My Everett News

The first 787 to be delivered to launch customer All Nippon Airways is set to take off from Paine Field Everett this morning at 6:30am. You can see the first flight by clicking here. The question now becomes, when will the 787 program become profitable? Dominic Gates has a story in The Seattle Times this […]

For years AM/PM convenience stores prided themselves on having lower gas prices than their competitors by never accepting credit cards. Recently AM/PM stations in the Everett area began changing their signage to show two different price points. One for cash and another for credit cards. There is a price difference of 10 cents per gallon […]

A little rain and wind won’t stop the delivery ceremony this morning for the Boeing 787. Click here to be taken to the live webcast. [ad#Google Adsense]

I’m hearing various reports of power outages in Everett and the surrounding area from today’s wind storms. Crews are being dispatched and are at work. If you need to call the Snohomish PUD to report a power outage, the number to call is (425) 783-1001. Snohomish PUD also has a list of resources on what […]

Here’s the official word from Boeing on the signing and what happens next… Boeing, ANA Complete Contractual Delivery of First 787 Dreamliner EVERETT, Wash., Sept. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and ANA have signed the formal documents completing the contractual delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner. Celebrations to mark this historic milestone begin […]

Last month we told you about the death of an infant from whooping cough. Now the Snohomish Health District is reporting that cases of whooping cough have tripled this year over last. Of this year’s total ill to date, 12 were infants 0-12 months, 14 were young children ages 1-5 years, 31 were children 6-17 […]

The Everett coho derby is the largest coho derby on the west coast. Hundreds of anglers on expected on the water around Port Gardner Bay and the Snohomish River as the 18th annual Everett Coho Derby takes place today and tomorrow. Co-sponsored by the Everett Steelhead and Salmon Club and the Snohomish Sportsmen’s Club, the […]

While the Everett Silvertips radio broadcasts are usually on KRKO AM 1380, because of High School Football, the game is live tonight on KRKO’s new sister station KKXA at AM 1520. A tape delay will be on KRKO after the Football Game. You can also click here to listen to the game live online. [ad#Google […]

I had a chance yesterday to hear Reuben Miller, who reviews job applications for the Boeing company, speak to students at the Washington Aerospace Training and Research Center at Paine Field. (I’ve been taking classes there and confirmed that I have very poor mechanical aptitude) Miller was speaking to students completing the Aerospace Assembly Mechanic […]

The movers are packing up the desks and filing cabinets and moving the former Everett Chamber of Commerce out of Comcast Arena Everett, south to the offices of Economic Alliance Snohomish County on 134th Street SW. Mike Palacios, Property Manager for the City of Everett, confirmed to me that the Everett Chamber used a clause […]