Taste Edmonds is finally here! If you’re a regular reader, you’ve seen plenty of reminders about the best party in Edmonds this Friday through Sunday at the Civic Center Playfields….
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Recommended Reads: Unlikely trio tries to solve the ‘Mars Hill Murder’
In the darkest hours of the night, a lone graveyard shift worker faces their greatest danger. In Flagstaff, Arizona, the early light of day reveals who lost their life to…
Art Beat: A film release, retro treasures and page-turning fun
Unreleased film ‘The Scalpel,’ 90 years in the making, features Edmonds composer Ed Hartman Issaquah Film Festival (World Premiere) Grand Finale – Best Films of the PNW 5:45 – 6:45…
The Local Music Scene – August is going to be TASTE-y
We are heading into my favorite time of the year for music. Outdoor festivals are happening, and you can find live music every night of the week. Summer nights with…
Travel notes: A thought-provoking, profoundly disturbing visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau
Our recent European vacation included a visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau, for me a profoundly disturbing, thought-provoking,and life-changing experience. It’s a hard story to tell, and you may want to just stop…
Fitness Corner: Exercise and our own mortality
You hear about it here and there. A triathlete riding his bike suddenly suffers life-threatening distress. A golfer has a heart attack while golfing. A young athlete, perfectly healthy, collapses…
Travel notes: Walking Norway’s spectacular scenery
Years ago my Norwegian relatives took me on a driving trip from the capital of Oslo through waterfall-laced mountains to the coastal city of Bergen. This is the route many…
Home + Work: A new kind of work travel
When I was a starry-eyed young employee, I begged, cajoled, pestered, and campaigned to go to conferences. My parents both worked for the government when I was young and I…
Healthy eating: Don’t like kale? This recipe may change your mind
I have discovered that there are folks who either love kale or think it’s “too healthy” to eat (meaning that they don’t really like it). I think lacinato kale (also…
Art Beat: ‘Urinetown,’ live music, Edmonds’ first Dragon Boat Festival and August Wine Walk
Get tickets to Ballyhoo’s Urinetown: The Musical 7:30 – 9:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, July 26 and 27, 2 – 4 p.m., Sunday, July 28, The Blackbox Theatre at Edmonds…
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Healthy eating: Melon and mango star in this simple summer salad
The lazy days of summer are here. This easy and delicious summer salad is easy to make and great as a main course or side salad. It comes together quickly,…
Art Beat: Art Walk and Sketcherfest, ARTSplash, pub crawl, Cascadia Writers — and hop on the STRUM Party Bus
If you’ve never been to Art Walk Edmonds, this is the month to take the plunge. Edmonds Sketchers and Shoreline Watercolor and Sketching are teaming up to fill downtown Edmonds…
Recommended Reads: Killer leaves tragic trail in ‘Deadly Yours’
Deadly Yours, by Cyndi Stuart She chose to run, but she couldn’t hide. It took years, but now the past has caught up with Samantha. Cloaked in anonymity and armed…
Healthy eating: Combine peaches and blackberries for this delicious crumble
I always say that the season I am currently living in is my favorite. But I have to admit the abundance of fruit at the farmer’s market as well as…
Art Beat: Dive into summer fun at Art Walk, Terrace Summer Nights, Sketcherfest and Taste Edmonds
The third Thursday Art Walk will be “sketchy!” A sampling of what you’ll find this month: Yuni Wong at Young Art Gallery & Studio, Shivam Bhardwaj (and Vey Reutov) at…
The Local Music Scene for July — Surf’s up this summer! Catch a wave, catch a show
Surf music is taking over Darrell’s Tavern on July 19-20 When you hear surf bands you probably think of the Beach Boys. That’s not what you will find at the…
Restaurant news: In the studio with ‘homemade live!’
I recently had the opportunity to be part of the studio audience for a new PBS/American Public Television cooking show called “homemade live!” that is filmed at a studio on…
Climate protection: Vote ‘no’ on 2117
Map courtesy Clean and Prosperous Institute. This fall, when you get your ballot in October, you will get to vote on who will be the President of the United States….
Restaurant news: A tale of two very different Edmonds restaurant experiences
I love that everyone has a favorite restaurant in town to eat — whether you are going out for a special occasion, a weeknight dinner, a date night or just…
Healthy eating: Scratch Made S’mores a delightful summer treat
There is something about picnics and barbecues that says summertime. We’re lucky to be able to eat outside throughout the year. Our family loves packing a picnic and heading to…
Art Beat: Summer jazz, Celebrate!, ukulele concert, art exhibit, Shakespeare in the Park, and outdoor summer movies
Main Street Commons to host EWHS Jazz and mentor players 5-7 p.m. every Friday through Aug. 30, Main Street Commons, 550 Main Street, Edmonds Main Street Commons has sponsored Edmonds-Woodway…
Art Beat Feature: The All-American Boys Chorus is ‘On the Road Again’
6-8 p.m., Saturday, July 6, Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 4th Ave. N., Edmonds The Emmy Award-winning All-American Boys Chorus (AABC) is coming from Southern California to the ECA…
Home + Work: Summer fun — for everyone
I spent most of my formative summers bouncing between the wheat horizon of my mom’s hometown (Waterville, Washington), the forested hills of my dad’s hometown (Moscow, Idaho), the shores of…
From the Publisher’s Desk: Nonprofit news, one year later — and a matching campaign from Rick Steves
It’s been a year since I announced that the My Neighborhood News Network — which includes digital news properties Lynnwood Today, MLTnews and My Edmonds News — was moving to…
Art Beat: Ales for the Arts, EDP announces 66th season, June Story Time, ‘Where’s Waldo?’ and Olympic Ballet Theatre announcement
I hope everyone who attended the Edmonds Arts Festival this weekend had a great time! My kids were glued to the Kids Create craft area and brought home lots of…