Mukilteo

Chef Andy Hilliard delivers three different cuts of steak for staff to taste as they prepare to open Hook & Cleaver on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, in Mukilteo, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Hook & Cleaver to open Tuesday in space of Mukilteo mainstay Arnies

After a two-month transformation, the steak and seafood restaurant offers a new look and new menu.

Chef Andy Hilliard delivers three different cuts of steak for staff to taste as they prepare to open Hook & Cleaver on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, in Mukilteo, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Jernie Bequilla Concepcion (The Price Is Right)

Navy veteran from Mukilteo comes on down on Friday’s ‘Price Is Right’

Jernie Concepcion, a Boeing retiree, wins and spins on the special Veterans Day show.

Jernie Bequilla Concepcion (The Price Is Right)
Vincent J. Cavaleri, left, and Tannis Golebiewski

Winners emerge in council races: 27-year incumbent unseated in Lynnwood

Snohomish’s ex-mayor, John Kartak, lost a bid to return to city government. Vincent Cavaleri held a narrow lead for Mill Creek City Council.

Vincent J. Cavaleri, left, and Tannis Golebiewski
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Mukilteo’s DEI Commission invites people to bond over movies, books

E.J. Koh will read from her novel “The Liberators” at 2 p.m. Nov. 12 at Kamiak High School.

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The vessel Tonga Chief, a 10-year-old Singaporean container ship, is moored at the Port of Everett Seaport on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Survey asks: Should Port of Everett expand its boundaries?

Many large port districts around the state encompass the entire county. That’s not the case in Snohomish County.

The vessel Tonga Chief, a 10-year-old Singaporean container ship, is moored at the Port of Everett Seaport on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Traffic crosses the 525 bridge over the railroad tracks on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, in Mukilteo, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

$2.2M project to widen sidewalk on Mukilteo bridge starts Sunday

Construction, expected to finish in December, affects ferry traffic and pedestrians on the Highway 525 bridge near the waterfront.

Traffic crosses the 525 bridge over the railroad tracks on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, in Mukilteo, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
New benches and tables line the waterfront at a new park near the Mukilteo ferry terminal Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, in Mukilteo, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Stop by to weigh in, dream about Mukilteo waterfront development

There’s an open house Wednesday to talk about the waterfront’s future. See the artist renderings of what can be, someday.

New benches and tables line the waterfront at a new park near the Mukilteo ferry terminal Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, in Mukilteo, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Top from left: Ashvin Sanghvi, Mike Dixon and Donna Vago. 
Bottom from left: Richard Emery, Riaz Khan and Carolyn "Dode" Carlson.

Incumbents, newbies face off in Mukilteo City Council election

Waterfront development, EMS levy lift and Hawthorne Hall are among the biggest hot-button issues.

Top from left: Ashvin Sanghvi, Mike Dixon and Donna Vago. 
Bottom from left: Richard Emery, Riaz Khan and Carolyn "Dode" Carlson.
The Mukilteo Boys & Girls Club on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 in Mukilteo, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Former Boys and Girls Club mentor charged with sexually abusing teen

John Curran, who worked at Everett High School, faces a bench trial on charges of sexually assaulting a girl for about a year.

The Mukilteo Boys & Girls Club on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 in Mukilteo, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Dominique Gonzalez works at Pathfinder Manufacturing on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Trade group tour highlights manufacturing in Everett, Mukilteo

The Association of Washington Business visited a local furniture maker and aerospace manufacturer Tuesday.

Dominique Gonzalez works at Pathfinder Manufacturing on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Andy Illyn, 37, left, recieves his badge from his son Phoenix Illyn, right, as he is sworn in as the new Mukilteo Police Chief at Mukilteo City Hall in Mukilteo on Monda. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

Mukilteo’s new police chief, 37, has ‘big shoes to fill’

Off the job, Andy Illyn is a martial artist and a card artist. And he goes by “Dad.”

Andy Illyn, 37, left, recieves his badge from his son Phoenix Illyn, right, as he is sworn in as the new Mukilteo Police Chief at Mukilteo City Hall in Mukilteo on Monda. (Annie Barker / The Herald)
Kamiak High School is pictured Friday, July 8, 2022, in Mukilteo, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Ex-Kamiak football coach charged with sexual abuse of student

Julian Willis, 34, preyed on a Kamiak student from November 2022 to March, prosecutors allege.

Kamiak High School is pictured Friday, July 8, 2022, in Mukilteo, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Yansi De La Cruz molds a cheese mixture into bone shapes at Himalayan Dog Chew on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023 in Arlington, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Give a dog a bone? How about a hard cheese chew from Arlington instead!

Launched from a kitchen table in 2003, Himalayan Pet Supply now employs 160 workers at its new Arlington factory.

Yansi De La Cruz molds a cheese mixture into bone shapes at Himalayan Dog Chew on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023 in Arlington, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Boeing employees watch the KC-46 Pegasus delivery event  from the air stairs at Boeing on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 in Everett, Wa. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Boeing’s iconic Everett factory tour to resume

After a three-year hiatus, tours of the Boeing Company’s enormous jet assembly plant are back at Paine Field.

Boeing employees watch the KC-46 Pegasus delivery event  from the air stairs at Boeing on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 in Everett, Wa. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
A passenger pays their fare before getting in line for the ferry on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023 in Mukilteo, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Starting Sunday, ferry passengers will pay 4.25% more

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

A passenger pays their fare before getting in line for the ferry on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023 in Mukilteo, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Cars move across Edgewater Bridge toward Everett on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Edgewater Bridge redo linking Everett, Mukilteo delayed until mid-2024

The project, now with an estimated cost of $27 million, will detour West Mukilteo Boulevard foot and car traffic for a year.

Cars move across Edgewater Bridge toward Everett on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Boeing employees watch the KC-46 Pegasus delivery event  from the air stairs at Boeing on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 in Everett, Wa. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Boeing’s iconic Everett factory tour to resume in October

After a three-year hiatus, tours of the Boeing Company’s enormous jet assembly plant are back at Paine Field.

Boeing employees watch the KC-46 Pegasus delivery event  from the air stairs at Boeing on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 in Everett, Wa. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
The city of Mukilteo is having a naming contest for its new $75,000 RC Mowers R-52, a remote-operated robotic mower. (Submitted photo)

Mukilteo muncher: Name the $75,000 robot mower

The city is having a naming contest for its new sod-slaying, hedge-hogging, forest-clumping, Mr-mow-it-all.

The city of Mukilteo is having a naming contest for its new $75,000 RC Mowers R-52, a remote-operated robotic mower. (Submitted photo)
Inside the new Boeing 737 simulator at Simulation Flight in Mukilteo, Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

New Boeing 737 simulator takes ‘flight’ in Mukilteo

Pilots can test their flying skills or up their game at Simulation Flight in Mukilteo.

Inside the new Boeing 737 simulator at Simulation Flight in Mukilteo, Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)
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)

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.

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)