Editing Edmonds, Washington (section)

==Culture==

===Arts and events===

Edmonds is considered a major hub for the arts in Snohomish County,<ref name="Times-1979Art">{{cite news |last=Suffia |first=David |date=August 8, 1979 |title=Public artwork is sufferings its ups and downs |page=H2 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> with a dozen [[art gallery|galleries]] and other arts facilities.<ref name="Herald-2015Guide"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Wright |first=Diane |date=June 8, 2008 |title=Water, color: Edmonds is a gallery hub |page=I1 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/arts-community-thrives-in-edmonds/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 7, 2018}}</ref> The city government established the Edmonds Art Commission in 1975 and developed its public arts program in the following decades.<ref name="Times-1979Art"/> The city has a collection of 35 outdoor art installations, 22 flower pole structures, and maintains several facilities dedicated to various arts.<ref>{{cite web |title=2017 Annual Review |url=http://www.edmondswa.gov/images/COE/Government/Boards_and_Commissions/Commissions/Arts_Commission/2017_EAC_annual_report.pdf |publisher=Edmonds Arts Commission |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref> One of its initiatives was the 1979 conversion of the former Edmonds High School building into the Frances Anderson Cultural and Leisure Center, which hosts art classes, exhibitions, ballet classes, community events, child-care programs, and recreational sports leagues.<ref name="Herald-2015Guide"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Aweeka |first=Charles |date=December 5, 1979 |title=Life has not been leisure at new cultural center |page=H4 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The city also renovated the high school auditorium into the Edmonds Center for the Arts in 2006, serving as the home of theatrical performances, concerts, performing arts, and films.<ref>{{cite news |last=Davis |first=Jim |date=June 15, 2014 |title=Edmonds Center for the Arts booking big names and making money |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/edmonds-center-for-the-arts-booking-big-names-and-making-money/ |work=The Everett Herald Business Journal |access-date=June 28, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Pesznecker |first=Scott |date=November 5, 2007 |title=Edmonds building brings arts to life |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/edmonds-building-brings-arts-to-life/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=June 28, 2018}}</ref>

The annual [[Edmonds Arts Festival]] has been held since 1957, with three days of art exhibitions and performances over [[Father's Day]] weekend in June. The festival is one of the largest in the Pacific Northwest, attracting 75,000 visitors, and has 200 participating artists with booths along Main Street and at the Frances Anderson Center.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 4, 2008 |title=50th annual Edmonds Arts Festival opens June 15 |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/50th-annual-edmondsarts-festival-opens-june-15/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=June 28, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Wright |first=Diane |date=March 19, 2003 |title=Hundreds of booths full of eye candy at fair |page=H27 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The [[Cascadia Art Museum]] opened in 2015 at the location of a former grocery store in downtown Edmonds and focuses on regional Northwest art.<ref>{{cite news |last=La Ganga |first=Maria L. |date=November 3, 2015 |title=New art museum celebrates the distinct Pacific Northwest |url=http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-cascadia-20151103-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=November 28, 2016}}</ref> Downtown Edmonds also has a single-screen movie theater that was built in the 1920s and remains independently owned and operated.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Andrea |date=November 22, 2016 |title=Kickin' back in the new seats at the Regal Alderwood theater |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/life/kickin-back-at-the-movie-theater/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=June 30, 2018}}</ref>

In addition to the visual arts, Edmonds has several active performing arts organizations. The Driftwood Players host year-round theatrical performances at the Wade James Theatre near Yost Park, while the Phoenix Theatre is based at Firdale Village.<ref name="Herald-2015Guide"/> The city also hosts the annual Edmonds Jazz Connection over [[Memorial Day]] weekend in late May, with several school [[jazz]] groups and professional performers.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wright |first=Diane |date=May 26, 2004 |title=Homegrown jazz in Edmonds |page=H27 |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/snohomishcountynews/2001938125_jazz26n.html |work=The Seattle Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630053042/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/snohomishcountynews/2001938125_jazz26n.html |archive-date=June 30, 2018 |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=May 15, 2008 |title=Edmonds readies Memorial Day celebration |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/edmonds-readies-memorial-day-celebration/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref> In November 2018, Edmonds was designated as the first [[creative district]] in Washington by [[ArtsWA]], the state art agency.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pacheco Flores |first=Agueda |date=January 23, 2019 |title=WA's first "Creative District" isn't where you think |url=https://crosscut.com/2019/01/was-first-creative-district-isnt-where-you-think |work=[[Crosscut.com]] |access-date=August 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Salyer |first=Sharon |date=January 20, 2019 |title=A new sign on I-5 will point to Edmonds as an artistic hub |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/life/a-new-sign-on-i-5-will-point-to-edmonds-as-an-artistic-hub/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=August 21, 2019}}</ref>

