Tim Turner jams on his electric on guitar to the delight of the crowd.Jennifer and Mike Young make Taste Edmonds an annual event.Kenmore resident Diane Gillian, right, and friend Scott Fosse of Snohomish compete in a game of cornhole.Chef Jose Garsón, a Lynnwood resident and owner of Capitol Hill business Garzón Latinx Street Food, demonstrates how he flips the vegetarian soba noodles as Stefanie Garzón watches with amusement.Chris Mazerolle, formerly of Edmonds, takes a whack at the axe throw. The axe throw is free for five throws, although tips are appreciated.Kai Hoppe of Edmonds is all smiles at getting an extra chance to slide before he has to leave the Taste.Edmonds resident Ashton squirms through the obstacle course, showing off his agility.Josh and Marie Cubbin smile as they sign up for Smith Brothers home delivery.Shelby, Ashley, Patrick and Matt along with baby Addison kicking back in the carriage arrive in time for the next band to play on stage.Nina Odell is having a fun time working the beer garden.Mother and daughter Sharon and Molly enjoy a local beer on a sunny Friday evening. “Cheers to the weekend!” said Molly.Mason, Emily, mom April and Carter all try their hand at the Art Spark creativity booth.Marcos with Tacos el Yoyo carving the pork for tacos el pastor being served at their food truck this weekend.Cousins Selin Balikci, Ebru Balikci and Sara Sen enjoying the Revive Smoothie bowl.
Taste Edmonds made its debut at the renovated Civic Playfield in downtown Edmonds Friday afternoon, with food, live music, kid-friendly activities and sunshine.
It’s the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce’s largest annual fundraising event of the year, with proceeds from ticket sales supporting the production of free city events like An Edmonds Kind of 4th, the Edmonds Classic Car & Motorcycle Show, Halloween Trick-or-Treating and the Tree Lighting Ceremony.
Taste Edmonds continues Saturday and Sunday at Civic Playfield. Learn more here.
— Photos by Julia Wiese
taste of edmondds? one photo of food. one photo of beer. one photo of some kind of ice cream. not even a shot of the special Chef’s tents.
6 total food vendors, not counting the dessert style snacks.
were any of them actual Edmonds/local other than the Chef tents?
The shot of José Garzón / Garzón Latinx Street Food was one of the chef’s tents. I am sure others can weigh in here but as I recall, local restaurants have been invited to participate in Taste Edmonds for as long as I can remember. Most don’t, due to logistical issues. — Teresa
Amazing performance by Hell’s Belles last night! Thanks to Chamber of Commerce for adding them to the lineup. The crowd was huge, weather perfect, and then there was the beautiful sunset. Perfect with a vodka soda and delicious dinner courtesy of Shubert Ho. Based on the crowd size, I’m guessing the Chamber is hitting their fundraising goal to pay for the various free holiday events. I’ve never attended the Edmonds 4th or the winter holiday event and probably never will, but happy to contribute funds for those free events that many enjoy.
Huge crowd? I live up the street and the place is dead in the afternoon. Maybe they make more money in the evening overcharging people to make up for it, I have no idea.
What is obvious is that if you aren’t old enough to go in the beer garden, why go?
They need to change the name and just call it what it is, “get hammered in Edmonds”.
A “taste” should be small portions, fairly cheap so you can try multiple things from local restaurants. Here, it’s just full price, full size typical fair food, many of the vendors don’t even have a local restaurant to visit if you liked your “taste”. Teens are at the heart of festivals w live music. Locking them out of the stage area for a beer garden is just sad. It’s stealing great memories from future generations.
Riddle me this…. We really wanted to go so I looked at the online pre-sale. $10 & $25 instead of $10 & $32. No difference for the teen EXCEPT the fees. The $10 at checkout was $14.97 & 2 adults were taxed/feed $12.88, so each ticket was $31.44? I save 56¢ on each adult while paying an extra $4.97 for the 5-20 yr old. In person would $74. The discount would total $77.85. Either way it’s just to get in the door at what I have previously discovered to be an uneven terrain, not wheelchair friendly. Once inside you’re looking at a minimum $20 per person. If you want to relax, have fun & “taste”, I’d budget more like $20 per person per hour.
