My Everett News

Both branches of the Everett Public Library will be closed Monday for the Labor Day Holiday and when they do open on Tuesday, it will be under reduced hours for at least 3 months. The Everett Library Board reduced hours, trimmed staff and eliminated the bookmobile as part of Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson’s Budget Deficit […]

What would you do about the following in Everett? Street crime, mental health issues, increasing heroin use and street-corner panhandling. Earlier this year Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson formed a task force to look at these issues and more. Now its your turn to get involved. Here’s how… Community members are invited to provide input to […]

The Snohomish Health District is asking people in Everett and the surrounding communities to weigh in on whether marijuana smoke should be treated the same as cigarette smoke in public. Here are the details as provided by the Health District…   Snohomish Health District is currently seeking preliminary public comment on a proposal to adopt […]

A former Halal market at 1824 Broadway will become the first licensed retail marijuana establishment in the city of Everett. On August 14th, the Washington State Liquor Board issued the first Everett retail license to “High Society”. This morning MyEverettNews.com spoke with Neary, who is the store’s owner and she explained a bit about what […]

Great news from the Everett Public Schools Foundation on the annual school supply drive. A great success story… We did it!   Thousands of school supplies and hundreds of backpack donations later, PLUS many volunteers, EQUALS SUCCESS!   Delivery set for 1,700 filled backpacks to Everett Public Schools on Thursday, August 28th   Backpacks will […]

After a pretty amazing summer there are showers in the forecast for Labor Day Weekend. That’s just fine with the Everett Silvertips who host their annual pre-season hockey tournament featuring nine hockey games over three days in Comcast Arena at Everett. Direct from the ‘Tips, here’s what you need to know… Silvertips training camp has […]

On Monday, the City of Everett filed a lawsuit against Kimberly-Clark for failing to cover the area that formerly contained a pulp mill and paper processing plant with grass or ground cover as provided in its demolition permit. Here’s the information as provided by city spokesperson Meghan Pembroke… The City of Everett today filed a […]

This morning MyEverettNews.com was treated to a sneak peek inside the new Walmart store at the site of the old Top Foods on Everett Mall Way. The store is slated to open sometime between the 5th and 15th of September with the exact date still to be announced. We first revealed in October of 2011 […]

It’s that time of year again… The City of Everett Cultural Arts Commission invites nominations for the 2014 Mayor’s Arts Awards and the prestigious Richard Wendt Award of Excellence. The awards recognize the accomplishments of artists, arts and cultural organizations and community members committed to enriching the Everett community through the arts.   This is […]

If you’re able to help, here’s another way that ‘lil Community College in Everett, WA is helping people around the world… Everett Community College nursing students are raising money and collecting donations of supplies for the college’s fifth annual trip to the Dominican Republic to provide care for impoverished families.   Students are seeking donations […]