Don Sarver, left, and Kyle James, right, snowshoe on the Skyline Lake Trail on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019 in Leavenworth, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Don Sarver, left, and Kyle James, right, snowshoe on the Skyline Lake Trail on Jan. 26, 2019, in Leavenworth. (Olivia Vanni / Herald file)

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Outdoors classes and activities around Snohomish County

The listings include Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest updates and REI Lynnwood workshops.

Book-related events in Snohomish County.

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Author events and poetry readings around Snohomish County

The listings include Third Place Books, Everett Public Library and Neverending Bookshop events.

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How to speak up confidently to your natural shyness

Here are four tips that can help bashful people improve their social comfort.

Caption: Green your holiday present wrapping process by choosing reusable fabric and recyclable paper.

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Put down the holiday wrapping paper and use your imagination

Here are some green alternatives to metallic silver and gold gift wrap that goes to the landfill.

North County Lead Ranger Mike Remle at Squire Creek Park on Thursday, April 22, 2021 in Darrington, Wash. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Meet the man who oversees north Snohomish County’s parks

Mike Remle is the lead ranger in charge of parks from Kayak Point to Darrington. Scouting set him…

Pop-punk band The Cascadian Divide plays at Black Lab Gallery and Bar in Everett on Oct. 30. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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‘Do it on Hewitt!’ Live music is back! back! back! in downtown Everett

Three venues within walking distance are revitalizing a music scene coming out of hibernation.

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Readers’ Choice Awards: Nominate your Snohomish County favorites

It’s time to pick the winning businesses, services, people and places for 2021. Here’s how to make nominations.

Advertising posters often had fanciful illustrations to attract attention. This one with tandem bicyclists sold for $6,600 at Poster Auctions International.

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Vintage advertising often relied on fanciful illustrations

This poster of turn-of-the-century tandem cyclists pedaling to the moon sold for a cool $6,600.

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PUD’s new website was designed with customers’ needs in mind

The site makes it easier to access information on bills, outages, saving money and energy, and the environment.

Winter-interest plants include heuchera, euphorbia and more. (Sunnyside Nursery)

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Here’s your November to-do list in the Northwest garden

Winter is coming, and that means gardeners must perform certain tasks — or suffer the consequences.

Disanthus cercidifolius (redbud hazel). (Richie Steffen)

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Great Plant Pick: Redbud hazel

This shrub is one of the best for fall color, even in partially shaded conditions.

Peter Rivera, the original lead singer and drummer for Rare Earth, will perform April 24 with his band at the Historic Everett Theatre. (Peter Rivera)

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Entertainment calendar: Music, theater and more

Here’s what’s going on in Snohomish County this weekend and beyond.

Kristen Stewart in "Spencer." MUST CREDIT: Neon

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Kristen Stewart takes on Princess Diana in fable of tragedy

The movie crafts a portrait of Diana’s fevered mind as her marriage to Prince Charles goes south.

(L-r) Kingo (Kumail Nanjiani), Sersi (Gemma Chan) and Sprite (Lia McHugh) in "Eternals." MUST CREDIT: Sophie Mutevelian/Marvel Studios

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Chloe Zhao’s touch resonates in Marvel universe’s ‘Eternals’

The director of “Nomadland” seems like an odd fit for the Marvel assembly line, since she makes in…

The Checklist by Addie Woolridge.

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Excerpt: ‘The Checklist’ by Addie Woolridge

On Thursday, Nov. 4, Addie Woolridge and two other romance authors with Washington roots, Jennifer Bardsley and Brooke…

Baked in a cast-iron pan, this savory Dutch baby is topped with roasted mushrooms, bacon and shredded cheddar. (Gretchen McKay/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS)

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Three perfect recipes for cast-iron pans, the kitchen workhorse

Properly season, Grandma’s favorite pan will do it all, from nonstick frying to oven roasting.

Bonnie "Boardgame Bonnie" Hertzog buys and sells vintage board games online from her one-bedroom apartment in Everett on September 24, 2021. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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‘Boardgame Bonnie’ and the art of selling old-school cool

Bonnie Hertzog of Everett buys and sells decades-old copies of “Monopoly,” “Clue,” ”Yahtzee” and more.

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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3 miles by ferry, but these days a round trip can take 5 hours

Reporter Andrea Brown commuted on the “20-minute” sailing between Mukilteo and Clinton. Service is taking a toll.

Addie Woolridge’s romance novels, The Checklist and The Bounce Back, have the hallmarks of her childhood — including the same setting: the beautiful, rainy Pacific Northwest.

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Romance authors draw inspiration from Snohomish County roots

What do we talk about when we talk about love in the Pacific Northwest? Three local writers find…

A flour tortilla stuffed with chorizo sausage, scrambled eggs, crispy potatoes and Mexican cheese makes the perfect breakfast-on-the-go. (Gretchen McKay/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS)

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Homemade breakfast burritos sure beat the gas station kind

Filled with a zesty mix of scrambled egg, chorizo sausage, crispy tater tots and Mexican cheese, it’s a…