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• The City and the Port, they are not one and the same

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Mar 14
  Here is a yes-or-no question that you can’t get wrong. Is the Port of Edmonds part of the City of Edmonds? Both answers are correct, up to a ...
  

• The big ones that didn’t get away

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Oct 11
  The big story at the Port of Edmonds recently has been fishing. Several weeks ago I noted that the season was expected to be good. It turns out ...
  

• The latest Harbor Square redevelopment information is now available

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Jun 07
  The most current official information about the Port’s redevelopment project at Harbor Square is now available on the web. From day one there has ...
  

• The number-one question about Harbor Square

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Feb 16
  "How I can get my name on the list for one of those new condos." This wasn't the first such phone call that we received recently, nor I ...
  

• How you can easily make a difference in your community

  By Bob McChesney - Nov 03
  It might be difficult to find a topic that the average person is less interested in than budgets. For the most part they are difficult to understan...
  

• A walk along the Edmonds waterfront is a local treat

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Sep 15
  The Edmonds waterfront just keeps getting better and better, especially for walkers. Back in 1962, when the initial section of the marina was ...
  

• Once again, it’s Waterfront Festival time at the Port of Edmonds

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Jun 02
  If prior years are any example, this weekend will be the liveliest of the year at the Port of Edmonds. It’s time for the annual Edmonds ...
  

• The Port’s wildlife program is good for us and good for them

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Apr 14
  On any given day visitors to the Port of Edmonds marina can see blue herons, bald eagles, kingfishers, terns, ducks and, of course, seagulls. ...
  

• Citizen involvement key to success of Port

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Feb 17
  This week’s column is a tribute to the hundreds of ordinary citizens who have helped the Port of Edmonds become what it is today. Many have been ...
  

• Edmonds’ Harbor Square to add two high-profile businesses

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Jan 13
  The mission—and strategic plan—of the Port of Edmonds is rooted in the concept of economic development. Locally, this means jobs and an enhanced ...
  

• How well do you know the Edmonds marina?

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Jan 31
  What is the Port of Edmonds? Almost everyone will answer that the Port is a marina and an exceptionally nice one at that. In reality the Port is ...
  

• New weight restrictions for the Port’s venerable sling launcher

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Jun 21
  The Port of Edmonds has the only public boat launching facility between Seattle's Shilshole Bay and Mukilteo. We are one of the few places on ...
  

• The Port’s Harbor Square Redevelopment brochure; a follow-up

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Mar 22
  First of all, thank you for all the thoughtful comments we received about the Harbor Square redevelopment brochure recently mailed to you. We ...
  

• When it gets freezing cold in Edmonds, activity at the Port heats up

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Dec 08
  You may have noticed, it has been a bit chilly recently, especially overnight. According to NOAA, the ocean phenomenon La Niña is likely to ...
  

• Sea Scouting in Edmonds—Building character while having fun

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Oct 13
  Recently our Edmonds Sea Scouts returned from their annual “long cruise.” For young people who have been learning sailing and seamanship on ...
  

• How much does it cost to run the Port for a year?

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Jul 28
  Many people do not fully understand where the Port of Edmonds gets its money. Taxes cover barely six percent of our expected 2011 expenses, ...
  

• Tomorrow’s Harbor Square to grow from today’s public process

  By Bob McChesney, ... - May 05
  Many people already know that the Port of Edmonds is engaged in a process to determine the future of the Harbor Square business complex. The ...
  

• Is a tsunami a possibility here in Edmonds?

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Mar 17
  Could a tsunami occur here in Edmonds? Absolutely, and here at the Port of Edmonds we have long recognized that the single greatest way to ...
  

• Port of Edmonds shows well at the boat show

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Feb 03
  This is the fifth year that the Port has participated in the big Seattle International Boat Show. Each year our involvement has contributed to our ...
  

• Port gets top marks from State for 17th time

  By Bob McChesney, Port ... - Dec 30
  The Port of Edmonds Commission and staff are pleased to have successfully completed a comprehensive audit by accountants from the State Auditor’s ...