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Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Port Commission meeting covers art, music and transportation (myedmondsnews.com) — Recent Port of Edmonds decisions could significantly lower transportation impact fees for small businesses moving onto port property, potentially cutting one example from $89,000 to $14,000. Commissioners also reviewed plans for displaying historic port photos in the new administration building and discussed tracking sea level changes, including a possible Kelvin wave, as part of broader climate planning.
2. October Arts Calendar 2026 (iexaminer.org) — Edmonds art lovers can catch two new exhibits at Cascadia Art Museum, including a show on trailblazing Seattle gallerist Zoe Dusanne and a rare solo exhibition of printmaker Shiro Miyazaki. The broader October arts calendar also features dozens of visual art shows, performances, author talks, and film events across Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Portland, Vancouver, and beyond for those willing to travel.
3. Artist of the Week: Joel Patience, watercolor artist in Edmonds (seattlerefined.com) — An Edmonds-based watercolor artist, Joel Patience, shares how six decades of travel-inspired painting led to murals downtown and a long-running exhibit at the local U.S. Bank branch. He explains his unusual watercolor-on-black-paper technique, his love of starting pieces on location, and his efforts to protect his work from online image theft while exploring new ways to merchandise his art.
4. High school sports roundup for Oct. 2-3, 2026 (myedmondsnews.com) — Edmonds-Woodway teams had a strong few days, with football routing Lynnwood, girls soccer and volleyball edging Mountlake Terrace, and boys tennis dominating Archbishop Murphy. The roundup also lists detailed stats, league standings, and dates and locations for upcoming games, many hosted at Edmonds-Woodway High School or other nearby venues.
5. Community Transit celebrates 50th anniversary intimate celebration (lynnwoodtimes.com) — Community Transit's 50th anniversary celebration highlighted big changes ahead for Snohomish County riders, including a proposed merger with Everett Transit that could expand service and freeze fares there. Edmonds leaders, including Sen. Marko Liias and Councilmembers Vivian Olson and Susan Paine, joined regional officials to praise investments in cleaner buses, fare-free promotions, and future bus rapid transit lines that will benefit commuters across nearby cities.
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