It’s Edmonds. It’s mostly pretty damned affluent. I don’t think the committee putting this together has a clue what $32 per person is.
Waste of of money and too much money-$32 -cut it in half and get many more people-Yes I am getting old but saw the Beatles in 64 for $6 -none of these acts compare-talked to many people around Edmonds today that said -way too expensive-cut it in half next year and they will make more money
I’ve been amazed and so appreciative of the work that went into making the civic park not only stunning, but in keeping it that way…the grass is always beautiful and well maintained and the gardens are great. And that’s why I’m dreading looking at the aftermath of this event on Monday once it has been taken down. I have no doubt that it’s going to be a mess, or best case isn’t going to look like it did before the event. My understanding is that they used to hold it on the waterfront, and that’s where it should go back to (or maybe at the arts center field like the Arts Festival)…far more of the community is using the park and we’d like to keep it in good shape.
I believe (correct me if I’m wrong, all) that except for a brief time at the beginning of Taste of Edmonds when it was held on closed downtown streets — and a couple of years when Civic was being remodeled — it has always been at Civic Park.
You’re probably right (we’ve only been here a few years now, so this is a very recent observation). But now that the park has been so nicely renovated, it seems to me that the strategy for how and when the park is used may need to be different…and perhaps the recent change of holding the Fest elsewhere could (and should) stick.
You’re right, the aftermath is not pretty. There are patches of light green grass, and large patches of crushed brown grass all over the park. We look directly out on Civic Park, and the center looks almost as it did before it was remodeled. There are huge swaths of brown grass all over the park. From a distance, They look like they’re dead or have a sand-like appearance.
Yes, I know the grass will grow back and it’s for a good cause. I agree with you it would be better held at the waterfront where there is space and plenty of cement to keep our beautiful parks from being damaged. Why spend over $13 million on a park that people use every day and let even temporary damage happen.
I remember going to the taste at I guess it was the old civic park location but only once. It was a dusty dirty field at that time. I remember going to F Anderson field too I remember lots of craft vendors and food trucks. They had a beer garden and some music too. Maybe that was the Arts Fair? I enjoyed the vendors lots of nice things to buy. I haven’t been to the taste for some time now. I did go to the dusty place when I had friends in town visiting. The dusty dirt didn’t impress them either. Now I can see how you all might want to keep the grass nice at the New DT Civic park but it seems many events have taken place there?? I was out today, and I heard the comment from two who said oh we won’t go down there as there is no place to park. I thought about going down just to see the street vendors but not with no parking. No parking is a problem, and we need a PAY lot parking garage with private security guard. We need our police since we have few to be take care of crime. Same problem for Christmas, 4th of July and October Fest and all of it. Parking =$$$$$. Wanna be a city? Build it.
As I noted earlier Deborah I live up the street from the event. Depending on a person’s health, there was plenty of parking on 7th Ave. N. In fact Holy Rosary had signs in front welcoming people to park with “free parking” signs, which is not uncommon for events at the park.
However if you looking for street vendors and a Taste “environment”, it isn’t anything to see. It’s basically a beer garden. My son went, he said it was 30.00 to get in.
When 75% of our city is East of 9th and people can’t or won’t attempt to traverse this hill you lose a lot of money. Your fairs, your retailers feel the loss or will for sure. And no many who can afford to shop in DT gather lots of goodies and will not take a bus. Too much to carry. And other reasons too. I am all for people walking biking or bussing if they want to. But to make it so that only those who live in our City DT are the ones who know someone with a spot for them to park or do public transportation be the ones to support the retail, the restaurants??? I think our city either loosens up or build uphill with more businesses More Art galleries more restaurants and bars. Or just build the parking garage. a few charging stations 2 stories above ground with roof parking. That outta do it and a trolly would be nice from that building every half hour…that way we can shop trolly to the garage put our goodies into our trunks and back on the trolly for more shopping and repeat as necessary. Who knows if goods are secured in our automobiles, we might even go out an eat while we are there. Food for thought is all this is. Good Luck.
