Everly Finch, 7, looks inside an enclosure at the Reptile Zoo on Aug. 19, 2025 in Monroe, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Business

Monroe’s Reptile Zoo to stay open

Roadside zoo owner reverses decision to close after attendance surge.

Keesha Laws, right, with mom and co-owner Tana Baumler, left, behind the bar top inside The Maltby Cafe on Sept. 29, 2025 in Snohomish, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Business

A change in ownership won’t change The Maltby Cafe

The new co-owner says she will stick with what has been a winning formula.

Business

Trade group bus tour makes two stops in Everett

The tour aimed to highlight the contributions of Washington manufacturers.

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Downtown Everett lumberyard closes after 75 years

Downtown Everett lumber yard to close after 75 years.

Paper covers the windows and doors of a recently closed Starbucks at the corner of Highway 99 and 220th Street SW on Oct. 1, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Starbucks shutters at least six locations in Snohomish County

The closures in Lynnwood, Edmonds, Mill Creek and Bothell come as Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol attempts to reverse…

Holly Burkett-Pohland inside her store Burketts on Sept. 24, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Burkett’s survives in downtown thanks to regular customers

Unique clothing and gift store enters 48th year in Everett.

A person walks past the freshly painted exterior of the Everett Historic Theatre on Sept. 24, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Historic Everett Theatre reopens with a new look and a new owner

After a three-month closure, the venue’s new owner aims to keep the building as a cultural hub for…

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Everett businesses join forces to promote downtown nightlife

A group of downtown businesses will host monthly events as a way to bring more people to the…

The Sana Biotechnology building on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025 in Bothell, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Business

Bothell loses planned biotechnology manufacturing plant

New biotechnology manufacturing jobs in Bothell are on indefinite hold.

Business

Former barista claims Starbucks violated Everett law

The part-time worker wanted more hours, but other workers were hired instead, the lawsuit alleges.

Customers walk in and out of Fred Meyer along Evergreen Way on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Everett council rebukes Kroger for plans to close Fred Meyer store

In the resolution approved by 6-1 vote, the Everett City Council referred to store closure as “corporate neglect.”

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AG sues owner of bikini barista stands in Snohomish County

Lawsuit alleges Jonathan Tagle subjected workers to sexual harassment, retaliation and wage theft.

Inside the passenger terminal at Paine Field Airport on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Post names Paine Field as one of the best U.S. airports

Reporters analyzed 2024 data from 450 airports, including wait times to get through TSA security and ease of…

A semi truck and a unicycler move along two sections of Marine View Drive and Port Gardner Landing that will be closed due to bulkhead construction on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Port of Everett set to begin final phase of bulkhead work, wharf rebuild

The $6.75 million project will reduce southbound lanes on West Marine View Drive and is expected to last…

Eisley Lewis, 9, demonstrates a basic stitch with her lavender sewing machine on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Business

Everett fourth grader stitches summer boredom into business

Rice bags, tote bags and entrepreneurial grit made Eisley Lewis, 9, proud of herself and $400.

Water drips from an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 after it received a water salute while becoming the first scheduled 737 arrival Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, at Paine Field Airport in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Alaska Airlines travelers will need to choose an option to earn frequent flier points

Earning Alaska Airlines points will now involve strategy.

Isaac Peterson, owner of the Reptile Zoo, outside of his business on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025 in Monroe, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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The Reptile Zoo, Monroe’s roadside zoo, slated to close

The Reptile Zoo has been a unique Snohomish County tourist attraction for nearly 30 years.

Business

Delays, empty storefronts frustrate residents at Everett riverfront

At the newly built neighborhood, residents have waited years for a park and commercial businesses to open.

Customers walk in and out of Fred Meyer along Evergreen Way on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Kroger said theft a reason for Everett Fred Meyer closure. Numbers say differently.

Statistics from Everett Police Department show shoplifting cut in half from 2023 to 2024.

Inside El Sid, where the cocktail bar will also serve as a coffee house during the day on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Business

New upscale bar El Sid opens in APEX complex

Upscale bar is latest venue to open in APEX Everett.