No, it’s not afraid of the rain, this 2 ton bronze sculpture of a Grizzly Bear by Lorenzo E. Ghiglieri is waiting for workers to finish a rockery around its base. The Brown Bear Car Wash has been a fixture in Everett at 36th andBroadway for years. The Grizzly was commissioned by the Odermat family […]
Archive | January, 2011
People against commercial flights at Paine Field meet Sunday.
January 21, 2011
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Save Our Communities is having their annual meeting this Sunday. Here’s the lowdown… Dear Friends, We’re excited to announce our annual meeting and election of officers for the coming year. We spent the past year creating media tools and strategies for our community to respond to the FAA in case they determine that expanding Paine […]
Everett Requests Funding for Cameras that can yell at criminals.
January 20, 2011
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The City of Everett is asking the State for nearly $300,000.00 to put cameras in both city and county parks to deter vandalism. The interesting thing is when you look at the requirements one of them is voice deterrence. I guess that way the camera operator can shout things like “Hey you kids stop doing […]
The kids take over KRKO Radio
January 20, 2011
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According to a recent filing, Art and Marianne Skotdal, have turned over control of SR Broadcasting, parent company of KRKO to their sons, Andy and Craig Skotdal. Click Here to see the legal notice. Art Skotdal originally bought KRKO in partnership with local car dealer Roy Robinson back in the late 80s. He later bought […]
Shooting on Casino Road
January 19, 2011
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Everett Police locked down nearby schools for about half an hour this morning as they searched for a suspect following a report of a shooting at the Victoria Park apartments at 1001 W. Casino Road. Right now major crimes detectives are awaiting a search warrant to enter an apartment and process the scene. UPDATE 1:36pm. […]
Is Sue Sylvester taking over Comcast Arena Saturday?
January 18, 2011
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It’s 9am Saturday, do you know where your teenage son is spending the day? He might be at Comcast Arena Everett watching as hundreds of happy, peppy, spirited cheerleaders descend on downtown for the State Cheerleading championships. While it may be easy to poke fun at this, it is nice to see the building used […]
Public meeting next Monday about Everett Hazards
January 17, 2011
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Public invited to discuss risks and hazards relating to emergency management in Everett EVERETT – The Everett Office of Emergency Management invites you to The Hazard Mitigation Plan steering committee public meeting from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at the South Police Precinct (1121 SE Everett Mall Way) in Everett. Topics will include a […]
Flooding not as troubling as Earthquake or Fire to Everett residents
January 17, 2011
With the 10th Anniversary of the 6.8 Nisqually Earthquake coming up next month (Feb. 28th), I thought I’d take a peek into Everett’s emergency prepardness. First thing I found interesting is that in the City of Everett’s Hazard Mitigation Plan. (287 pages of very interesting information) the public perceived the largest dangers to be Earthquake, […]
Dozens of women sleeping outside Everett Jail
January 15, 2011
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Don’t worry, Justin Bieber wasn’t locked up. The jail happens to be across the street from Comcast Arena where the annual wedding dress dash is set to take place at 8am this morning. The event is a fundraiser for Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation and is presented by Bellevue radio station MOVIN92.5. By 6 o’clock […]
Local Team on a bigger stage – Everett Silvertips on Fox Sports NW
January 14, 2011
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Tonight the Everett Silvertips will be getting some exposure all across Northwest Washington and BC on Fox Sports Northwest (soon to be ROOT Sports). The game is on channel 30 on Comcast, channel 426 on Dish Network and channel 687 on Direct TV and will feature the Everett Silvertips going against the Seattle Thunderbirds live […]
January 22, 2011
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