Edmonds Beacon

02/14/2025

A new exhibition at Cascadia Art Museum, “Silent Songs: The Photography of Johsel Namkung,” will rekindle or create a love of photography. Namkung was a Korean-born Northwest …

02/14/2025

City hires PR firm for $64K to advise on fire annexation: https://loom.ly/u-urp98

Education or advocacy? That was foremost in mind during Tuesday’s City Council meeting when City Attorney Jeff Taraday addressed councilmembers during a training session on elected …

02/14/2025

State Qualifiers 113 Jude Haines 1st 144 Dylan Rice 1st 175 Ever Yamada 1st 120 Hollender Lynch 2nd 165 Nate Schlack 2nd 190 Carmelo Larocca 2nd 215 Alex White 2nd 285 Edson Belizaire 2nd 106 Izzy …

02/14/2025

Construction company opens new headquarters in Shoreline https://loom.ly/RiEQwK8

On Feb. 5, Irons Brothers Construction had the grand opening of its new headquarters, the Irons Design Build Center in Shoreline. Irons Brothers Construction was established in 1999. …

02/13/2025

Rick Steves interview: Back to the past

Edmonds’ most well-known personality, Rick Steves, has written guidebooks offering travel tips for popular European tourist hubs and lesser-known locales far from the madding crowds. …

02/13/2025

Julia Reuble, Meadowdale High School’s new softball coach, says coaching and teaching go hand in hand. “Just like how students in the classroom have different learning styles and …

02/13/2025

Feb. 15-16 at the ECA.

Olympic Ballet Theatre (OBT) continues its 2024-25 season with “Debuts,” showcasing new …

02/12/2025

Brendan Anderson and Evan Fulton, both Edmonds students, served as a pages recently in the state House of Representatives. Both were sponsored by Rep. Strom Peterson (D-Edmonds). Anderson is the …

02/12/2025

New at Graphite Arts Center

The Gallery at Graphite’s “NuDNW” exhibit is a sequel to the “NuD” exhibit in January 2023. “NuDNW” explores the variety and beauty of the n**e figure in …

02/12/2025

Guest View editorial.

As a result of recent Washington State legislation, Edmonds is required to change residential zoning by June 30. The City may choose to include “built-green” incentives while making these …

02/12/2025

Coming Feb. 22. Featuring Nikki & The Fast Times

Local band Nikki & the Fast Times will perform in a benefit, ’80s-style concert for the Edmonds-Woodway class of 2025’s Safe and Sober Grad Night celebration. It will …

02/12/2025

From a biz owner in Mukilteo, as reported in an upcoming issue of our sister publication.

“There’s nothing kitschy or fun about Mukilteo right now, and we should be. We’re a coastal city, and it’s a cute little one, too. It’s not like Edmonds, where it’s saturated with humans."

02/12/2025

If you’ve spent any time on social media, your algorithm has possibly made you aware of so-called First Amendment audits. A person, typically male, will stand in front of a business, …

02/11/2025

Sail on, sail on sailor...

Washington State Ferries reports that a U.S. Coast Guard rule to replace gender titles for certain officers and rating endorsements took effect last month. This change is part of their …

02/11/2025

Starting today, regular Tuesday Edmonds City Council meetings will be called to order at 6 pm and are scheduled to adjourn at 9 pm. This change was approved by council at the suggestion of Council President Neil Tibbott.

“Consistent schedule expectations” for councilmembers, City staff, and public viewers was one of Tibbott’s reasons to advocate for this change.

“There has been an increase to extra or special meetings needed for council, and these meetings have usually been added before the regular meeting with varied start times.”

Tibbott intends to try to reduce these extra meetings, and to schedule any necessary after the regular meeting adjourns at 9 pm.

Regular City Council meetings are held on the first, second, and fourth Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in a hybrid format: in person at the City Council Chambers located at 250 5th Avenue North, available via Zoom, livestreamed on the city website, and viewable on television cable channels 21 or 39.

Meeting agendas and Zoom links can be found on the city website

02/10/2025

Time to log off

This bike rider displayed his skills on the Olympic Beach logs and rocks.

"He kept going from log to log," said Lee Lageschulte, who took the photo. "Amazing."

02/09/2025

Wintergrass Music Festival preview in Edmonds.

After a five-year hiatus, the Wintergrass Festival Preview returned to Edmonds on Sunday, Feb. 2. Sponsored by the Edmonds Arts Commission and the Edmonds Library, those at the free event at the library …

02/08/2025

A City of Edmonds employee arrested for manslaughter died by su***de almost a month ago, according to the Snohomish County Medical Examiner's Office. Kylie Joel Hatch, 47, died Jan. 12 at …