16 December 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County Short on Holiday Gifts

As I read through the news every morning, one thing is becoming very clear and that is that the pot hole that our economy has hit, has really affected donations and services for those the most in need.  In addition to food banks being critically low on food such as the Edmonds Food Bank that [...]

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15 December 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Snohomish county offers vouchers for free flood waste disposal

Snohomish county offers vouchers for free flood waste disposal

Snohomish County residents hit by floods this past week can dispose of water-damaged household goods free of charge at Snohomish County solid-waste facilities. The fee waiver, proposed by Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon, was approved Wednesday by the County Council. “This allows us to act quickly to provide vouchers for waste disposal,” Reardon said. “Providing [...]

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11 December 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Snohomish County residents encouraged to join emergency alert system.

We aren’t all sitting by our radios or watching TV when there is trouble in the area.  To help keep people informed of emergency and hazardous situations, residents of Snohomish County are encouraged to sign up for its emergency management alert system. Snohomish County’s Department of Emergency Management (DEM), in coordination with the county’s 911 [...]

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17 November 2010 ~ 4 Comments

Pure Clean Carpet Cleaning Wins Best of Western Washington Award

Pure Clean Carpet Cleaning Wins Best of Western Washington Award

A big congratulations to Ben and Chelsea Surdi for winning the Best Carpet Cleaning Company in Western Washington award.  I really love to see people that are out there making their businesses succeed even in today’s economy! Seattle,WA (PRWEB) November 14, 2010 Locally owned Snohomish County business Pure Clean Carpet Cleaning (http://www.purecleancarpetcleaning.com) has been awarded [...]

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22 October 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Updated Snohomish County Flood Zones

Updated Snohomish County Flood Zones

 If you live in an area along any of our rivers, you may want to pay special attention to these meetings and the new flood zone maps for Snohomish county.  These maps are used by both insurance companies and for determining building permits as well as mortgage rates and availability.  Snohomish County will host two [...]

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18 June 2009 ~ 1 Comment

Are there chickens in your neighborhood?

Are there chickens in your neighborhood?

I find it oddly coincidental that I ran across this article in the Herald about people in Snohomish county raising chickens (in the city) just a day or so after I realized that one of the houses in my neighborhood had a chicken coop tucked away along side of it. There are lots of reasons [...]

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01 June 2009 ~ 0 Comments

New parks and renovations galore in Snohomish county.

Lately it seems that there is a boom in public park development in Snohomish county.  A while back I wrote about the construction going on over at the Martha Lake Airport Park, and more developments and changes are on the way. Now they have announced two new Lynnwood area park projects.  The Stadler Ridge Park [...]

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20 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Cinebarre in Mountlake Terrace Prepares to Open!

Cinebarre in Mountlake Terrace Prepares to Open!

Check out the new movie theater in Mountlake Terrace, the Cinebarre, where you can watch a movie, drink beer and eat awesome food!

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29 October 2008 ~ 1 Comment

Everett judge refuses to allow prosecution in scalded monkey case

This is an utter outrage that the courts have not taken any action against the workers that sent a monkey through a cage cleaning machine, or the company that employs them.  Claiming that they sent the monkey through the machine is pure insanity! EVERETT — An Everett District Court judge this morning ruled against an [...]

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