More EV chargers could be a great addition. But I have to push back on a few other points. One, I’ve never seen news about stuff not being secure in cars, esp not around downtown, have you? Two, you’re talking about challenges that almost any city has for any function or shopping area. There are plenty of places around the Bowl to park, as folks pointed out. Other than on the busiest days or biggest events, there’s loads within a few block radius. Three, we need to make Edmonds a more walking, biking, and public transit oriented town…that’s what the next generation of residents (like me) want. Lastly, building a big parking garage downtown takes valuable real estate from other public uses and it would effectively be turning the area into a place like a mall parking lot…not to mention they’re very inefficient and costly. I remain shocked and disappointed by how much so many conversations about civic or public projects devolve into people wringing hands about parking, and how many get derailed as a result.
Ok. I didn’t see this one earlier. Clearly you must not drive too much? And yes I would never leave my purse or anything in my car. Viewable to all. I use my trunk. walking 3to 4 blocks carrying heavy bags over and over would be a problem for me and many. Most cities like I think about all of them with commerce and town squares, entertainment and nighttime events have parking garages. I guess I will just agree to disagree.
I remember taking our kids to the Taste of Edmonds, years ago. It was a free event that showcased sooooo much food and booth after booth of vendors selling their crafts.
I took in the Taste this Saturday evening. $32 to get in. $15 for a burger (no fries, chips, drink . . just a burger) and $9 for an IPA. Thank goodness I’m still working or the Taste would just be a memory and out of my price range.
But, we did enjoy the music and dancing!
With the money I give Edmonds in property taxes and sewer and water, and the money they save on just throwing chip seal down to pave our neighborhood street, there should be plenty of money to make the Taste more affordable.
I’ve lived in Edmonds for 55 years and I love this town to pieces, but I don’t like what it’s doing to our pocketbook and making it near impossible to retire.
Hello, who can I contact to volunteer to help clean up after events like this? I’d like to give back to my community by helping keep it looking sharp, but I’m not on any social media, and I don’t get out much, so I miss opportunities to help. I’d like to do landscaping, too, if needed. I’ve got a ton of yard tools and my back is still good and strong! 😀 LOL
Sometimes I wonder if people just look at the pictures and don’t read anything but the related text under the pictures. This event is sponsored by the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce and not Edmond’s City Government other than the city ownership of the park which I assume the city charges the Chamber to rent. (I know my E. H.S. class is paying handsomely to rent the city owned Library Plaza building for our upcoming reunion so I hope the chamber had to defray our taxes to use the Park, but this is Edmonds, so who knows for sure? ) The Taste event is designed only for the purpose of attracting people to spend money in Edmonds and the proceeds of the event go to pay for more events (car show, July 4th. parade, etc.) also designed to get people into town to spend money. This event is about having fun and spending money in Edmonds in the process. Why people are willing to pay $30 for the opportunity to buy expensive food and drink is beyond me, but hey – more power and good on them, if it helps us cover the high costs of just trying to keep living in a town that is essentially going bankrupt.
Thanks Mark good to know. I don’t drink but if I did I don’t like beer. HA. I think it is nice of the Chamber to put on this event for the reasons Clint mentions Its a draw. I personally enjoyed the outdoor Art Festival the most. I am old and I didn’t see any music that really enthused me. A few of the groups I might have liked. Nice of the church to let people park there. The last few times I went to Edmonds just a regular day once on the Art Walk Day I saw no parking anywhere. I expect it is similar during the every Sat Market. I went down one day to go to a gallery. I drove around every block and finally someone left, and I found a spot I was able to walk from there to the gallery. I want parking so that people have more options. It’s also a money maker. I want it nice too and convenient for those who live here and do drive and for those who come here to eat and shop and hangout etc. The days of old I am afraid are gone haha. DT is now an action spot. Do you still like it in the Bowl now that it is busier and noisier? Just curious No complaints just want parking.
