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Mike Cramer in his home office filled with his sports memorabilia and card collections on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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It’s in the cards: Edmonds trading card magnate Mike Cramer tells all

Cramer, 70, founded Pacific Trading Cards in what started as a boyhood crush on a Babe Ruth card.…

Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers (right), U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell and Snohomish County Conservation and Natural Resources Director Tom Teigen stand in front of the new Meadowdale Park estuary project on Oct. 6, 2023. (Jordan Hansen / The Herald)

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‘Poster child’ estuary preserved at Edmonds’ Meadowdale Beach Park

The $15.5 million project improved habitat for young salmon. Public access to the beach was also made easier.

A passenger pays their fare before getting in line for the ferry on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023 in Mukilteo, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Starting Sunday, ferry passengers will pay 4.25% more

The good news is that the 25% peak season vehicle surcharge ends Sunday.

A black sesame einspanner from Our Place Dessert Cafe on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Food & Drink

Linger in cosmopolitan luxury at Our Place Dessert Cafe in Edmonds

The new café offers French-inspired pastries, Korean sweets and layered coffee drinks in a gorgeously curated space.

In this photo posted to the Washington state Department of Ecology website and taken by the U.S. Coast Guard, people watch as emergency crews respond to the Walla Walla passenger ferry, which ran aground near Bainbridge Island west of Seattle, Saturday, April 15, 2023. (Lt. Cmdr. Brian Dykens/U.S. Coast Guard via AP)

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Edmonds-Kingston shuffle: 64-car ferry replaces 202-car boat, for now

The system-wide boat swap stems from the vessel Walla Walla out of service for four weeks for repairs.

A view of a 6 parcel, 4.4 acre piece of land in Edmonds, south of Edmonds-Woodway High School on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Housing authority seeks more property in Edmonds

The Housing Authority of Snohomish County doesn’t have specific plans for land near 80th Avenue West, if its…

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay walks into the Prohibition Grille along Hewitt Avenue in Everett Wednesday Dec. 5, 2012 while reportedly filming an episode of Kitchen Nightmares at the Everett restaurant. (Mark Mulligan / The Herald)

Life

Even more films and TV shows filmed in Snohomish County

Readers point out projects previously missed in this series, from reality television to low-budget indie films.

Chanterelle’s sign hangs above the front door during the restaurant’s final day of business Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, in downtown Edmonds, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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As Chanterelle closes in Edmonds, another mainstay opens a new chapter

The Edmonds bistro, open since 1986, closed this month. Seattle Italian institution Ristorante Machiavelli is stepping up to…

A group of travelers aboard the MV Suquamish watch from the sun deck as MV Tokitae passes starboard side on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, in the waters near Clinton, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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With 1 Seattle ferry down, Edmonds-Kingston route could be affected

It is unlikely the Mukilteo-Clinton route will be impacted. Edmonds-Kingston may be as the boat shuffle continues.

The Spokane leaves dock at the Edmonds Ferry Terminal Tuesday afternoon on July20,, 2021. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Edmonds-Kingston ferry route returns to full service

Generator problems had docked the ferry Spokane for two days.

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Edmonds police search for man suspected of domestic violence

Schools near 203rd Street SW and 76th Avenue W were locked down as a precaution.

The MV Puyallup, a ferry capable of carrying 202 cars, offloads at the Edmonds Ferry dock on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018 in Edmonds, Wa. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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Two-boat ferry service resumes Friday on the Edmonds-Kingston route

Mechanical issues docked the 188-car vessel Spokane on Wednesday and Thursday

The scene of an alleged car theft and shooting on Monday, Sept. 11,  2023, in Edmonds, Washington. (Edmonds Police Department)

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Police: Off-duty Seattle cop shot at suspects stealing his car in Edmonds

The Seattle officer reported the suspects drove into him and knocked him to the ground. His single shot…

A view of a neighborhood in Meadowdale along 68th Avenue West that may be annexed into Edmonds on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Residents on outskirts of Edmonds take step to join city

Edmonds City Council approved a request to annex a roughly 20-acre portion of the Meadowdale neighborhood.

Scout Mint with seasonal strawberry covered marshmallows at Molly Moon's Ice Cream in Edmonds, Washington on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

Food & Drink

Molly Moon’s wants to be your sweetest neighbor

The Seattle ice cream chain brings local ingredients, homemade recipes and delicious smells to Edmonds’ Main Street Commons.

(Andrea Brown / The Herald)

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Seeing triple? 3 ferries on Edmonds-Kingston route for six days

Extra sailings are coming due to temporary closure of Seattle-Bainbridge route to cars, motorcycles and even bicycles.

Roger Bel Air teaches a beginners pickleball clinic at the Frances Anderson Center on Monday, July 31, 2023 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Edmonds pickleball crusader teaches the game in prisons and gyms

Roger BelAir, 76, goes behind bars every chance he gets. Around here, he teaches at rec centers.

A man pauses to read a sign alerting beach users to the private section of the beach along the Edmonds waterfront on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Court: Edmonds can build beach walkway in front of Ebb Tide condos

For 40 years, apartment ownership rejected the city’s plan to build an elevated path on their waterfront easement.

A cyclist crosses Highway 99 at 220th Street before riding south along the highway on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Edmonds, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Edmonds tables decision on 10 acres of public space near Highway 99

The largest land acquisition in Edmonds history is up in the air. The City Council couldn’t decide whether…

Sisters Nadia and Yasmeen Kabbani dig into some pulled pork tater tots from Ryan’s REZ-ipes during Taste Edmonds on Saturday, August 12, 2023, at Francis Anderson Play Field in Edmonds, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Food & Drink

With elevated offerings alongside fair favorites, Taste Edmonds has evolved

Beyond classic carnival fare, this year’s edition of the long-running food festival featured some of the area’s best…