. Snohomish County’s Jet City Roller Derby welcomed this wayward skater into their community with open arms and a...

Letter to the editor: Stop planned overdevelopment of our neighborhoods

My Edmonds News 4/29 10:34A MyEdmondsNews

Editor: Last week’s Planning Board meeting was a packed house, with speakers requesting that the board and staff only implement the state’s minimum requirements to comply with housing legislation due...

House of Wisdom students and tutors of the month for April 2025

My Edmonds News 4/28 7:44A Nick Ng

The My Neighborhood News Network has launched a partnership with the House of Wisdom, a Lynnwood-based nonprofit supporting immigrant students. Monthly, we will be featuring students and tutors in the...

Washington lawmakers close out session, sending budgets to governor

My Edmonds News 4/28 5:09A Nick Ng

This year’s 105-day Washington state legislative session was in many ways a trudge. There was a multibillion-dollar budget deficit to solve. Sharp debate on parental rights and capping rent increases....

Edmonds School Board to vote April 29 on staff cuts amid $8.5M budget shortfall

My Edmonds News 4/27 5:59A MyEdmondsNews

The Edmonds School District could be up against an $8.5 million budget deficit for the 2025-26 school year, according to early estimates released in February. The school board is scheduled...

Sunday Movies: China

Seattle Transit Blog 4/27 2:00A Mike Orr

Shenzhen Metro, staggering powerhouse. (RMTransit) Shanghai Metro, the world s largest. (RMTransit) This is an open thread.

Edmonds Police Blotter: April 16-22, 2025

My Edmonds News 4/26 5:12A Nick Ng

April 16 23900 block Highway 99: Unknown suspects tampered with a vehicle and broke a window. 7500 block 212th Street Southwest: A man was booked into Snohomish County Jail for...

Sponsor spotlight: Beck’s now offering Terramation

My Edmonds News 4/25 5:19A MyEdmondsNews

Beck s has been part of the Edmonds Community since 1951. Today, along with the traditional offerings of Funerals, Celebration of Life, Cremation and Cemetery, we also offer Terramation. Terramation is...