Riverfront Courtship Off to a Promising Start

When the Everett City Council gave the nod to OliverMcMillan on Wednesday to develop the long-awaited riverfront project, the San Diego-based company bought itself an eager fiancé and some precious time to come up with a grand proposal.

In this case, the bride-to-be isn't just the city, but its nearly 100,000 residents who will have the opportunity to continue being part of a very public process city officials can be proud of and citizens can appreciate...