One of the city's main landmarks is a small [[fountain]] located at the center of a [[roundabout]] on Main Street. The first fountain, which included a twisted sculpture at its center, was installed in 1973 and drew criticism from local residents and merchants for its ugliness.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 3, 1987 |title=Edmonds' fountain of discontent |page=D3 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> It was destroyed in 1998 by a [[drunk driver]] and replaced with a temporary [[gazebo]], which had been used as a prop for a TV series.<ref>{{cite news |last=Solomon |first=Chris |date=September 17, 1998 |title=Gazebo's fans happy old structure is gone |page=B1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The gazebo was popular and replaced with a bronze structure in 2000, which was later destroyed by a driver five years later.<ref>{{cite news |last=Madden |first=Mekeisha |date=March 7, 2000 |title=Edmonds getting its new gazebo |page=B1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Diane |date=November 1, 2005 |title=1 fountain reborn as art; another will get new life |page=B2 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The gazebo was rebuilt in 2006 and has remained since.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Diane |date=May 10, 2006 |title=Damaged art being rebuilt as driver faces trial |page=H3 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>

Edmonds is home to a weekly [[farmers' market]] that runs from June to October on Saturdays and is sponsored by the Edmonds–South Snohomish County Historical Society.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bell |first=Bette |date=May 3, 2018 |title=Farmers market debuts Saturday in Edmonds |url=https://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/farmers-market-debuts-saturday-in-edmonds/1745783 |work=Edmonds Beacon |url-access=subscription |access-date=June 30, 2018}}</ref> The city also has several annual summer festivals, including the Edmonds Waterfront Festival in early June, the Edmonds Art Festival in mid-June, the Edmonds in Bloom [[garden festival]] in July, and the Taste of Edmonds [[food festival]] in August.<ref>{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Evan |date=June 2, 2018 |title=Waterfront festival in Edmonds offers plenty of fun for everyone |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/life/waterfront-festival-in-edmonds-offers-plenty-of-fun-for-everyone/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=June 30, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Fiege |first=Gale |date=July 15, 2017 |title=22nd annual Edmonds in Bloom tour features 6 beautiful gardens |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/life/22nd-annual-edmonds-in-bloom-tour-features-6-beautiful-gardens/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=June 30, 2018}}</ref>

===Media===

Edmonds was served by one weekly newspaper, the ''Edmonds Tribune-Review'', for most of the 20th century. The newspaper was formed by the merger of two rival publications in 1910 and ran until 1982, when it was replaced by an Edmonds section in ''[[The Enterprise (Washington)|The Enterprise]]'', a regional newspaper based in Lynnwood.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 10, 1982 |title=Publisher replaces Tribune-Review |page=F5 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=LeWarne |first=Charles P. |date=June 22, 2009 |title=Rival Edmonds newspapers merge on February 10, 1910. |url=http://www.historylink.org/File/9064 |work=HistoryLink |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref> Today, Edmonds is served by ''[[The Everett Herald]]'' and ''[[The Seattle Times]]''.<ref>{{cite map |title=Western Washington Markets |date=November 9, 2014 |url=http://mediakit.seattletimes.com/wp-content/PDF/The_Seattle_Times_-_Market_Boundaries_Map.pdf |publisher=[[The Seattle Times Company]] |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref> Since 1986, the ''[[Edmonds Beacon]]'' has published a free weekly newspaper alongside sister papers in [[Mukilteo, Washington|Mukilteo]] and [[Mill Creek, Washington|Mill Creek]].<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/page/about |publisher=Beacon Publications, Inc. |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref> Edmonds is also home to a local blog, MyEdmondsNews.com, that has covered city affairs since 2009 and is an affiliate of ''The Seattle Times''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kasunich |first=Caitlin |date=October 12, 2011 |title=My Edmonds News: A burgeoning news source and business in the Seattle suburbs |url=https://www.cjr.org/news_startups_guide/2011/10/my-edmonds-news.php |work=[[Columbia Journalism Review]] |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref>

