Coronavirus Chronicles: Edmonds singer pivots around COVID
Dinner and a show are back on the menu, according to Edmonds resident Elizabeth Galafa, who is doing her best to return to a normal life after a year when…
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Coronavirus Chronicles: Amid pandemic, local opioid overdoses accelerate
While COVID-19’s devastating toll has taken center stage over the past year, another health crisis has quietly raged on. Nationally, opioid overdoses have accelerated amid the pandemic’s daily life disruptions….
Coronavirus Chronicles: For health care workers, vaccination brings some relief, hope
Edmonds resident Peter Zyniewicz received his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine last week, a milestone of hope after witnessing so much tragedy. “It’s a little like when you’re younger…
Coronavirus Chronicles: Blood, sweat and beers — saving beloved brewery Gallaghers’
“It’s like having teenage emotions all over again,” laughed Chris Dufore, recounting how he and his business partners are trying to keep their brewery going in spite of coronavirus restrictions….
Coronavirus Chronicles: Jazz performer won’t let the pandemic silence her music
Musician Marina Christopher had her 2020 all planned. In January, she was in New York City playing bass with a touring group. She had other stops scheduled and was ready to…
Coronavirus Chronicles: After pandemic forced shutdown, Barre3 moves fitness classes to Edmonds barn
After seven months of offering free fitness classes around Edmonds, Gina Drake opened Barre3, a boutique fitness studio, in early March. Drake and her team had worked tirelessly to convert…
Coronavirus Chronicles: Alley Bell pivots from in-person classes to virtual music-making
Making music in the time of COVID has called for inordinate creativity. Social distancing restrictions have made life especially difficult for performing artists whose life work—and livelihoods—normally depend on gathering…
Coronavirus Chronicles: Pandemic prompts unexpected film industry role
Long before the pandemic grew the ranks of the germaphobes, Edmonds resident Christine Cossu was meticulous about cleanliness. Film production coworkers knew Cossu as someone who always had disinfectant wipes…
Coronavirus Chronicles: Edmonds man celebrates 60th birthday by catching up with friends, family
With social distancing and restrictions on large gatherings, birthday celebrations have been looking a little different in the time of coronavirus. So when longtime Edmonds resident Bill Loughrin turned 60…
Coronavirus Chronicles: UW student helps seniors go digital for health and connection
When she was 15, Nhu Nguyen came with her family to the Northwest from Vietnam, settling first in South Seattle then moving to Edmonds, where she attended Edmonds-Woodway High School…
Coronavirus Chronicles: Pivoting during a pandemic — local businesses share lessons learned
How do you keep moving your business or organization forward when the going gets tough? Five local managers from a range of organizations came together Tuesday for a one-hour webinar…
Coronavirus Chronicles: 80th birthday blowout goes online to celebrate work of local environmentalist
The coronavirus pandemic has altered many people’s events and planning. For long-time Edmonds resident Susie Schaefer, it meant that the recent celebration of her 80th birthday, with more than 100…
Coronavirus Chronicles: Out of work and out of diapers
When Edmonds resident Cordy Harris got furloughed from her movie theater job in March, she worried about providing food for her young family — and diapers for her infant. At…
Coronavirus Chronicles: Goodbyes are hard, hellos are harder
When Jenny Smith moved to Edmonds in the middle of the pandemic, she thought distanced goodbyes would be the hardest part. “But, I am not prepared for this hello,” she…
Coronavirus Chronicles: From Seahawks face masks to porch vows, Edmonds couples create new wedding traditions
Melissa Crowe’s great grandparents got married in Montana on July 14, 1917, the same year the United States entered World War I. Amid the backdrop of World War II, her…
Coronavirus Chronicles: After surviving COVID-19, couple donates blood in hopes of helping others
On a recent afternoon, Edmonds resident Leah Bernstein drove down to a Seattle parking garage, where health care workers donned in personal protective gear drew her blood from a tented…
Coronavirus Chronicles: Wildlife artist invites you to put fun on your face with animal-art masks
Artist Cheryl King was just about to launch a new clothing line featuring her paintings of wildlife, “and then the lockdown hit,” she said, adding a bit ruefully, “at least…
Coronavirus Chronicles: Pregnancy during a pandemic brings change, resilience
Edmonds resident Makayla Jones had planned to deliver her sixth baby — like all her other children — in a hospital setting. But then a worldwide pandemic changed everything. As…
Coronavirus Chronicles: From sheets to face masks, bedding company pivots to help front-line workers
As Jimmy and Stephanie MacDonald watched the news of the coronavirus pandemic unfold, they were struck by the shortage of lifesaving personal protective equipment for health care workers. “We were…
Coronavirus Chronicles: Ivan Doig’s widow donates rare first editions to boost Edmonds Bookshop
“It just totally made my week; it was amazing,” said Edmonds Bookshop owner Mary Kay Sneeringer about a call and email from Carol Doig, widow of Ivan Doig, long-time fan…