I used to spend a lot of money in the Bowl. Here is why. I could go to all of the stores even move my car to closer spots with every few stores. I bought lots of big heavy cumbersome things. I would spend all day in the Old Mill and go to the Tea shop and the Wooden Spoon and Housewares and Lillys. I miss Lillys. I liked the little shop and garden store in the old house too. I am tired of going to Shoreline for my plants. I need Orchid Bark and Lava rock for Bonsai and I want to buy it in Edmonds. In our County. In our town. I think that a store that is set up like Sky or Molkbaks with lots of year round gifts’ Holiday Decor all that would be a big hit here and draw in Lynnwood now that Wights is gone too. I loved there Xmas things. Why doesn’t someone open a place like that here in Edmonds. DT or on the Hill? I say move the animal hospital at 5 corners and use that space and lot for a store like I am describing. Put the hospital on 99 and fill the other two strips there with stores. A gallery. Buy an old house and make a gallery for Artists to teach and work.
There are a lot of little stores in and around the Bowl for gifts and such (plants, home, clothing, art, books, you name it), and Ace has most gardening supplies you could need. There’s also an artists studio and workshop that had events next to Charcoal. So I’m confused as to why you’re saying none of these exist, is it simply bc none of them are as big as Sky? Also, that animal hospital is very popular and I would bet that there are lots of people who would not prefer to have it taken over by a plant store instead. Can’t comment as to why other people haven’t opened a particular business, but you can certainly find all the things you’ve called out and more in the Bowl already so I imagine that’s why no one has opened a duplicative store?
I’ll tell you what KImberly I do know and have frequented lots of stores in Edmonds, and they do have excellent products. I haven’t been in Ace hardware for a while I liked it. I didn’t see a huge nursery or anything but maybe that has changed. I liked the management at ACE too. Now, I just think we could have more and hoped it would bring more business from Lynnwood. Dog hospital. I love dogs. I just think it could be in a better spot. The need for commerce and that area I mentioned is a great place for that type of thing or more boutique stores… Art. Since we are trying to encourage diversity and friendship in our entire city and Artist live up here too, I thought it would be just an extra gallery of sorts. lots of people up here and it is very walkable for them. Close to schools. We need to go beyond the Bowl too. Isn’t that the whole idea? You seem angry and offended. Don’t. I think Edmonds has some of the finest retail in the state. No, it isn’t because none of them are as big it’s just an idea. Taxes for Edmonds and Taxes on sales and jobs. We need them I read somewhere. Probably here. Again, my intent wasn’t to offend.
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taste of edmondds? one photo of food. one photo of beer. one photo of some kind of ice cream. not even a shot of the special Chef’s tents.
6 total food vendors, not counting the dessert style snacks.
were any of them actual Edmonds/local other than the Chef tents?
The shot of José Garzón / Garzón Latinx Street Food was one of the chef’s tents. I am sure others can weigh in here but as I recall, local restaurants have been invited to participate in Taste Edmonds for as long as I can remember. Most don’t, due to logistical issues. — Teresa
thank you Teresa. i missed the shot of Chef Garzon.
Amazing performance by Hell’s Belles last night! Thanks to Chamber of Commerce for adding them to the lineup. The crowd was huge, weather perfect, and then there was the beautiful sunset. Perfect with a vodka soda and delicious dinner courtesy of Shubert Ho. Based on the crowd size, I’m guessing the Chamber is hitting their fundraising goal to pay for the various free holiday events. I’ve never attended the Edmonds 4th or the winter holiday event and probably never will, but happy to contribute funds for those free events that many enjoy.
