Good morning, Everett.

Downtown Everett is hosting Summer in the City this weekend with live music, art, and family activities at Wetmore Plaza — the event coincides with Fresh Paint at Schack Art Center, featuring performances like Music Circle Collective at noon and other acts.

Everett shifted a 0.8-acre lot at 6731 Beverly Boulevard from its utility fund to an affordable housing fund after a City Council vote on Wednesday.

Developers in negotiations for affordable or low-income housing near employment centers must secure another round of council approval.

A defunct 270,000 sqft office building at 215 Shuksan Way was purchased in August 2026 for $78 million by New York-based Breakthrough Properties — the firm secured 21-year leases for the building with a new tenant and a global biopharma company, with Dermody Properties serving as the seller.

Two years after Pfizer announced plans to wind down its south Everett facility, Breakthrough Properties acquired the 215 Shuksan Way campus for 78 million dollars and leased the 270,000 sqft facility (a key U.S. manufacturing site) to a global biopharma company.

Rookie running back Jadarian Price remains out with upper-leg soreness and is expected to miss the Seahawks preseason opener Saturday at Lumen Field (5:00 p.m.).

Several other injuries have reduced the team's running back depth for the game against Dallas.

Touchy, a top Kentucky contender, is heavy favorite for the $125,000 Longacres Mile at Emerald Downs on Sunday (race starts at 1:50 p.m.).

The event also features local contender Si That Tiger racing against his half brother Slew’s Tiz Whiz.