On February 21st, nurses at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with their employer, making strides in their goal of improving patient safety, plus improving nurse staffing, retention, recruitment as a result of their 5-day winter strike. “When we went out on strike in November, we were united in identifying better […]
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Navy Hosting Public Meetings For Next Gen Frigates Coming to Everett
February 9, 2024
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As we reported in June, 2021, Everett was designated as the Navy’s future homeport for up to 12 next generation of guided missile frigates (Constellation-class). The first ship wouldn’t arrive until 2028, but personnel and facilities would arrive in 2026. As part of the environmental assessment process, the Navy is inviting the public to attend […]
Snohomish County 2023 Annual Report Breaks Down Accomplishments
January 31, 2024
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Snohomish County Executive, Dave Somers, released the Snohomish County’s 2023 Annual report, which provides a nice breakdown of accomplishments last year. The report breaks down accomplishments by department. We break down the highlights in case you don’t have time to read the full report. Scroll down to read it all, or click on the shortcut […]
Everett to Receive $9.5 Million in Opioid Epidemic Settlement
January 24, 2024
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Washington’s Attorney General Ferguson announced a $149.5 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over the opioid epidemic that has been devastating local communities. Everett will receive $9.5 million and Snohomish County will see a total of $58.4 million. Johnson & Johnson must pay the full amount within 21 days of the deal being ratified by […]
Bye Bye MYMYTOYSTORE
January 22, 2024
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Due to a water pipe burst and a depressed economy, MYMYTOYSTORE in downtown Everett is shutting down permanently. When we interviewed the owner in 2022, he was running a toy store on 1806 Hewitt in downtown Everett. In 2023 after struggling through the pandemic years and decrease in demand for action figures, Tommy Harrison decided […]
Game, Set, Match: Picklelball Beats Out Movie Theater in Everett Riverfront
January 18, 2024
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As we reported in November, the Everett City Council was presented with a development agreement amendment to swap out a proposed cinema at the Riverfront Development with a pickleball and food facility. Last night the City Council voted unanimously to approve the proposal. In support of the vote, several pickleball enthusiasts from Marysville, Mill Creek, […]
Everett City Council Approves Waits Motel Purchase
January 11, 2024
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In a unanimous vote, the city’s Waits Motel purchase is officially a done deal. As mentioned in previous reporting, the agreement was already signed between the City of Everett and the building owner, but there was a stipulation that the deal was pending city council approval. With the Everett City Council’s approval, the deal moves […]
Nurses At Providence Vote Against Tentative Agreement But Also Reject Going On Strike
December 17, 2023
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This was posted to the UFCW3000 website this weekend. MyEverettNews.com has reached out to spokespeople on both sides for more specifics and will post that information when it is received. – LD Today, December 15, nurses have spoken and have rejected the tentative agreement by a 51% (463 out of 893 cast ballots) and have […]
Directory Gives You Opportunity To Shop Favorite Everett Farmers Market Vendors For Holiday Gifts
December 11, 2023
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While there may not be a pop-up market in December, there’s still a way to shop your favorite vendor from this year’s Everett Farmers Market. Here’s how in a reminder from the managers of the Everett Farmers Market posted on social media that we thought we’d pass along here… The Everett Farmers Market 2023 Season […]
Chick-fil-A On Everett Mall Way Now Open In Everett, Washington
December 7, 2023
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They cut the ribbon on Tuesday and then at 6:30 AM today the new Chick-fil-A at 1124 SE Everett Mall Way in south Everett, Washington opened to the public. Brandon Ediger is the independent franchised Owner-Operator of Chick-fil-A Everett Mall. He had this to say after the ribbon cutting on Tuesday. We’re excited to serve […]
February 26, 2024
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