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In an introductory video, Rick Steves conducted a virtual tour of the new Waterfront Center while talking about its history and role in the community.
The virtual doors of the new Edmonds Waterfront Center opened wide on Thursday as officials welcomed more than 500 community members to view a new informational video hosted by Rick Steves and hear from a panel of community leaders who have and will be key players in the center’s day-to-day operations.
The event began with the video created by Rick Steves, in which Steves reviewed the roots of Edmonds’ commitment to its seniors, going back more than 50 years to the original Edmonds Senior Center and how this evolved into today’s new multi-generational Waterfront Center.
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Rick Steves filming the virtual tour of the Edmonds Waterfront Center.
The community is invited to celebrate the grand opening of the Edmonds Waterfront Center on Thursday, April 22 with a virtual noontime tour featuring Edmonds resident Rick Steves, and a panel discussion.
In addition, lunch will be available to order from the Waterfront Center’s Potlatch Bistro, owned by Edmonds restaurateur Shubert Ho, with pickup on the day of the event.
Steves, owner of Rick Steves Europe and a longtime Waterfront Center supporter, is the host and producer of the virtual tour.
“Given the LEED Gold certified green building we chose Earth Day, April 22, for the event,” said Waterfront Center CEO Daniel Johnson.
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The “Welcome to Edmonds” sign on Highway 104 greets visitors and residents alike, and is described by Edmonds Landscaping owner Marco Kosic as “Edmonds’ front door.” His company donates time, labor and materials to keep the area well-maintained.
Dropping into Edmonds along Highway 104, motorists know they’ve arrived as the sweeping panorama of Puget Sound and the Olympics opens up before them, framing the tastefully landscaped and maintained “Welcome to Edmonds” sign.
But it wasn’t always so.
The Sound and mountain views have always been there, but by the summer of 2009 the grounds around the signature “Welcome to Edmonds” sign were looking pretty shabby. Traditionally maintained by the state Department of Transportation, keeping up the lawn and landscaping had fallen to the budget ax. The City of Edmonds, also caught in the budget crunch, had no resources to take up the slack.
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Will Chen
Edmonds Citizens Housing Commissioner, community volunteer and local business owner Will Chen on Sunday announced his campaign for Edmonds City Council in the 2021 election.
Chen said he has not yet decided which position he will run for. Three of the council’s seven seats Positions 1, 2 and 3 are up for election this year. Kristiana Johnson, who holds Position 1, is a retired transportation planner who has been on the council since 2012. Position 2 is occupied by Luke Distelhorst, facing election after he was appointed to fill out the remainder of Edmonds Mayor Mike Nelson’s council term. Position 3 is held by three-term Councilmember Adrienne Fraley-Monillas, a retired state government manager who was first elected to the council in 2009.
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Five new members have joined the Edmonds (Senior) Waterfront Center board. Members sworn in on Wednesday included Haifa Alhussieni, Karen Barnes, Michael Carter, Lillyan Hendershot, and Karen Shiveley. “We could not be more thrilled with this new slate of board members,” said Board President Gary Haakenson. “We continue to strengthen our board as we start an exciting new chapter as the Edmonds Waterfront Center.”
The new board members will each serve a three-year term.
Haifa Alhussieni
Haifa Alhussieni and her husband Nabil own the Café Louvre, where in addition to offering coffee, pastries and sandwiches they support local poetry, art and music groups. Alhussieni also serves on the Inclusion and Accessibility Committee of the Edmonds Center for the Arts.