I run a small company in Everett. I'm hiring for a position but every time I explain it people think it's cold calling and spam, which it isn't at all. So I made a short video to explain what it actually is.
I've watched it too many times to tell if it's any good. Does it makes sense? I don't want it to come off as salesy.
I run Everett Community and I'm building out the business side of our Shop Local page. It's got a solid list of local nonprofits, but I've been slow to give small businesses the same showcase.
So what small business in Everett deserves real credit? Not just "it's fine" but really treats people well, has great quality, goes above and beyond, whatever it is for you. Tell me the business and why?
I'll be adding them to the Shop Local page over the next few weeks.
For any Everett locals looking for an entry-level business development (sales) position, an Everett company is currently hiring - https://forms.aventacor.com/apply - for a part-time role.
No degree required.
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association estimates that of approximately 250,000 student athletes, between five and ten of them are transgender girls competing in sports. That is, at most, 0.004 percent of the student athlete population.
This November, voters will decide whether the state should subject all student athletes to genital exams to prevent the 0.004 percent from competing.
IL26-638, which qualified for the November ballot after Let's Go Washington gathered the required signatures, would prohibit students designated male at birth from competing in female-designated interscholastic sports. To enforce that prohibition, every student who wants to participate in a female-designated sport must provide a signed statement from their personal health care provider verifying their biological sex. That verification may come from a genetic test, a testosterone test, or - most likely - a genital exam.
The No Hate in WA State coalition, which includes the Washington State Nurses Association and Planned Parenthood, says health care professionals are clear about what that means in practice: a medically unnecessary genital or pelvic exam. They describe such an exam as potentially traumatizing, and in some cases physically harmful, particularly for younger students.
Read more at https://everettcommunity.org/news/2026/06/athlete-ballot-initiative/
Maybe this is just my experience, but Proton Meet doesn't support my (Insta360) virtual camera anymore. It doesn't show up in the list of available cameras. What's confusing is that my virtual camera works perfectly in other apps and browsers (incl Safari, Chrome, and Firefox). So I know my Mac is set up correctly, permissions are enabled, and the virtual camera is providing a feed. But neither the Proton Meet app nor Proton Meet sessions in a browser list it as an option.
I already went through all the troubleshooting/support steps. Anyone else?
Everett Community spent a day on-site during the build, with special access to photograph the work and talk to the crew. What the finished stage hides, it turns out, is almost everything: months of planning, precision engineering, and the hours of physical labor that a clean final product makes invisible to the audience. Crowds never see the challenges of a build like this, with equipment shipped in from across the country.
Meet The Crew: Garrett Doran, Hunter Shaw, Kyle Shaw-Reil, Ryan Evans, Matthew Morin, Isaac McCormick, William "Billy" Stevenson, Wilson Foss, Wyatt Harbaugh, Eric Varndell, Topher Fultz, Frank Beals, Paul Hinderlie, Jesse Maize, and Hayden Jennings.
More photos and info at https://everettcommunity.org/news/2026/06/behind-world-cup/
This evening, the Schack Art Center opened its doors for the artist reception and garden party celebrating Present Tense, the institution's 24th annual juried exhibition. Coinciding with Sorticulture weekend, the gathering drew artists, collectors, and community members for an evening of art, awards, and garden-party flair. Guests wandered the galleries, bid in the summer auction, and turned out for a garden hat competition in whimsical creations - some adorned with fresh flowers, others veering into full fantasy.
Read the whole story at https://everettcommunity.org/news/2026/06/schack-garden-party/
For any Everett locals looking for an entry-level IT position, an Everett company is currently hiring - https://forms.aventacor.com/apply - for a part-time role.
Looks like benefits are slim, but it doesn't require a degree.
We use Vultr internally, we like it. And we recommend it to our clients who hire us for web design services. It's great because they pay for their account, we build and maintain it, client separation is clean and easy.
But recently a client had their credit card stolen, they missed some emails from Vultr, the instance we built for them was (I'm assuming) deleted, and the account was locked. Vultr email support said they wanted a photo of a drivers license and part of the credit card, the client took photos and sent it. No reply for days, the account is still locked.
What really concerns me is how damaging this is to our reputation. Our client is stressed and second-guessing our recommendation. I'd love for this to get resolved so we don't have to start building our client infra elsewhere.
City staff have been clear that the plan, as currently structured, does not raise taxes or pull from the general fund. Reed takes them at their word. But he says that framing misses something. "That's not the point," he says. "The current financial model where residents shoulder the financial burden - without city officials really pushing back in negotiations - I have a difficult time understanding how that's investing in the community."
Reed's question is less about whether the stadium should be built and more about what the city should be asking for in return. He points to other municipalities that have negotiated stronger community benefits agreements when public dollars underwrote private sports facilities: affordable housing commitments, neighborhood reinvestment funds, dedicated revenue-sharing for parks and public services in areas outside the stadium footprint. He believes Everett is in a position to ask for similar terms, and he urges residents to read up on how those deals have worked elsewhere.
What Reed is asking for, more than anything, is informed civic engagement. He wants residents to understand the financing structure, to ask what community benefits are on the table, and to weigh in with their elected representatives - not to oppose the project, but to make sure it works well for the whole city.
More at https://everettcommunity.org/news/2026/04/evan-reed-stadium/