Trees around Avenue A gazebo felled

The trees around the Avenue A gazebo needed to come down after all.

Broadband internet gaps in county to be identified to increase services

Broadband internet may be plentiful in big cities, but rural areas still are running slower than modern standards

Suboxone clinic proposed for downtown Monroe

Facility would fill gap for recovery work with opioid-addicted patients

A proposed new site for an addiction clinic in downtown Monroe will also help East County residents with opioid dependence as far away as Index.

Monroe’s Swifts Night Out event is this Saturday

Swifts Night Out event at Frank Wagner Elementary School

Expert to present area-wide property tax effects ofSnohomish’s proposal to spur development

At the Aug. 16 City Council meeting, the Snohomish County Assessor is expected to show their office’s calculations on the tax impacts for the broader area if council proceeds with a local development tax exemption for the Midtown District

Stag barber not off hook for state's slew of fines

The state still would like the rebel barber of Avenue D to pay up a slew of fines which he’s said before are a violation of his Constitutional rights to make a living.

Lake Tye Park memorial statue "Kaci at the Bat" vandalized

Somebody broke and took half the bronze bat from the hands of a girl memorialized in the statue at Lake Tye Park

Blackman Lake under toxic algae watch

Toxic blue-green algae spotted on Blackman Lake Monday, July 25

Hyper creative: Pro graffiti artists coming to Everett to show and share their talent over four days

On Aug. 4-7, an all-day Paint Jam event is coming to Everett, bringing with it the creation of 30 new murals throughout the city

Fixes for 522 bottlenecks are being designedtoday, but actual construction timeline hazy

Progress is steadily being made behind the scenes to widen the last part of state Route 522 and completely redo the Maltby Road/Paradise Lake Road intersection to get rid of the stoplight.

New Monroe Schools superintendent may be selected this week

The school board expects to hire the district’s next superintendent this week, and the public can assist with the decision.

Meet your communities at National Night Out Aug. 2

Come see demonstrations by your police and fire departments and get to know the community better at a National Night Out event in your town and neighborhood.

Equestrians feel sidelined in newest Lord Hill Park plan

The recently released final plan for Lord Hill Regional Park, the large recreational woodland between Snohomish and Monroe, again tweaks the trail system and reverses decisions.

Lord Hill Park final plan done, weigh in July 13

The county parks department released a final plan for Lord Hill Regional Park

Council awaits clearer figures on developer exemption

SNOHOMISH MIDTOWN DISTRICT

Snohomish tops all area cities for priciest household bills

Snohomish is the 11th most expensive city within Washington for household bills

Everett’s Salty Sea Days festival has been revived for late July

A revival of Salty Sea Days

Snohomish studying the community’s highest human needs

The city’s top three human service needs are mental health care, affordable housing and food security, says a volunteer workgroup’s report.

Council pauses Midtown development tax exemption topic

The City Council on July 5 voted 5-1 to pause taking a vote on whether to give a short-term tax exemption to multi-family residential developers in the Midtown District

Snohomish evaluating adding density ,maybe annexing, in north and west

Growing the city by annexing its urban growth areas could be a real possibility coming in the next few years.