The Edmonds library was established in 1901 and moved into a permanent building funded by philanthropist [[Andrew Carnegie]] in 1911.<ref>{{harvp|Cloud|1953|p=28}}</ref> The [[Andrew Carnegie Library (Edmonds, Washington)|Carnegie Library]] served as a dual library and city hall until 1962, when a new [[civic center]] opened.<ref>{{cite web |title=Edmonds Community Library |url=https://www.sno-isle.org/assets/12682/12682_20160727114217.pdf |publisher=[[Sno-Isle Libraries]] |access-date=March 30, 2018 |archive-date=October 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018175139/https://www.sno-isle.org/assets/12682/12682_20160727114217.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=November 9, 1962 |title=Edmonds To Dedicate Civic Center |page=4 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The city government built a new library in 1982 that features {{convert|20,000|sqft|sqm}} of space and an outdoor plaza overlooking Puget Sound.<ref>{{cite news |last=Aweeka |first=Charles |date=October 13, 1982 |title=Library would dazzle Book & Thimble Club |page=D1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> Service was initially contracted out to the [[Sno-Isle Libraries]] system until Edmonds was annexed outright in 2001.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brunner |first=Jim |date=January 6, 2000 |title=Vote ends Edmonds' library contract |page=B1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=April 23, 2001 |title=Library Annexation Agreement |pages=1, 4 |publisher=Edmonds City Council |url=https://mrsc.org/getmedia/e08ce195-6159-40d0-bab6-58073a613cac/E3LibAnnexAgree.aspx |via=[[Municipal Research and Services Center]] |accessdate=March 12, 2022}}</ref> The Edmonds library was severely damaged by a burst pipe on June 24, 2022, and was closed indefinitely; the library's collection of books and other materials were mostly undamaged by the incident.<ref>{{cite news |last=Breda |first=Isabella |date=July 18, 2022 |title=Waterlogged library stays shuttered indefinitely in Edmonds |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/waterlogged-library-stays-shuttered-indefinitely-in-edmonds/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=December 23, 2023}}</ref> A temporary location at an adjacent city building opened the following month with most services and limited materials while the original library was repaired and renovated.<ref>{{cite news |last=Haun |first=Riley |date=December 18, 2022 |title=Flooded with ideas: Edmonds Library gets a new lease on life |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/flooded-with-ideas-edmonds-library-gets-a-new-lease-on-life/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=December 23, 2023}}</ref> The library reopened on January 13, 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nash |first=Ashley |date=December 23, 2023 |title=After Edmonds Library flood, remodeled branch to reopen in January |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/after-edmonds-library-flood-remodeled-branch-to-reopen-in-january/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=December 23, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Wakayama |first=Brady |date=January 13, 2024 |title=New chapter begins for Edmonds Library after flooding, full renovation |url=https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/edmonds-library-reopens-after-flooding/281-3111b14d-edcc-4bc5-aa6e-2844a890f62d |publisher=[[KING-TV|KING 5 News]] |accessdate=January 13, 2024}}</ref>

===Parks and recreation===
[[File:Edmonds Port.jpg|thumb|The city's public [[marina]], one of the largest in the Puget Sound region]]

Edmonds has 23 city parks with {{convert|189|acre|ha}} of open and preserved space, along with several facilities shared with the school district and the county government, totaling {{convert|560|acre|ha}}.<ref name="ParksPlan"/>{{rp|2–11}} Downtown Edmonds has several major parks, including the public [[beach]] at Brackett's Landing on both sides of the ferry terminal, City Park overlooking Edmonds Marsh, and the future Civic Field.<ref>{{cite news |last=Salyer |first=Sharon |date=December 4, 2017 |title=Edmonds' Civic Field park project gets million-dollar boost |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/edmonds-park-project-gets-a-million-dollar-boost/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref> A small [[Memorials and services for the September 11 attacks|9/11 memorial]], including a steel beam from the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]], is located at a [[fire station]] near downtown Edmonds and was dedicated in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last=King |first=Rikki |date=September 11, 2015 |title=9/11 is remembered in Edmonds at new memorial park |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/911-is-remembered-in-edmonds-at-new-memorial-park/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 27, 2019}}</ref>

