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The playground in Kiwanis Park, located at 36th & Rockefeller, is now closed for construction. The City of Everett plans to re-open the park over a year later, in winter 2025. The playground has exceeded the city’s life-cycle standard, so replacement is necessary. The renovation work includes the demolition of the existing playground, removal of […]

Enjoy these last few days of sun, because we all know the rain is coming. Everett Utilities will hold its popular rain barrel sale on Saturday, October 12 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. To purchase a ready-made barrel, visit the Everett Public Works building at 3200 Cedar Street. The price is $65, includes sales […]

The 529 overnight bridge 4-month lane reduction, which was slated to be finished in early October has been extended to at least mid-November. During the Everett City Council meeting last night, Jennifer Gregerson, Everett’s Government Affairs Director, updated the council on the delay. She mentioned WSDOT experienced unexpected mechanical challenges and additional steel work. Apparently […]

The Port of Everett has earned international recognition for two of its major economic and environmental projects, receiving two Excellence in Economic Development Awards from the International Economic Development Council. The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) is a national non-profit organization that leads the future of economic development as an essential, valued profession that fosters […]

Immediately following the national Presidential Debate, Washington held a Governor’s Debate between Bob Ferguson and Dave Reichert. Dave Reichert worked as a US Representative in CD 8 for fourteen years and was the King County Sheriff for eight years, and, famously, helped solve the Green River Killer case. Bob Ferguson has been Washington’s Attorney General […]

Everett City Traffic Engineer, Corey Hert, shared photos of what used to be a bus stop and traffic pole at the corner of 16th and Broadway in front of Country Farms Everett. It appears that the driver hit the pole, went through the bus stop and metal sculpture, then the pole fell on top of […]

Executive Dave Somers presented his proposed 2025-26 biennial budget to the Snohomish County Council Wednesday morning. This is the first biennial county budget, and it focuses on sustaining core services and avoiding cuts to staff or programs, even as costs outpace government funding and federal recovery dollars end. The proposed budget including all funds is […]

On August 26, the Port of Everett hosted a delegation from Port of Nagoya, Japan on the last stop of their international tour, that included Panama and the Port of Los Angeles. While in Everett, the Japanese delegation met with local aerospace partners, took a harbor tour of the Port of Everett Seaport, and visited […]

The Port of Everett received a $4.3 million grant from the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to support the electrification of its international seaport. This grant money will be used to help fund a $5.8 million project to construct its charging infrastructure at the Port’s South Terminal, procure its first zero-emission yard trucks and […]

Local Initiative Support Corporation – Puget Sound (LISC) has won a VISION 2050 Award from the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) for their work on the Casino Road Economic Agenda. LISC Puget Sound partnered with Casino Road Connects and Village on Casino Road, with funding from Kaiser Permanente. The VISION 2050 Awards celebrate progress to […]