Huge crowd? I live up the street and the place is dead in the afternoon. Maybe they make more money in the evening overcharging people to make up for it, I have no idea.
What is obvious is that if you aren’t old enough to go in the beer garden, why go?
They need to change the name and just call it what it is, “get hammered in Edmonds”.
A “taste” should be small portions, fairly cheap so you can try multiple things from local restaurants. Here, it’s just full price, full size typical fair food, many of the vendors don’t even have a local restaurant to visit if you liked your “taste”. Teens are at the heart of festivals w live music. Locking them out of the stage area for a beer garden is just sad. It’s stealing great memories from future generations.
Riddle me this…. We really wanted to go so I looked at the online pre-sale. $10 & $25 instead of $10 & $32. No difference for the teen EXCEPT the fees. The $10 at checkout was $14.97 & 2 adults were taxed/feed $12.88, so each ticket was $31.44? I save 56¢ on each adult while paying an extra $4.97 for the 5-20 yr old. In person would $74. The discount would total $77.85. Either way it’s just to get in the door at what I have previously discovered to be an uneven terrain, not wheelchair friendly. Once inside you’re looking at a minimum $20 per person. If you want to relax, have fun & “taste”, I’d budget more like $20 per person per hour.
It’s Edmonds. It’s mostly pretty damned affluent. I don’t think the committee putting this together has a clue what $32 per person is.
Waste of of money and too much money-$32 -cut it in half and get many more people-Yes I am getting old but saw the Beatles in 64 for $6 -none of these acts compare-talked to many people around Edmonds today that said -way too expensive-cut it in half next year and they will make more money
I’ve been amazed and so appreciative of the work that went into making the civic park not only stunning, but in keeping it that way…the grass is always beautiful and well maintained and the gardens are great. And that’s why I’m dreading looking at the aftermath of this event on Monday once it has been taken down. I have no doubt that it’s going to be a mess, or best case isn’t going to look like it did before the event. My understanding is that they used to hold it on the waterfront, and that’s where it should go back to (or maybe at the arts center field like the Arts Festival)…far more of the community is using the park and we’d like to keep it in good shape.
I believe (correct me if I’m wrong, all) that except for a brief time at the beginning of Taste of Edmonds when it was held on closed downtown streets — and a couple of years when Civic was being remodeled — it has always been at Civic Park.
You’re probably right (we’ve only been here a few years now, so this is a very recent observation). But now that the park has been so nicely renovated, it seems to me that the strategy for how and when the park is used may need to be different…and perhaps the recent change of holding the Fest elsewhere could (and should) stick.
You’re right, the aftermath is not pretty. There are patches of light green grass, and large patches of crushed brown grass all over the park. We look directly out on Civic Park, and the center looks almost as it did before it was remodeled. There are huge swaths of brown grass all over the park. From a distance, They look like they’re dead or have a sand-like appearance.
Yes, I know the grass will grow back and it’s for a good cause. I agree with you it would be better held at the waterfront where there is space and plenty of cement to keep our beautiful parks from being damaged. Why spend over $13 million on a park that people use every day and let even temporary damage happen.
Support the taste, but change the venue!!!
I remember going to the taste at I guess it was the old civic park location but only once. It was a dusty dirty field at that time. I remember going to F Anderson field too I remember lots of craft vendors and food trucks. They had a beer garden and some music too. Maybe that was the Arts Fair? I enjoyed the vendors lots of nice things to buy. I haven’t been to the taste for some time now. I did go to the dusty place when I had friends in town visiting. The dusty dirt didn’t impress them either. Now I can see how you all might want to keep the grass nice at the New DT Civic park but it seems many events have taken place there?? I was out today, and I heard the comment from two who said oh we won’t go down there as there is no place to park. I thought about going down just to see the street vendors but not with no parking. No parking is a problem, and we need a PAY lot parking garage with private security guard. We need our police since we have few to be take care of crime. Same problem for Christmas, 4th of July and October Fest and all of it. Parking =$$$$$. Wanna be a city? Build it.
