Taste of Success
It was another boffo year for the Greater Edmonds Chamber of Commerce’s Taste of Edmonds held Aug. 12-14 on the Civic Playfield.
Although no firm revenue and attendance numbers were available at The Enterprise’s press time, Executive Director Chris Guitton reported both held steady or surpassed last year’s numbers.
The violin craftsman who made his debut this year on vendor row was sold out by Saturday, said Guitton, adding that his success attests to the “quality of the crowd” attending the annual Chamber fund-raiser.
Snagging top honors once again in the best-entree category, as voted on by attendees, was Scotty’s, home of the blackened-salmon Caeser salad. Billy McHale’s chowder was named the favorite side dish and the icing on the cake — best dessert — went to Pat’s Philly Steak Sandwich booth’s cinnamon-laced apple pie a la mode.
In the Zone
Edmonds City Council continued until Sept. 6 a public hearing on a zoning text amendment to create a Master Planned Office-Residential Zone for transitional areas and ones with extraordinary physical challenges.
The hearing was called off before it began Aug. 16 when it became evident “minor” last-minute changes to the amendment wording by city planner Steve Bullock might not be so minor. Along with several council members, an attorney for neighbors of the property on the south end of Sunset Avenue that prompted the zone recommendation asked for time to review the changes.
Inside Story
Coyotes likely are behind the cat mutilations that have occurred in Edmonds and Woodway this summer, according to Sgt. Jeff Jones, professional-standards officer with the Edmonds Police Department.
Similar maulings that leave behind the heads and paws are a clue, said Jones. Malicious behavior by youngsters is unlikely given their tendency to stick to their neighborhoods, he noted, adding the remains have been found in diverse park settings.
Coyotes — and even a cougar — have been spotted in the Edmonds area, Jones said. There also has been an unusually high number of eagle sightings, he added. All those predators can eat domestic cats and small dogs.
Edmonds police ask that anyone who finds animal remains leave them undisturbed and notify the animal-control unit at 425-771-0205.
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