Applications are now being accepted for the new Dick’s Drive-In at 220th and Highway 99 in Edmonds (in the Top Foods parking lot). Dick’s is known for generous benefits and wages that are above industry standard. Hiring will start by mid- September so the new crew will be trained and ready for a grand opening before Thanksgiving. “Our hope is that the final government inspections and a... »
Precor Home Fitness has opened the doors at its new store in Lynnwood. It’s in the Alderwood Shopping Center on Alderwood Mall Blvd., in the former King’s Mattress store. Grand opening specials include zero percent financing and sales on elliptical trainers and treadmills. Their phone number is 425-778-5800. If you can’t splurge on home exercise equipment, Precor also provided th... »
Community Transit’s Board of Directors is expected to decide on Thursday which routes will be affected by service cuts. The agency is slashing 20 percent of service, or roughly 80,000 hours, due to a shortfall blamed on low sales tax revenue. That’s in addition to cuts made in 2010 that eliminated Sunday and holiday service. “By this time next year we will have cut about a third of the service and... »
More and more businesses are popping up at the new Northpointe Center in north Lynnwood off 164th. Just in the last few weeks, the signs have gone up for an animal hospital, Gentle Dental and Zakk’s Smoke & Beverages. On another storefront, there’s a liquor license application posted for Blue Restaurants. Several more spaces have “leased” signs in their windows. MOD Sup... »
Next month the city will open a place for teens to hang out. Oddly enough, it will be at the Lynnwood Senior Center. Officials say the Drop Spot teen center will be a safe, positive and supervised place for teens to hang out and make new friends. Activities will include video games, board games, computer lab, homework help, movies, arts and crafts, cooking, snacks, DIY projects, workshops, service... »
Police now say Wednesday afternoon’s crash was caused by the driver of a box truck who ran a red light exiting northbound I-5 onto 44th. The truck hit a car and pickup truck, then rolled and landed on top of the car. The 33-year-old box truck driver was the only one hurt. He was taken to Swedish Edmonds, then treated and released. The driver of a Pontiac Grand Am is a 47-year-old Bothell wom... »
Police are investigating a collision on 44th Avenue W. near I-5 that involved three vehicles, including a box truck. It happened just before 2 p.m. today. Not many details are available but we’re told the only person injured was the driver of the box truck. Fortunately his injuries are not life threatening. Judging by the smashed car that was towed away from the scene, it could have been muc... »
A Lynnwood police dog tracked a burglary suspect right to the back of an Edmonds police car. Yesterday afternoon someone was seen breaking into a home in the 7900 block of 227th Place W. A neighbor described the burglar to 911 and said he had fled from the house. Officers arrived shortly after and found a likely suspect a few blocks from the victim’s home. He was put into a police car but co... »
Sammy Vijarro, who teaches ear training and private voice at Edmonds Community College, has made it to the semifinals of ABC’s Karaoke Battle USA. According to the show’s website: He says that he loves the rapport with the young people. “I get to teach the listening side and music.” He continues, “watching the light bulbs turn on in their minds. I love it for that.... »
Fire District 1 is inviting residents to a meeting tonight to talk about four brush fires that were intentionally set in a wooded greenbelt surrounded by homes east of Lynnwood. It will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Hilltop Fire Station 22 (20510 Damson Road.) Firefighters and an investigator from the Fire Marshal’s Office will talk about the fire response, the investigation and offer safety tips. This mo... »
Fire crews had their hands full with a couple of fires over the weekend. Just after 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, firefighters responded to a fire in a split-entry home in the 15100 block of 45th Place W. One end of the house and the attic were on fire when they arrived. Crews had it under under control in about 25 minutes. No one was hurt. An investigator believes the fire was started by spontaneous co... »
Volunteers at Clothes for Kids are busy getting laundry started and hanging clothes on the shelf as the annual Back to School Opening Day nears. For months, mounds of clothing have been piling up in a 3,000-square-foot storage place, thanks to generous donations from the community, said Joy Ingram, director of development for the non-profit organization based in Lynnwood. “We’ve been in the best p... »
From now through Sept. 22, the Lynnwood Library Gallery will feature artwork by Robert M. Small and Adele B. Eustis. Robert M. Small Robert found true attraction to the vibrant colors and the spontaneous variety in the art of RAKU. The Raku process dates back to the early 1600′s in East Asia. Raku has the unique quality in that no two clay art pieces turn out the same. Thus, each clay art... »
We reported in May that Lynnwood had just developed a new logo as part of a brand campaign to improve its image. The city has since come up with a slogan: “A great deal more.” Residents who were interviewed by the city’s marketing firm identified that Lynnwood is typically known for Alderwood Mall, and not much else. Officials wanted to change that, saying the city has more to of... »
Police have arrested three men in connection with Tuesday night’s robbery and shooting. A man stole a woman’s purse at gunpoint in the 2500 block of 196th St. SW. The victims, a 28-year-old woman and 39-year-old man, called 911 then got into a car and began chasing the thieves. Somewhere around the 3300 block of 188th St. SW, the thieves started shooting at the victims’ car. No o... »
Dr. Alexander Styles — a chiropractor with an office at 197th and 44th — is accused of fraudulent billing practices. According to the Department of Labor and Industries, Styles billed L&I for patients he couldn’t possibly have seen, because they were in jail at the time: L&I investigators became suspicious of Dr. Alexander Styles of Lynnwood while investigating an injured worke... »
Incumbent Loren Simmonds and newcomer Michael Moore appear to be headed for a face off for Lynnwood City Council position 4 in the Nov. 8 general election. Early election results show Simmonds with 43 percent of the vote and Moore, owner of a parking lot striping company, with 33 percent. The third challenger, John Conley, has just under 22 percent. For Snohomish County executive, Aaron Reardon ha... »
Update: Police have arrested three suspects in the case. —- A theft turned into a scary situation near Tuesday night. Lynnwood police tell us it all started when a woman’s purse was stolen about 10 p.m. in the 2500 block of 196th St. SW. The victim called 911, then got into a car and started following the suspect. At one point the suspect or suspects shot at the victim’s car and left a... »
A state trooper is expected to be released from Harborview today after his patrol car was hit on I-5 late Monday night. Just before 11 p.m., Trooper Chris Caiola was parked on the right shoulder of southbound I-5 near 196th after he had finished with a violator. His cruiser was suddenly struck from behind by a car driven by a 19-year-old Everett woman. Medics had to extricate Trooper Caiola from t... »
Community Transit will be doing some work at the Lynnwood Transit Center for each of the next three weekends, including repairs and re-striping. The agency is warning that all cars need to be removed from designated areas by 9 p.m. each Friday. Cars left in the work area after that time will be towed. Everything should reopen by 4 a.m. each Monday. All routes will run as normal during the work. A... »
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