Thanks to the YMCA, about 20 children on Casino Road are more comfortable in the pool this year. For the second summer, the… Continue reading
Midsummer days call for lighter fare, meals served out of doors and dinners that don’t require hours at a hot stove. Summer is also the… Continue reading
Puget Sound. It’s the mesmerizing sea at our feet. Fed by rivers, streams and runoff, it’s part of a complex ecological web. Trying… Continue reading
Penny Istvan, 4, hadn’t eaten many cherries before. The other kids took turns spitting red-stained pits to see whose went farther. The little… Continue reading
On a recent Friday evening, Tulalip Bay restaurant was filled with the sounds of clinking silverware, the subtle sizzle of the cherry-wood fired… Continue reading
Several hundred flood-prone acres that were used as farmland for more than a century are being transformed into a saltwater marsh. Work is… Continue reading
On a recent morning the rose bush outside the house on 23rd Street was flush with pink blooms. The small patch of lawn… Continue reading
Brandy Maychrzak lives in a hockey-obsessed household. The obsession revolves around her sons Ben (12 years old) and Zach (10), who have played in the… Continue reading
When the crew started the morning’s work one day last week, the sidewalk along the Quil Ceda Creek bridge was layered in trash.… Continue reading
Check out Splash! It’s our annual guide to summer fun It’s the Riviera of Puget Sound. Sandy beaches. Sparkling water. Total R&R. No cars or… Continue reading
Over the past month, Velton Ross, owner of Everett’s Velton Coffee Roasting Co., has seen a lot of chatter on social media from his industry… Continue reading
The Bush House stands, at age 118 a proud survivor, below the majestic granite of the Upper Town Wall in Index. Its paint is fresh,… Continue reading
Duane Lewis was never shy about approaching students in the hallways of Lynnwood High School and encouraging them to join the track and… Continue reading
When Naji Ali described his “long, scary, worrisome and hard journey” to become a commencement speaker at Edmonds Community College, he was not… Continue reading
Raymond Davidson is a pinball-playing machine. The 24-year-old from Mukilteo won the World Pinball Championship held June 3 in Copenhagen, Denmark. With that win, he… Continue reading
He didn’t just remember all 561 students’ names. He knew their stories. The same went for his staff. Monroe Elementary in south Everett… Continue reading
Pickers dragged the solar-powered, wheeled white rovers into position straddling rows of nearly knee-high bushes laden with ripe strawberries. The workers at Biringer… Continue reading
Sue Brauch entered the workforce 60 years ago, at 15, behind the counter of a Kress store soda fountain. At 76, she’s retiring this week… Continue reading
Snohomish and Glacier Peak high schools of Snohomish held separate graduation ceremonies on Monday at Xfinity Arena in Everett.… Continue reading
Soon scores of children will stream out of local schools, head home and, as all parents know, promptly start climbing the walls. Here’s a tip:… Continue reading
