Bar manager Faith Britton pours a beer for a customer at the Madison Avenue Pub in Everett. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Burgers, brews and blues: Madison Avenue Pub has it all

Enjoy half-price burgers on Tuesday, prime rib specials and live music at the Everett mainstay.

A woman flips through a book at the Good Cheer Thrift Store in Langley. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Pop some tags at Good Cheer Thrift Store in Langley

$20 buys an outfit, a unicycle — or a little Macklemore magic. Sales support the food bank.

The Mukilteo Boulevard Homer on Monday, May 12, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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‘Homer Hedge’: A Simpsons meme takes root in Everett — D’oh!

Homer has been lurking in the bushes on West Mukilteo Boulevard since 2023. Stop by for a selfie.

Mary Ann Karber, 101, spins the wheel during Wheel of Forunte at Washington Oakes on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Lunch and Wheel of Fortune with some Everett swinging seniors

She’s 101 and he’s 76. At Washington Oakes, fun and friendship are on the menu.

Don Sharrett talks John Wrice through his trimming technique on Friday, March 14, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Everett barber school offers $5 haircuts — if you’re brave enough

Students get hands-on practice. Willing clients get a sweet deal.

Flamingos fill the inside of Marty Vale’s art car. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Lynnwood’s party car: Hot pink Corolla is 125,000-mile marvel

Marty Vale’s ’91 Toyota has 301 pink flamingos and a Barbie party on the roof.

Christopher Bragg outside of the Everett YMCA on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Dude, where’s your pants? These guys wear shorts in winter

Here’s the long story short on bare-legged men. “Are you cold or are you just hardy?”

Everett P. Fog, 15, in front of an Everett mural along Colby Avenue on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Life

Hello, Everett! No escape when your name is same as the town

Everett P. Fog, 15, sees and hears his first name wherever he goes. His middle name is also…

Jared Meads takes a breath after dunking in an ice bath in his back yard while his son Fallen, 5, reads off the water temperature on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Chill out: Dive into the cold plunge craze

Plungers say they get mental clarity and relief for ails in icy water in tubs, troughs and clubs.

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Andrea Brown is back. ‘What’s Up With That?’

The column by Andrea Brown will run monthly in the Herald.

A person walks past Laura Haddad’s “Cloud” sculpture before boarding a Link car on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024 in SeaTac, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Life

Riding the rails to the end of the line: An almost true story

Hop aboard for a rollicking roundtrip from Lynnwood to Angle Lake.

Outside of the Hollywood Tavern on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 in Woodinville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Life

Order a double shot of fun at this corner of Woodinville

Hollywood Tavern and Woodinville Whiskey Co. share a parking lot for a two-fer of food and spirits.

Aaron Weinstock uses an x-ray machine toy inside the Imagine Children Museum on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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‘Mr. 4 million’: Arlington boy is lucky visitor to Imagine Children’s Museum

EVERETT — Aaron Weinstock has a story to tell his grandkids and a legacy to pass down to…

Paul Pollard, 71, left, leads a prayer before himself and James Mock, 67, eat their lunch at Buzz Inn Steakhouse on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Bro time at the Buzz Inn: Homage program benefits clients and volunteers

The Senior Companion Program is a testament to the power of human connections for older adults.

Jeanne Hoek hangs clothing on racks at the Assistance League of Everett’s Thrift Store on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Assistance League of Everett has ‘Nordstrom of thrift stores’

Shoppers get sweet deals and help fund many causes that help others.

Jeni Graves and her two sons Elijah, 3, left, and Isaiah, 5, right, walk into Wintertide Lights at the Everett Arboretum  on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Evergreen Arboretum’s Wintertide Lights sparkle into fifth year

The free event at Legion Park in Everett is open 4-8 p.m. daily through December.

Tourists crowd the Snoqualmie Falls viewpoint to get photos of the falls and the adjacent Salish Lodge & Spa, in Snoqualmie, Washington. Ryan Berry / The Herald

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Twin Peaks fans may know this Snoqualmie, WA retreat as the Great Northern Hotel

Salish Lodge Spa is a perfect mix of romance and relaxation – and suspense, if you’re a Twin…

Twede’s Cafe is pictured at the corner of Bendigo Boulevard and North Bend Way on Sunday, June 9, 2024, in North Bend, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Relive ‘Twin Peaks’ with cherry pie and damn fine coffee at Twede’s Cafe

The North Bend cafe, known as Double R Diner on the campy cult-classic, serves up nostalgia and a…

Twede’s Cafe is pictured at the corner of Bendigo Boulevard and North Bend Way on Sunday, June 9, 2024, in North Bend, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Relive ‘Twin Peaks’ with cherry pie and damn fine coffee at Twede’s Cafe

The North Bend cafe, known as Double R Diner on the campy cult-classic, serves up nostalgia and a…

Lingere and other clothing and undergarment options at LoveZone on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Change up your drawers on National Underwear Day

The annual Aug. 5 celebration is a fun day to spend time in your skivvies. Here’s how you…