Edmonds News

The popular Edmonds Rotary Waterfront Festival is just around the corner, which means summer's in sight, right? This year's festival, which begins Friday and continues through Sunday, is special because it's the 25th anniversary.

Summer doesn't officially begin until June 20, but now that Memorial Day has come and gone it sure feels like summer has arrived.

The Papery , which opened in 1986 at 412 Main St. in Edmonds, is having a grand reopening all this weekend.

Daryll Marshall-Inman, an Edmonds resident and chiropractor by trade, wanted to be part of the frozen yogurt craze so started SWIRL, a yogurt shop in Lake Forest Park Towne Centre on March 22 of this year.

Renton artist Richard Hestekind and Katrina Harris, with the Edmonds Parks Department beautification program, install a stone fountain in front of the Old Milltown building in Edmonds.

These kids can swing. Saturday's annual Edmonds Jazz Festival , presented by the Rotary Club of Edmonds Daybreakers, made that clear.

Lt. David Johnson had a bachelor of science degree and 2nd Lt. Travis Morgado had a civil engineering degree.

Congratulations to Edmonds' popular Marina Beach Park , which was the top choice in our most recent Best of Edmonds Patch contest.

An Army team moves a transfer case containing the remains of 2nd Lt. Travis Morgado Thursday at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.

Another great thing about Edmonds is that it's close to Woodinville wine country.

A man, a woman, and a service dog were rescued from a sinking sailboat late Thursday night about a mile from the Mukilteo Ferry Dock.

Al Rutledge, a familiar face around Edmonds and perennial candidate for Edmonds City Council, is passionate at the Edmonds Log Cabin , the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce's official visitor center at 120 Fifth Ave.

After a promising day today, beware the fickle Northwest weather. A nice day for outdoor fun is anticipated Saturday, but things begin to get iffy from there.

The North Sound SeaWolves FC put together a solid defensive effort but was unable to finish, losing to the Washington Crossfire 1-0 in a Premier Development League match Wednesday at Redmond High School.

Cole Gallery in Edmonds is now featuring two artists. International award winning oil artists Mark Boyle and Michele Usibelli showcase their recent travels through Europe, the Pacific Northwest and beyond with stunning new pieces filled with life, light, and movement.

Want to go behind the scenese and help with this year's version of the Edmonds Museum Summer Market? Volunteer opportunities are now available for the summer version of the market, which runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays from June 30 to Oct.

The City is Edmonds is invited the public to the ribbon cutting of the new Hazel Miller Plaza at Old Milltown, Fifth Avenue South and Maple Street.

With private stores getting ready to enter to the liquor business in Washington, the state Liquor Control Board has released a schedule of several dozen liquor stores that it will close next week.

Memorial Day is Monday and events are planned throughout Snohomish County to honor those who died serving our country.

The Edmonds Chamber of Commerce has announced that Iditarod veteran and Edmonds native Jan Steves has been named 2012 grand marshal of An Edmonds Kind of Fourth Parade.