In addition to the neighborhood and community parks in Edmonds, the city also maintains [[dog park]]s, sports fields, a seasonal [[swimming pool]], and a [[skate park]].<ref name="ParksPlan"/><ref name="EdParks">{{cite web |title=Exploring Edmonds Parks |url=http://www.edmondswa.gov/visit-a-park-text-15/parks-map.html |publisher=City of Edmonds |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref> Edmonds Stadium, which was home to high school sports and minor league football and soccer teams (including the [[North Sound SeaWolves]]), was opened in 1937 and closed in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last=Salyer |first=Sharon |date=January 6, 2019 |title=Next on the schedule for Edmonds stadium: demolition |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/next-on-the-schedule-for-edmonds-stadium-demolition/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Myhre |first=Rich |date=June 2, 2012 |title=SeaWolves lose game, forward in home debut |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/seawolves-lose-game-forward-in-home-debut/ |work=The Weekly Herald |access-date=March 11, 2019}}</ref> The Edmonds [[senior center]] first opened in 1967 in a former two-story warehouse building, expanding into a former boat showroom shortly afterward;<ref>{{cite news |title=Senior Citizens Center sets open house next week |work=The Enterprise |date=August 23, 1967 |page=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Vogel |first1=Larry |title=Planning launched for new Edmonds Senior Center building |url=https://myedmondsnews.com/2014/01/planning-launched-for-new-edmonds-senior-center-building/ |access-date=April 14, 2024 |work=My Edmonds News |date=January 21, 2014}}</ref> both were replaced by a new building, named the Edmonds Waterfront Center, that held a virtual opening event in 2021 due to local [[COVID-19 pandemic in Washington (state)|COVID-19 pandemic]] restrictions before holding a grand opening the following year.<ref>{{cite news |last=Haglund |first=Noah |date=May 13, 2019 |title=Edmonds looks to transform a prime piece of waterfront |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/edmonds-looks-to-liven-up-prime-piece-of-waterfront/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=May 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Edmonds Waterfront Center grand opening May 12 |url=https://myedmondsnews.com/2022/04/edmonds-waterfront-center-grand-opening-april-12/ |access-date=April 14, 2024 |work=My Edmonds News |date=April 18, 2022}}</ref>

The city also has several urban forests and natural reserves, which preserve the original vegetation of the area and provide hiking and walking trails.<ref name="EdParks"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Vinh |first=Tan |date=January 22, 2012 |title=Take a walk in the wildwood, in Edmonds |page=I2 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/take-a-walk-in-the-wildwood-in-edmonds/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref> Edmonds Marsh Park, on {{convert|28|acre}} south of downtown, preserves one of the few remaining [[saltwater marsh]]es in the state and is home to 225 species of bird and several walking trails.<ref>{{cite news |last=Salyer |first=Sharon |date=November 3, 2017 |title=Edmonds plans study to evaluate health of marsh |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/edmonds-plans-study-to-evaluate-health-of-marsh/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Wootton |first=Sharon |date=October 1, 2017 |title=Edmonds Marsh future muddled by buffers, birds and tide gates |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/life/edmonds-marsh-future-muddled-by-buffers-birds-and-tide-gates/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref> The largest wooded space in the city is the county-run Southwest County Park, with {{convert|120|acre}} of land along Olympic View Drive at the north end of the city.<ref>{{cite news |last=McDonald |first=Cathy |date=July 9, 2009 |title=Look for woodpeckers in the woods of Southwest County Park |page=D15 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/look-for-woodpeckers-in-the-woods-of-southwest-county-park/ |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> In 2023, the Edmonds city government planned to acquire a {{convert|10|acre|ha|adj=mid}} shopping center on State Route 99 for use as a public park, but chose not to pursue the $37&nbsp;million plan in 2024 due to budget issues.<ref>{{cite news |last=Baumbach |first=Jenelle |date=July 3, 2024 |title=Edmonds ditches $37M Landmark public park project off Highway 99 |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/edmonds-ditches-37m-landmark-public-park-project-off-highway-99/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=November 14, 2024}}</ref>

