This photo shows a display garden called “Bee Simple!” by Everett’s Susan Browne Landscape Design at the 2018 Northwest Flower and Garden Festival. (Northwest Flower and Garden Festival)

It’s show time: Let this festival renew your love of gardening

This week marks the beginning of the 33rd annual Northwest Flower and Garden Festival, which will run Feb. 15-19 at the Washington State Convention Center… Continue reading

This photo shows a display garden called “Bee Simple!” by Everett’s Susan Browne Landscape Design at the 2018 Northwest Flower and Garden Festival. (Northwest Flower and Garden Festival)
Is it a music box, a toy, a showpiece or a robot? Wind it with a key, and a feathery bird pops out to chirp and flutter in a lifelike way.

Mechanical creatures have long captured our imaginations

This singing bird, which appears from inside a music box, sold for $4,560 at auction.

Is it a music box, a toy, a showpiece or a robot? Wind it with a key, and a feathery bird pops out to chirp and flutter in a lifelike way.
The five-passenger 2023 Acura Integra includes a cargo area with 24.3 cubic feet of room. (Acura)

2023 Acura Integra hatchback revives a time-honored name

With roots in the 1980s, the luxury compact returns with style, fun and a manual transmission option.

The five-passenger 2023 Acura Integra includes a cargo area with 24.3 cubic feet of room. (Acura)

The Everett Public Library’s top checkouts for kids in 2022

Discover the books kids loved last year!

The Everett Public Library’s top checkouts for teens and young adults in 2022

Find out which nonfiction, fiction, graphic and audio titles teens and young adults loved reading last year.

The Everett Public Library’s top checkouts for adults in 2022

Find out what nonfiction, fiction, graphic and audio titles library-goers are reading.

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Stop bugging high school seniors with questions about college

Give high school seniors who are stressed to the max a break — find something else to talk about.

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Dealing with the challenges of chronic discomfort

It’s important to adopt an attitude of acceptance, and understand that while pain is inevitable, suffering is not.

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Verona's Roman arena is an impressive sight, with much of the stonework still intact.

Italy’s easygoing Verona is for lovers

The city where Shakespeare set “Romeo and Juliet” has been a go-to destination since Roman times.

Verona's Roman arena is an impressive sight, with much of the stonework still intact.
Scott Haury kneels along a pathway used for RC ‘crawling’ at the Black Diamond RC Ranch in Sutherlin, Oregon.

Oregon man creates the ‘Disneyland of RC cars’

In the foothills near Sutherlin lie more than 3 miles of trails for 1/6th-scale vehicles.

  • Feb 11, 2023
  • By Will Geschke The News-Review
Scott Haury kneels along a pathway used for RC ‘crawling’ at the Black Diamond RC Ranch in Sutherlin, Oregon.

The air in a Vrbo rental is unbreathable. Is a refund possible?

When Maureen Entwistle and her husband check into a Vrbo rental in North Carolina, the air quality is so bad that they can’t breathe. Can they check out and get a refund?

  • Feb 11, 2023
  • By Wire Service
Rowen Scout, persona Stoat, snags an ice spell from the ground during a warmup round of "heavy object" at a weekly meeting of the Amtgard LARPing group The Hollow on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at McCollum Park in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Knights of Mill Creek: In live-action fantasy game Amtgard, nerds rule

They dress as fantasy characters and whack folks with fake weapons in this fantasy game. Or maybe they just show off their crafting.

Rowen Scout, persona Stoat, snags an ice spell from the ground during a warmup round of "heavy object" at a weekly meeting of the Amtgard LARPing group The Hollow on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at McCollum Park in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Shaquille O’Neal's Big Chicken restaurant chain plans to open a location in Mukilteo this summer. (Photo provided)

Shaq’s Big Chicken restaurant coming to Mukilteo this summer

The fast-food chain’s fare is inspired by the NBA great’s home-cooked childhood favorites.

Shaquille O’Neal's Big Chicken restaurant chain plans to open a location in Mukilteo this summer. (Photo provided)

2023 Scholastic Art & Writing Award winners announced

Five Snohomish County students take Best of Show honors; an awards ceremony is set for Feb. 9.

  • Feb 9, 2023
  • Herald staff
Comedian Ben Bailey will perform Feb. 10 in Everett.

Music, theater and more: What’s happening in Snohomish County

Catch comedian Ben Bailey in Everett and traditional Scottish and Middle Eastern performances in Edmonds.

Comedian Ben Bailey will perform Feb. 10 in Everett.
Girl pruning rose bushes with secateurs

Here’s your gardening to-do list for February. Step 1: pruning

Recess is over, it’s time for action After this last hard freeze, I am hoping that the worst is behind us and we can confidently… Continue reading

Girl pruning rose bushes with secateurs
This seed chest was made about 1870 out of inexpensive wood for a practical purpose. Now it can command a higher price than some designer pieces.

Little is known about artisan except that his work is coveted

Famous names add to the value of an antique, even if we know more about the maker’s work than about the maker. Few names of… Continue reading

This seed chest was made about 1870 out of inexpensive wood for a practical purpose. Now it can command a higher price than some designer pieces.

Powering Life: PUD looks to the future with long-term plan

Here’s how the PUD plans to meet increased energy demand, keep rates affordable and meet clean energy mandates.

  • Feb 8, 2023
Two guests stop to take in a large-scale painting by artist Iryna Kalyuzhna during a public event highlighting the For Ukraine: Art of Freedom exhibit at the Schack Art Center on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in downtown Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Ukrainian art in Everett showcases grief, hope in war-torn nation

“For Ukraine: Art of Freedom” at the Schack Center aims to remind Americans of the war and raise money for maternity hospitals.

Two guests stop to take in a large-scale painting by artist Iryna Kalyuzhna during a public event highlighting the For Ukraine: Art of Freedom exhibit at the Schack Art Center on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in downtown Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)