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Business
Boeing engineers' union bargaining team endorses 4 year contract
SPEEA's bargaining team unanimously endorsed Boeing's four-year contract offer covering 17,000 engineers and technical workers, delivering a 29.4% wage-pool increase, $9,000 in Boeing stock per worker and reduced mandatory overtime as the deal moves toward a membership ratification vote before an Aug. 22 deadline.
Business
Boeing engineers' union bargaining team endorses 4 year contract
SPEEA's bargaining team unanimously endorsed Boeing's four-year contract offer covering 17,000 engineers and technical workers, delivering a 29.4% wage-pool increase, $9,000 in Boeing stock per worker and reduced mandatory overtime as the deal moves toward a membership ratification vote before an Aug. 22 deadline.
Business
Boeing engineers' union bargaining team endorses 4 year contract
SPEEA's bargaining team unanimously endorsed Boeing's four-year contract offer covering 17,000 engineers and technical workers, delivering a 29.4% wage-pool increase, $9,000 in Boeing stock per worker and reduced mandatory overtime as the deal moves toward a membership ratification vote before an Aug. 22 deadline.
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Sports
Everett's Mike Price headlines Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame class
The Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame will induct seven individuals and the Archbishop Murphy boys soccer dynasty at a Sept. 23 banquet at Angel of the Winds Arena, with Everett High grad and former WSU football coach Mike Price headlining the class.
Waterfront
Music at the Marina returns with 9 Thursday night concerts
The Everett Music Initiative's free Music at the Marina concert series returns for an expanded 2026 season with nine Thursday-night shows at Port Gardner Landing, starting Thursday, July 2, and running through Thursday, August 27.
Education
Everett schools' planned Sept. 2 start for 2026-27 remain tentative
Everett Public Schools' anticipated 2026-27 start dates — September 2 for grades 1-12 and September 8 for kindergarten — remain unchanged but unofficial as collective bargaining continues this summer.
Education
9 Snohomish County high school graduates earn Coast Guard credentials with job offers in hand
Nine high school students graduated June 10 from Snohomish County's first Maritime Vessel Operations program, earning Coast Guard-recognized credentials and entry-level eligibility for U.S. merchant vessels, with several already hired by local employers.
Community
Kayak Point Park road reopens July 1 after 4 month closure
Kayak Point Park's day-use access road reopens Wednesday, July 1, just before the Fourth of July weekend, after months of Phase 2 construction closed vehicle access; the Port of Everett's 10th Street Boat Launch remains available as an alternate for county park pass holders.
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Roveena Chand Jassal
Roveena Chand Jassal is the editor of the Cascadia Wire Network, producing community relevant news for residents living in the Portland and Seattle suburbs.
Roveena Chand Jassal
Roveena Chand Jassal is the editor of the Cascadia Wire Network, producing community relevant news for residents living in the Portland and Seattle suburbs.
Roveena Chand Jassal
Roveena Chand Jassal is the editor of the Cascadia Wire Network, producing community relevant news for residents living in the Portland and Seattle suburbs.
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City & County
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Everett home prices fall as Snohomish County inventory increases
Snohomish County's combined median home price fell 6% to $719,000 in July while inventory jumped 35% year over year, with Everett seeing 477 active listings and a 3.6% drop in average sales price as mortgage rates above 6.5% suppress buyer activity.
City & County
Everett air quality deemed unhealthy levels through Thursday
Wildfire smoke from Spokane-area fires is expected to degrade Snohomish County air quality to unhealthy levels from Tuesday through Tuesday, Aug. 4–6, prompting a National Weather Service alert and joint health agency advisory urging Everett residents to limit outdoor activity and seek filtered indoor air.
Local Government
Local Government
Local Government
Local Government
Everett sales tax could hit 10% as council meets
The Snohomish County Council holds a public hearing Aug. 12 on a 0.1% sales tax that would push Everett's combined rate to 10%, while the Everett City Council meets the same evening for final votes on pier removal, a Harborview Park gazebo and the Everett 2044 comprehensive plan resolution.
Local Government
Snohomish County public safety sales tax advances to Aug. 12
The Snohomish County Council approved three amendments to a proposed 0.1% public safety sales tax on July 22, setting up a final vote Aug. 12 that would push Everett's combined sales tax rate to 10%.
Waterfront
Waterfront
Waterfront
Waterfront
Teen turned tall-ship crew member eyes maritime career
A 19-year-old from South Everett's Casino Road neighborhood went from shy first-time sailor to paid crew member aboard the historic schooner Adventuress through the Everett at Sea program, a partnership between Connect Casino Road and Sound Experience that sends underserved youth on free sailing expeditions each summer.
Waterfront
45 teens explore maritime careers at Port of Everett
About 45 Boys & Girls Clubs teens will spend Friday, Aug. 7, at the Port of Everett waterfront touring the port, hearing from maritime professionals and sailing the historic schooner Adventuress in a first-time career exploration day.
Business
Business
Business
Business
Boeing engineers' union bargaining team endorses 4 year contract
SPEEA's bargaining team unanimously endorsed Boeing's four-year contract offer covering 17,000 engineers and technical workers, delivering a 29.4% wage-pool increase, $9,000 in Boeing stock per worker and reduced mandatory overtime as the deal moves toward a membership ratification vote before an Aug. 22 deadline.
Business
North Everett Goodwill closing Aug. 14 after 42 years
Evergreen Goodwill will permanently close its North Everett thrift store at 3002 Hoyt Ave. on Aug. 14 after 42 years, citing financial performance; 13 workers are affected and the nonprofit-owned building has no announced future use.
Sports
Sports
Sports
Sports
AquaSox trio earns 3 July awards on same day
Catcher Luke Stevenson, reliever Reid Easterly and outfielder Korbyn Dickerson each earned official monthly awards for July 2026, all announced Wednesday, Aug. 5 — a rare triple honor for the defending Northwest League champion AquaSox.
Sports
AquaSox bring Margaritaville Night to Funko Field on Aug. 15
The Everett AquaSox host Margaritaville Night on Saturday, Aug. 15, featuring Jimmy Buffett-themed jerseys, a free Hawaiian shirt giveaway for the first 1,000 fans, and a pre-game Trop-Rock band at Funko Field.
Community
Community
Community
Community
Fresh Paint Festival returns to downtown Everett
Schack Art Center's free Fresh Paint Festival returns to Hoyt Avenue in downtown Everett on Aug. 15–16 with more than 120 artists, live glassblowing, entertainment and family activities.
Community
New utility murals add color to Everett Station District corners
Stations Unidos unveiled two artist-designed vinyl wraps on utility boxes in the Everett Station District on Aug. 3, 2026, funded by a City of Everett Cultural Arts Commission grant and partnerships with Snohomish County PUD, Ziply Fiber, and local installer Vinyl Lab Wraps.
Education
Education
Education
Education
EvCC students guaranteed admission to Western Washington University
Everett Community College students who earn a transfer associate degree with a 2.5 GPA are guaranteed admission to Western Washington University under a deal in place since October 2025, with a waived application fee and immediate scholarship eligibility.
Education
Only 19% of Washington IEP students connect with adult services after school
Statewide data from the Center for Change in Transition Services shows the vast majority of Washington students with IEPs leave school without connecting to adult agencies, a gap that has direct implications for Everett Public Schools' 2,900-plus special education students and their families heading into the 2026-27 school year.
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