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$200,000 scratch ticket softens the blow of family hardship
It will cover medical bills and buy a first vacation for an Everett family that was homeless six…
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Viva Las Langley! Lighting up Whidbey town like it’s Vegas
Artist Tim Leonard’s neon signs bring a pop of color to laid-back village by the sea.
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GRAVDGR: Edmonds cemetery sexton has deadpan sense of humor
Cliff Edwards has spent 46 years taking care of the final resting places of our loved ones.
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Is that a snow fence? No, a picket fence — of 1,450 skis
These used boards, 200 yards’ worth, have been dropped off over the years at a garden store in…
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Mom-and-pop shop hits the jackpot for selling a $12M ticket
When a player wins Lotto, the retailer also wins — in this case $122,000 for the little Brier…
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Are you a U.S. citizen? Census asked a select few 240,000
The 2020 question was blocked, but a Bothell woman was among those required by law to answer it.
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Holy steeple! Tiny chapel on U.S. 2 a sacred stop since 1962
Respite, weddings, un-immaculate conceptions are part of the legacy of the miniature Wayside Chapel.
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Can the little guy survive the Lake Stevens Costco?
Turners Grocery has loyal customers, but the owner knows the general store’s days could be numbered.
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His toaster opens a portal to other dimensions
Tim Ellis, 39, does weekly episodes of the improv comedy sci-fi that’s out of this world.
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Am I muscular or just fat? Find out in the back of a truck
Get tanked in the fat-mobile. Fork over $49, dip in warm water, hold your nose, blow like a…
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Welcome to Ellerie’s: A bed & (make your own damn) breakfast
River cottages near Darrington offer a peaceful retreat and a lively innkeeper.
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Requiem for pay phones: Bring $100 bills, not dimes
Man caves, outdoor showers or outhouses are just 3 possible uses for the retro booths in Sultan.
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Bob the kaleidoscope master spins reality thousands of times
The Lynnwood artist, 84, is known worldwide for the scopes he makes at his home. Some go for…
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An update on a Flat Earther, a woodchopper and drummers
The characters in this space stumbled into love, a Netflix movie deal, potato chips and a drumming debut.
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Yikes! Big hair and blue eye shadow is stylin’ in Lynnwood
Dude, beer can earrings are like, totally, a bonus in “Almost Live!” contest to art up a signal…
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Oh, crab! There’s something fishy about this place
That mysterious eyesore by the sea will be replaced by a new research center. “It’s all going to…
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Big Shaker: This rockin’ trailer simulates an 8.0 earthquake
The real thing would be seismically serious, but getting a feel for what’s to come can be fun.
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Walk the Whidbey wonderland of 400 sculptures by Hank Nelson
Cloudstone opens to the public for a rare glimpse at pieces “small as a chair and as large…
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Scottish ‘rock star’ returns to fix stone wall crafted in 2001
It’s more than a 220-foot-long wall made of rocks; it’s the foundation of a transatlantic love story.
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At 84 years and 155 pounds, he’s hardly He-Man and yet he is
Roger Sweet of Lake Stevens had a hand in creating the 1980s Masters of the Universe series.