As I noted earlier Deborah I live up the street from the event. Depending on a person’s health, there was plenty of parking on 7th Ave. N. In fact Holy Rosary had signs in front welcoming people to park with “free parking” signs, which is not uncommon for events at the park.
However if you looking for street vendors and a Taste “environment”, it isn’t anything to see. It’s basically a beer garden. My son went, he said it was 30.00 to get in.
When 75% of our city is East of 9th and people can’t or won’t attempt to traverse this hill you lose a lot of money. Your fairs, your retailers feel the loss or will for sure. And no many who can afford to shop in DT gather lots of goodies and will not take a bus. Too much to carry. And other reasons too. I am all for people walking biking or bussing if they want to. But to make it so that only those who live in our City DT are the ones who know someone with a spot for them to park or do public transportation be the ones to support the retail, the restaurants??? I think our city either loosens up or build uphill with more businesses More Art galleries more restaurants and bars. Or just build the parking garage. a few charging stations 2 stories above ground with roof parking. That outta do it and a trolly would be nice from that building every half hour…that way we can shop trolly to the garage put our goodies into our trunks and back on the trolly for more shopping and repeat as necessary. Who knows if goods are secured in our automobiles, we might even go out an eat while we are there. Food for thought is all this is. Good Luck.
More EV chargers could be a great addition. But I have to push back on a few other points. One, I’ve never seen news about stuff not being secure in cars, esp not around downtown, have you? Two, you’re talking about challenges that almost any city has for any function or shopping area. There are plenty of places around the Bowl to park, as folks pointed out. Other than on the busiest days or biggest events, there’s loads within a few block radius. Three, we need to make Edmonds a more walking, biking, and public transit oriented town…that’s what the next generation of residents (like me) want. Lastly, building a big parking garage downtown takes valuable real estate from other public uses and it would effectively be turning the area into a place like a mall parking lot…not to mention they’re very inefficient and costly. I remain shocked and disappointed by how much so many conversations about civic or public projects devolve into people wringing hands about parking, and how many get derailed as a result.
Ok. I didn’t see this one earlier. Clearly you must not drive too much? And yes I would never leave my purse or anything in my car. Viewable to all. I use my trunk. walking 3to 4 blocks carrying heavy bags over and over would be a problem for me and many. Most cities like I think about all of them with commerce and town squares, entertainment and nighttime events have parking garages. I guess I will just agree to disagree.
I remember taking our kids to the Taste of Edmonds, years ago. It was a free event that showcased sooooo much food and booth after booth of vendors selling their crafts.
I took in the Taste this Saturday evening. $32 to get in. $15 for a burger (no fries, chips, drink . . just a burger) and $9 for an IPA. Thank goodness I’m still working or the Taste would just be a memory and out of my price range.
But, we did enjoy the music and dancing!
With the money I give Edmonds in property taxes and sewer and water, and the money they save on just throwing chip seal down to pave our neighborhood street, there should be plenty of money to make the Taste more affordable.
I’ve lived in Edmonds for 55 years and I love this town to pieces, but I don’t like what it’s doing to our pocketbook and making it near impossible to retire.
Suz, this is not a City of Edmonds event. this is a Edmonds Chamber of Commerce fund raiser.
Hello, who can I contact to volunteer to help clean up after events like this? I’d like to give back to my community by helping keep it looking sharp, but I’m not on any social media, and I don’t get out much, so I miss opportunities to help. I’d like to do landscaping, too, if needed. I’ve got a ton of yard tools and my back is still good and strong! 😀 LOL
Sometimes I wonder if people just look at the pictures and don’t read anything but the related text under the pictures. This event is sponsored by the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce and not Edmond’s City Government other than the city ownership of the park which I assume the city charges the Chamber to rent. (I know my E. H.S. class is paying handsomely to rent the city owned Library Plaza building for our upcoming reunion so I hope the chamber had to defray our taxes to use the Park, but this is Edmonds, so who knows for sure? ) The Taste event is designed only for the purpose of attracting people to spend money in Edmonds and the proceeds of the event go to pay for more events (car show, July 4th. parade, etc.) also designed to get people into town to spend money. This event is about having fun and spending money in Edmonds in the process. Why people are willing to pay $30 for the opportunity to buy expensive food and drink is beyond me, but hey – more power and good on them, if it helps us cover the high costs of just trying to keep living in a town that is essentially going bankrupt.
