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Three seafood restaurants locals can’t get enough of

These local favorites are serving up the freshest flavors and winning over the community.

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Snohomish County’s go-to for fast food favorites

Local voters crowned this fast food favorite for quality, consistency and crowd-pleasing classics.

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Brewing up the best in Snohomish County

These top-ranked coffee shops earned their spot one cup at a time.

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Raise a glass to Snohomish County’s best breweries

Readers voted for the local spot pouring the flavors and atmosphere they love most.

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The breakfast spots locals can’t get enough of

The votes are in! Our Best Of 2025 winners have been officially announced, celebrating the businesses our community…

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Snohomish County’s top three go-to spots for Asian flavors

The votes are in! Our Best Of 2025 winners have been officially announced, celebrating the businesses our community…

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Snohomish County’s favorite place for baked good

The votes are in! Our Best Of 2025 winners have been officially announced, celebrating the businesses our community…

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Snohomish County’s favorite places to refresh and recharge

From soothing treatments to advanced care, these spas stand out.

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Snohomish County’s leading chiropractic care

Voted by locals who rely on them for relief, recovery, and everyday wellness.

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The sound of Snohomish County: Best live music entertainment winners

The sound of Snohomish County: Best live music entertainment winners

Megan Wolfe, the executive director of the Snohomish County’s Girls on the Run, at her office on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026 in Mountlake Terrace, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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SnoCo nonprofit teaches running and life skills simultaneously

Girls on the Run hopes to teach students confidence and people skills while getting them to be active.

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Your front-row guide to the best theatres around

From powerful productions to local talent, these stages deliver unforgettable moments.

Children play and look up at a large whale figure hanging from the ceiling at the Imagine Children’s Museum (Olivia Vanni / The herald)

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Curiosity lives here in Snohomish County’s best museums

Explore the spaces locals love for learning, inspiration, and discovery.

The Tulalip Resort Casino. (Sue Misao / The Herald)

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Feeling lucky? Snohomish County’s top 3 casinos are in

Where locals go to play, celebrate and win big

A person pauses to look at an art piece during the Schack Art Center’s 50th anniversary celebration on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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The best art galleries in Snohomish County are here

These local galleries inspire, showcase creativity, and bring our community together through art.

Ray Stephanson outside of his residence on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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A former Everett mayor helped save a man. He didn’t realize he knew him.

Ray Stephanson performed CPR after Matthew Minahan had a heart attack. Minahan had cared for Stephanson’s father as…

Seattle Seahawks’ Kenneth Walker III holds the Lombardi Trophy and other players cheer as one of their buses makes its way up 4th Avenue during their World Champions Parade on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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‘It blew my mind’: SnoCo Seahawks fans celebrate in Seattle

Snohomish County residents made up some of the hundreds of thousands of fans who flooded the streets of…

Mx. Kenbie reads ‘My Shadow is Purple’ during the Everett Pride Block Party on Saturday, June 21, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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‘I feel safe here’: Community celebrates third-annual Everett Pride

EVERETT — Amid a drizzle of rain, people lined Wetmore Avenue on Saturday for Everett Pride’s third-annual block…

Students attending Camp Killoqua next week pose with Olivia Park Elementary staff on Friday, June 6 near Everett. Top, from left: Stacy Goody, Cecilia Stewart and Lynne Peters. Bottom, from left: Shaker Alfaly, Jenna Alfaly and Diana Peralta. (Will Geschke / The Herald)

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A school needed chaperones for an outdoor camp. Everett cops stepped up.

An Olivia Park Elementary trip to Camp Killoqua would have been canceled if not for four police officers…

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