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Mukilteo City Council member Jason Moon poses for a photo with his campaign sign along Mukilteo Speedway in Mukilteo, Washington, on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

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He’s unopposed for Mukilteo City Council, but running a campaign anyway

Appointed, then uncontested, Jason Moon wants people to know who he is. So he put up campaign signs.

The MV Puyallup, a ferry capable of carrying 202 cars, offloads at the Edmonds Ferry dock on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018 in Edmonds, Wa. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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Two-boat ferry service resumes Friday on the Edmonds-Kingston route

Mechanical issues docked the 188-car vessel Spokane on Wednesday and Thursday

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Hog wild: Peoples Bank unleashes 1,000 piggy banks with $10 inside

The piggy banks with a belly of cash are finders keepers, including in Snohomish County. The grand prize…

Lines of cars form at the newly opened Shake Shack drive-thru location in Lynnwood, Washington on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

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Shake Shack sizzles into the burger scene in Lynnwood by the mall

The first Snohomish County site for the eatery with a cult following has a drive-thru and desserts for…

Tom Vick, longtime Evergreen Speedway photographer, in the early 2000s. (North Fork Photo)

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Memorial lap at Monroe track to honor longtime photographer

Tom Vick was a goldsmith, volunteer firefighter and racetrack historian. On Saturday, family members will drive his ’94…

Leslie Davis, left, and Lyndsay Lamb, stars of "Unsellable Houses." (HGTV)

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Season 4 of HGTV’s ‘Unsellable Houses’ with Snohomish twins starts Sunday

See the sisters on HGTV or in person at a fundraiser Sept. 15 on First Street for Seattle…

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Seeing triple? 3 ferries on Edmonds-Kingston route for six days

Extra sailings are coming due to temporary closure of Seattle-Bainbridge route to cars, motorcycles and even bicycles.

Roger Bel Air teaches a beginners pickleball clinic at the Frances Anderson Center on Monday, July 31, 2023 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Edmonds pickleball crusader teaches the game in prisons and gyms

Roger BelAir, 76, goes behind bars every chance he gets. Around here, he teaches at rec centers.

FILE - Legendary game show host Bob Barker, 83, waves goodbye as he tapes his final episode of "The Price Is Right," in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 6, 2007. Barker signed off from 35 years on the game show and 50 years in daytime TV in the same low-key, genial fashion that made him one of daytime TV's biggest stars. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

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Late Bob Barker’s roots were not so deep in ‘timber town’ of Darrington

Barker moved as a youngster and didn’t come back much, if ever, to mingle. But some fans have…

Traffic moves north and south along I-5 through Everett on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Jammed roads, busy airports: Labor Day weekend travel starts … now!

Even with gas over $5 a gallon, many people will embark on the last fling of summer, with…

Guam Grub owner and head chef Julita Atoigue-Javier, center left, stands behind the counter with her brother-in-law Angelo Javier, left, and sons Timothy, 13, and John, 21, right, on Thursday, August 10, 2023, at the Everett Mall in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Say hello — or ‘Hafa Adai’ — to Guam Grub at Everett Mall

Chamorro cuisine is a heaping melting pot of cultures and tastes. For some in Everett, it brings back…

A pear from the Fowler Pear Tree at Barbara Brennen Dobro Park in Mukilteo, Washington on Wednesday, Aug. 09, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

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Pick a pear at pocket park the size of a pear tree in Mukilteo

Barbara Brennan Dobro Park, site of a historic tree, is among the tiny gems to explore near the…

People come and go during the lunch hour at Arnies restaurant on Friday, August 11, 2023, in Mukilteo, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Readers share their Mukilteo Arnies memories; final happy hour Sunday

The mainstay restaurant of 44 years is closing. Guest: “Arnies, you’ve been a pal.”

Kenzie Norton, 10, plays a part of the song "Baby Bumblebee" on piano painted by Amber Forrest in front of the Imagine Children’s Museum on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Pianos return to sidewalks of downtown Everett for Street Tunes

The city’s interactive art project is back from a pandemic break. Plink away until Sept. 14.

The afternoon lunch crowd slowly builds on the top floor dining room at Arnies restaurant on Friday, August 11, 2023, in Mukilteo, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Arnies in Mukilteo, sold to Lombardi’s, closing after 44 years

The restaurant with sweeping views of Puget Sound will reopen in October as Hook and Cleaver by the…

People gather outside of the new Big Chicken during the grand opening on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Mukilteo, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Career 53% free-throw shooter opens Big Chicken shack in Mukilteo

Turnout was big at Thursday’s grand opening of NBA great Shaquille O’Neal’s restaurant.

The exterior of Hawthorne Hall in Mukilteo, Washington on Friday, July 21, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

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Mukilteo council to reconsider Hawthorne Hall sale, after approving it

The fate of the 100-year-old historic hall in disrepair will be decided when all seven council members are…

Michael Durkee, 15, left, holds a tape measure for Jeff Forbes, 60, right, at the Wayside Chapel along U.S. 2 in Monroe, Washington on Saturday, June 24, 2023. Michael Durkee, 15, is leading the effort for his Eagle Scout project. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

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Tiny Wayside Chapel near Sultan gets a super Scout makeover

The 7-by-11 foot chapel built in 1962 is open all hours for weddings, piety and curiosity, thanks in…

A customer shows her purchased Powerball and Mega Millions tickets at a convenience store in Northbrook, Ill., Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. The Powerball jackpot is up to $410 million. The drawing for that is Wednesday night. The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday's lottery drawing has jumped to $490 million and it potentially makes the 8th largest in the game's history. At $857 million, this is the highest combined jackpot total for the multi-state jackpot games in more than two years. Mega Millions is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot of $1.55 billion is a $2 gamble

Your odds of winning more money than you’ll know what to do with are 1 in 302.6 million.

Cars drive onto the ferry at the Mukilteo terminal on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021 in Mukilteo, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Shrimp fishing gear snarls Mukilteo-Clinton ferry travel

Service was disrupted for 90 minutes Monday during peak travel time, especially for those departing Clinton.