Well said!
Thanks Mark good to know. I don’t drink but if I did I don’t like beer. HA. I think it is nice of the Chamber to put on this event for the reasons Clint mentions Its a draw. I personally enjoyed the outdoor Art Festival the most. I am old and I didn’t see any music that really enthused me. A few of the groups I might have liked. Nice of the church to let people park there. The last few times I went to Edmonds just a regular day once on the Art Walk Day I saw no parking anywhere. I expect it is similar during the every Sat Market. I went down one day to go to a gallery. I drove around every block and finally someone left, and I found a spot I was able to walk from there to the gallery. I want parking so that people have more options. It’s also a money maker. I want it nice too and convenient for those who live here and do drive and for those who come here to eat and shop and hangout etc. The days of old I am afraid are gone haha. DT is now an action spot. Do you still like it in the Bowl now that it is busier and noisier? Just curious No complaints just want parking.
I used to spend a lot of money in the Bowl. Here is why. I could go to all of the stores even move my car to closer spots with every few stores. I bought lots of big heavy cumbersome things. I would spend all day in the Old Mill and go to the Tea shop and the Wooden Spoon and Housewares and Lillys. I miss Lillys. I liked the little shop and garden store in the old house too. I am tired of going to Shoreline for my plants. I need Orchid Bark and Lava rock for Bonsai and I want to buy it in Edmonds. In our County. In our town. I think that a store that is set up like Sky or Molkbaks with lots of year round gifts’ Holiday Decor all that would be a big hit here and draw in Lynnwood now that Wights is gone too. I loved there Xmas things. Why doesn’t someone open a place like that here in Edmonds. DT or on the Hill? I say move the animal hospital at 5 corners and use that space and lot for a store like I am describing. Put the hospital on 99 and fill the other two strips there with stores. A gallery. Buy an old house and make a gallery for Artists to teach and work.
There are a lot of little stores in and around the Bowl for gifts and such (plants, home, clothing, art, books, you name it), and Ace has most gardening supplies you could need. There’s also an artists studio and workshop that had events next to Charcoal. So I’m confused as to why you’re saying none of these exist, is it simply bc none of them are as big as Sky? Also, that animal hospital is very popular and I would bet that there are lots of people who would not prefer to have it taken over by a plant store instead. Can’t comment as to why other people haven’t opened a particular business, but you can certainly find all the things you’ve called out and more in the Bowl already so I imagine that’s why no one has opened a duplicative store?
I’ll tell you what KImberly I do know and have frequented lots of stores in Edmonds, and they do have excellent products. I haven’t been in Ace hardware for a while I liked it. I didn’t see a huge nursery or anything but maybe that has changed. I liked the management at ACE too. Now, I just think we could have more and hoped it would bring more business from Lynnwood. Dog hospital. I love dogs. I just think it could be in a better spot. The need for commerce and that area I mentioned is a great place for that type of thing or more boutique stores… Art. Since we are trying to encourage diversity and friendship in our entire city and Artist live up here too, I thought it would be just an extra gallery of sorts. lots of people up here and it is very walkable for them. Close to schools. We need to go beyond the Bowl too. Isn’t that the whole idea? You seem angry and offended. Don’t. I think Edmonds has some of the finest retail in the state. No, it isn’t because none of them are as big it’s just an idea. Taxes for Edmonds and Taxes on sales and jobs. We need them I read somewhere. Probably here. Again, my intent wasn’t to offend.