The Port of Edmonds maintains the city's public [[marina]], which has 890 slips and is one of the largest in the [[Puget Sound region]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Crowe |first=Melissa |date=July 1, 2016 |title=The List: Puget Sound region's 25 largest marinas |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2016/07/01/the-list-puget-sound-regions-25-largest-marinas.html |work=[[Puget Sound Business Journal]] |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Harper |first=Christina |date=November 22, 2013 |title=Ballard boating icon moving to Edmonds |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/ballard-boating-icon-moving-to-edmonds/ |work=The Everett Herald Business Journal |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref> The marina is [[dredge]]d to a depth of {{convert|13|ft|m}} and located southwest of downtown Edmonds.<ref>{{cite web |title=Port of Edmonds |url=https://parks.state.wa.us/810/Port-of-Edmonds |publisher=[[Washington State Parks]] |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref> Further north and offshore from Brackett's Landing, the city also maintains a {{convert|27|acre|ha|adj=mid}} [[marine park]] called the [[Edmonds Underwater Park]], which was developed primarily for [[scuba diving]]. The park attracts 25,000 visitors annually and is one of the most popular diving spots in the state.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Diane |date=September 27, 2006 |title=A great place to play: An insider's guide to Snohomish County |page=T19 |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/guidetosnohomishcounty/2003276479_countyrec27n.html |work=The Seattle Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630081324/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/guidetosnohomishcounty/2003276479_countyrec27n.html |archive-date=June 30, 2018 |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sullivan |first=Jennifer |date=May 12, 2004 |title=Officers deep into their work |page=H4 |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/snohomishcountynews/2001925709_dive12n.html |work=The Seattle Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630081140/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/snohomishcountynews/2001925709_dive12n.html |archive-date=June 30, 2018 |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref> The park features man-made reefs, several [[shipwreck]]s, a submerged dock, and habitats for marine life.<ref>{{cite web |title=Edmonds Underwater Park |url=http://www.edmondswa.gov/edmonds-underwater-park-discovery.html |publisher=City of Edmonds |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref>

===Historical preservation===
[[File:Edmonds WA museum 02.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Andrew Carnegie Library (Edmonds, Washington)|Carnegie Library]] is the only building in Edmonds with a national historic designation.]]

Edmonds' sole entry on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], the [[Andrew Carnegie Library (Edmonds, Washington)|Carnegie Library]], was added in 1973 and currently houses the Edmonds Historical Museum, a local museum operated by the Edmonds–South Snohomish County Historical Society.<ref>{{cite news |last=Winters |first=Chris |date=May 4, 2014 |title=Edmonds Historical Museum's renovations looked back to 1910 |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/edmonds-historical-museums-renovations-looked-back-to-1910/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=July 5, 2012 |title=Designated historic sites in Snohomish County |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/designated-historic-sites-in-snohomish-county/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref>

The city government created its own historical commission in 2007 and now maintains a separate register of historic places with 18 buildings.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=February 25, 2008 |title=Museum nominated for historic status |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/museum-nominated-for-historic-status/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Edmonds Register of Historic Places |url=http://www.edmondswa.gov/images/COE/Government/Boards_and_Commissions/Commissions/Historic_Preservation_Commision/Register_of_Historic_Places__List_.pdf |publisher=Edmonds Historic Preservation Commission |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref> The city's historic designation, unlike the national register, comes without design or building restrictions and primarily includes historic homes and businesses.<ref>{{cite news |last=Salyer |first=Sharon |date=June 9, 2015 |title=Schumacher Building in Edmonds on city's register of historic places |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/schumacher-building-in-edmonds-on-citys-register-of-historic-places/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref>

===Sister city===

Edmonds has one [[Town twinning|sister city]] relationship, established in 1988 with [[Hekinan]] in Japan's [[Aichi Prefecture]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Haglund |first=Noah |date=October 3, 2012 |title=Celebrating 50 years with Everett's sister city in Japan |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/celebrating-50-years-with-everetts-sister-city-in-japan/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref> The relationship is commemorated with a [[totem pole]] and plaque on the waterfront.<ref>{{cite news |date=February 29, 2008 |title='Friendship Tree' dedication Oct. 29 |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/friendship-tree-dedication-oct-29/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref> Three times per year, the two cities send visiting delegations, including [[exchange student]]s, in addition to regularly exchanging gifts and holiday greetings.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fyall |first=Chris |date=October 27, 2008 |title=Edmonds celebrates its sister city in Japan |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/edmonds-celebrates-its-sister-city-in-japan/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref>