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Dance instructor Antonio Samayo dips student Alexis Bartsch during her lesson at the Arthur Murray Dance Center on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Life

Arthur Murray Dance Studio is all about ‘Puttin’ on the Ritz’

Studio in Everett offers lessons in smooth moves.

Patrons view the 787 exhibition Thursday morning at the Boeing Future of Flight Musuem at Paine Field on October 8, 2020. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Local News

Everett Boeing factory tour offers a birds-eye view of jet-making

Our business reporter, who happens to be an airplane buff, offers his take on the popular tour.

Outside of the Marysville Opera House on Sept. 16, 2025 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Local News

Now showing: The 114-year-old Marysville Opera House reclaims the spotlight.

Under the city’s direction, the theater offers music, art and bingo.

Kitburi works on some final touches of his ice sculpture on Sept. 17, 2025 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Life

Cool Artist thinks outside the block

Champion ice carver Chan Kitburi freezes the moment.

Snohomish County Dahlia Society members Doug Symonds and Alysia Obina on Monday, March 3, 2025 in Lake Stevens, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Local News

How to grow for show: 10 tips for prize-winning dahlias

Snohomish County Dahlia Society members share how they tend to their gardens for the best blooms.

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

Local News

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.

Ellis Johnson, 16, left, and brother Garrett Johnson, 13, take a breather after trying to find enough water to skim board on without sinking into the sand during opening day of Jetty Island on Friday, July 5, 2019 in Everett, Wash. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Life

Epic ways to spice up your summer

Your ultimate guide to adventure, fun and reader-approved favorites!

Sarah and Cole Rinehardt, owners of In The Shadow Brewing, on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 in Arlington, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Food & Drink

In The Shadow Brewing: From backyard brews to downtown cheers

Everything seems to have fallen into place at the new taproom location in downtown Arlington

Local News

Former Herald writer Melissa Slager’s new book was 14-year project

The 520-page historical novel “Contests of Strength” covers the 1700 earthquake and tsunami on Makah lands.

Jackson Quall, left, and Victoria “Tory” Quall, right, pose for a photo at the The Sisters Restaurant on Friday, June 21, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

Food & Drink

A hearty soup from Everett’s favorite Sisters

When the weather cools, you’ll find this Scottish soup on The Sisters Restaurant menu.

The best time to dig for razor clams is about two hours before or after low tide. On Thursday, March 14, 2024, Mocrocks Beach in Moclips, Washington, had a -0.3 tide at 10:12 a.m. By 9 a.m. the beach swarmed with clammers thumping their digging tubes against the sand to stir the razor clams into showing where they were hiding. (Brenda Mann Harrison / Special to Sound & Summit)

Life

Roadtrip to Moclips: razor clam digging with fries and grunge

We joined thousands of clammers in search of the tasty shellfish. Kurt Cobain’s memorial and Big Tom burgers…

Pet detective Jim Branson stops to poke through some fur that Raphael the dog found while searching on Saturday, March 2, 2024, in Everett, Washington. Branson determined the fur in question was likely from a rabbit, and not a missing cat.(Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Life

Lost a pet? Pet detective James Branson and his dogs may be able to help

James Branson, founder of Three Retrievers Lost Pet Rescue, helps people in the Seattle area find their missing…

Jon Kim freestyles during a RTHMZ rehearsal Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, in Lynnwood, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Sound & Summit

Moving with love: Lynnwood’s RTHMZ dances to their own beat

The team brings together dancers from across styles to raise the bar of what’s possible in the local…

Sarah Jean Muncey-Gordon puts on some BITCHSTIX lip oil at Bandbox Beauty Supply on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Langley, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Sound & Summit

Bandbox Beauty was made for Whidbey Island locals, by an island local

Founder Sarah Muncey-Gordon said Langley is in a renaissance, and she’s proud to be a part of it.

Fresh coffee beans at Vista Clara Coffee on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024 in Snohomish, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Sound & Summit

To Your Table: Snohomish coffee roaster is a piece of Seattle coffee history

Vista Clara Coffee Roasters delivers fresh beans backed by decades of expertise.

FILE - A man sits on a nearly empty Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. Tourists are traveling to Hawaii in larger numbers than officials anticipated, and many are wandering around Waikiki without masks, despite a statewide mandate to wear them in public. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, file)

Sound & Summit

6 hours to Paradise: Jet-away on a direct flight from Everett to Honolulu

The flight from Paine Field makes for a relaxed departure and avoids the torture of traveling to SeaTac.

Carrie Compton clips leaves from the plants for sale at Houseplants Galore on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Sound & Summit

The great indoors: Houseplants to bring in a touch of spring

At Houseplants Galore in Everett, discover rare and beautiful plant specimens grown with care.