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

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Dec 02
  If Harbor Square needed a theme song, “Roll Out the Barrel” might a contender. The Port-owned business park recently signed leases with—not ...
  

• How should the future Harbor Square look? The Port wants to know

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Oct 28
  The commissioners of the Port of Edmonds are going to extraordinary lengths to insure that the redevelopment of Harbor Square will reflect the ...
  

• At the Port, environmental stewardship drives all that we do

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Sep 23
  The Port of Edmonds was green long before green was anything other than a hue on the color palette. As a marina operator, your Port has always ...
  

• A week of adventure ends in a lifesaving drama

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Aug 25
  It was 12:30 a.m. last Friday. Our two Sea Scout boats were docked peacefully at Friday Harbor when they were awakened by frantic shouts for ...
  

• King salmon season opens successfully

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Jul 22
  The King salmon season opened last Friday in both of the marine areas bordering the Port. Our public launchers and dry storage launchers are ...
  

• What should the Harbor Square of tomorrow be? The Port wants to know

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Jun 17
  On Monday, June 21, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., the Port of Edmonds will be hosting another open house meeting to obtain public input on future Harbor ...
  

• “Working together” drives Port planning for Harbor Square

  By Bob McChesney, ... - May 20
  A heartfelt “thank you” to everyone that attended the Port’s recent public input session on the future of Harbor Square. The purpose of the ...
  

• Preserving Edmonds Marsh is a top priority in planning for Harbor Square

  By Bob McChesney - Apr 15
  As the Port begins the public planning process for Harbor Square redevelopment, we have a particular sensitivity to how this project may impact ...
  

• Crucial choices to be made regarding Edmonds’ future

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Mar 04
  At the regular Commission meeting last week, a report on economic development in Snohomish County was presented by EDC Executive Director, Deborah ...
  

• The Port welcomes the newest icon on the waterfront

  By Bob McChesney - Feb 18
  As winter shadows slowly give way to the nascent colors of the coming spring, a new kind of flower has bloomed along the Edmonds waterfront. The ...
  

• The Port is a great place to visit, even in winter

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Nov 11
  The approach of winter is a reminder for many of us of the long list of things that need to be taken care of: cleaning gutters, wrapping the water ...
  

• The Port wants to hear your ideas about its budget

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Oct 07
  Here is an imaginary scenario: You and a friend are at your favorite coffee shop. You have just picked up your lattes and have settled into your ...
  

• Harbor Square opinion gathering set to resume with Phase II

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Sep 09
  As summer inches toward fall, the Port of Edmonds has been making steady progress with Harbor Square redevelopment possibilities. Since an ...
  

• The Port’s Weather Center — free and available to all

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Aug 12
  Say you’re walking along the boardwalk at the Port and you see whitecaps out on the Sound. You wonder how fast the wind is blowing and whether it ...
  

• Another season—and all that it entails—at the Port of Edmonds

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Jul 08
  While the physical world that we can touch and see changes with the time of year, so too does the cycle of administration at the Port of Edmonds. ...
  

• The Port’s summer season is upon us. Let the fun begin!

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Jun 03
  This weekend the Port of Edmonds will be humming with activity; it’s Waterfront Festival time again. The Edmonds Waterfront Festival marks the ...
  

• The Port takes another environmental step forward

  By Bob McChesney, ... - May 06
  It has been said that our respect for the environment can be measured by what we throw away. Perhaps more realistically, it might better say not ...
  

• A notable community youth asset, the Edmonds Sea Scouts

  By Bob McChesney - Mar 25
  By Bob McChesney, Executive Director, the Port of Edmonds     There are all kinds of reasons to be proud of your Port. Having been named the ...
  

• How secure are the Port’s funds? Very secure, but at a price

  By Bob McChesney, ... - Feb 24
  At a recent Port of Edmonds Commission meeting, the topic of protecting the security of the Port’s $6.8 million reserves came up. Our finance ...
  

• You and Harbor Square—a partnership waiting to happen

  By Bob McChesney - Jan 21
  In the coming months you are going to hear quite a bit about Harbor Square. The Port Commissioners of the Port of Edmonds will be reviewing ...