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This Whidbey rental is like walking onto a state ferry
This 5-bedroom beachfront Airbnb has rooms patterned after “The Parent Trap,” “The African Queen” and the ferry Tokitae.
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New owners, dress code for ex-Hillbilly Hotties coffee stands
Longtime patrons of a Snohomish County bikini barista chain have been asking: “Why are you wearing clothes?” New…
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Secrets of Bigfoot breeding in woods of Lake Stevens revealed
The two new hulky moss figures are the handiwork of an artist named Steve, creator of the original.
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Eyesore no more: After decades, Mountlake Terrace bunkers bite the dust
The bunkers held a storehouse of history, much of it moldy, outdated and unwanted.
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Edmonds woman screamed — and got her free Safeway ice cream
Louise Grevstad, 79, was shut out from deals because she doesn’t have a smartphone. She didn’t think it…
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Lake Stevens ‘Costco baby’ celebrates first Costco-themed birthday
Jona Sarmiento was walking by the rotisserie chickens when her water broke. Now her baby is six times…
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Mukilteo Speedway name change is off to a bumpy start
The city’s initial crack at renaming the main drag got over 1,500 responses. Most want to keep the…
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Help wanted: Unicorns for ‘pure magic’ career with Mukilteo police
“There’s a whole population who would be amazing police officers” but never considered it, the police chief said.
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The 1,500-pound Sasquatch: Bigfoot comes to life in woods near Monroe
A possibly larger-than-life sculpture, created by Terry Carrigan of Skywater Studios, will be featured at this weekend’s “Oddmall”…
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‘Galloping Gourmet’ celebrity chef Graham Kerr is a Stanwood newlywed
The 90-year-old shared his love of Nancy, God and Costco at the Everett senior expo last month.
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Why are there 24 Weber grills lined up on the highway to Stevens Pass?
Just ask Jimmer De Groot. He expresses his love of grills through his art. And it’s now a…
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After 61 years building homes, Glen Olin is retiring, again
Olin, 83, built homes for regular people and those with gobs of money. His first house in Everett…
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Mariner High teens crack congressional coding contest — again
This is the second year in a row that an app by Sydney Vo and Azul Rangel won…
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Mukilteo’s one-of-a-kind Grouchy Chef is hanging up his apron
Takayuki Masumoto, “who absolutely brooks no nonsense from his patrons,” is looking for a buyer. Name not included.
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No more staring at blank canvas in Mukilteo police holding cells
Bright murals now adorn the walls. The artwork is intended to calm and relax detainees.
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What’s honkin’ on this Everett thoroughfare? Have a gander
Henrietta and Betty, a goose duet, entertain passersby in the yard between Colby Avenue and Evergreen Way.
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At Banya, spa with 200-degree sauna in Everett, stress just melts away
A banya in Russian refers to a hot room or sauna. You can also plunge in the cold…
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Sasquatch of Lake Stevens is legendary as hometown hero Chris Pratt
Two mossy and mysterious figures in the woods of Lundeen Parkway turn heads and lighten up a gloomy…
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Water cup fever: $250 for a Starbucks Stanley tumbler is a big gulp
Cecilia Garcia, a Lake Stevens collector of 200 tumblers, was among those who lined up for the shiny…
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Edmonds mom: ‘That’s the story of how I gave birth in the car at 12:56 am.’
The couple’s fourth son was born en route to the hospital, in the front seat. “You can’t stop…