Here is the latest installment of Poet’s Corner, presented by the Edmonds-based EPIC Poetry Group. The Woman In The Safeway Store Weekday, 7:00A.M. A bit of the rush hour beyond, I thought. A breath of warmth rushed past the nape of my neck as I stood in line waiting to pay for a short grocery list…
At this point in the year, we are no strangers to storms and the rain and wind that tend to come with them. If you’ve lived in Western Washington for any length of time, you are likely familiar with the idea of “storm season.” Even if you aren’t familiar with this concept, you’re about to…
The trend continues: More Asian-based franchises are opening locations in Snohomish County. Local foodies have enjoyed the prestige of being in the spotlight: Who can forget the lines around the 85 Degrees Bakery Cafe Alderwood location during the Lynnwood grand opening in September 2017? The purveyor of premium yet affordable coffee drinks and baked goods…
Fall has so much beauty that a walk in the neighborhood is a joy. It is also a great time to plant trees. If you are inspired to choose a new tree, you are in luck. For the maples, find a spot with some dappled shade. They do not enjoy hot spots Liriodendron needs lots of room and…
Interview with Liz Dawson, ECA director of marketing and business development Like every other arts organization (and businesses in general), the Edmonds Center for the Arts has worked hard over the last 18-plus months to stay afloat. The focus during that time was to engage the community when live, in-person performances were not allowed, and…
“There was an old abandoned cemetery on the hill east of Ninth Ave., in the vicinity of Walnut Street. It was overgrown with briars, salal, and small evergreens. The few remaining markers were so weather-beaten, they were completely illegible.” Among the many memories she had of early Edmonds, Esther Amy Kingdon Knowles, in 1986, shared…
October is hockey and Halloween heavy at our house. The NHL’s newest expansion team, the Seattle Kraken, have started their inaugural season. The best way that I can quantify what a big deal it is in our orbit is that our oldest son’s hockey game was rescheduled once they noticed it would conflict with the…
It’s so crazy to believe that Halloween is just over a couple weeks away. The month of October is flying by—soon enough, winter will be right on our doorstep. It may seem like the month so far has been quite wet, and in terms of the number of days we’ve seen rain, that would be…
New Halloween children’s book with an Edmonds connection Children’s author Catherine Gorski O’Connor has a new Halloween book available at the Edmonds Bookshop. Her most recent book, The Bear’s Halloween Ball, is dedicated to the bears of Washington state and specifically to Catherine’s sister and brother-in-law, who loved bears and were long-time Edmonds residents. The book…
Birth of the Fae: Locked Out of Heaven, by Danielle M. Orsin What’s it like to be abandoned, locked out from your home and left to find your own way? The angels on earth must reconcile their feelings as their beautiful wings decay, and they are locked outside the gates of Heaven. After the great war…
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Though the markets have been up strongly this year, your investment portfolio could have a few lemons in it. Using the tax strategy of tax-loss harvesting, you may be able to turn those lemons into lemonade. Here are five tips: Tip #1: Separate short-term and long-term Your investments are divided into short-term and long-term buckets….
Here is the latest installment of Poet’s Corner, presented by the Edmonds-based EPIC Poetry Group. Read My Lips If what you say is only mouthed without a sound does it become less important? If I don’t understand the soundless movement of your lips will we enter a moment of confusion and mistrust? When words are quiet…
Local food trucks will take your taste buds on a trip — no airports to navigate, not much driving involved, just a short hop over the I-5 to Mountlake Terrace. Hemlock State Brewing in Mountlake Terrace — located at 23601 56th Ave. W. — hosts a variety of food trucks, and the cuisines range from all…
The month of October is so amazing—not just because my husband and I both have our birthdays toward the end of the month. It’s such an awesome time of the year—the leaves on trees are vibrant colors, the fall festivities are going full steam, and there’s a good mix of rain and sun to make…
A Black-necked Stilt appeared in the Edmonds Marsh in May 2007. This species is regularly seen in summer on Eastern Washington ponds. While it is rare in Western Washington, a few have been seen regularly in the last few years, including in Snohomish County near Snohomish and Stanwood. So it is time for bird watchers…
In past columns, I have lamented the financial impact that Facebook has wrought on the local news ecosystem. But what about the social and civic impacts? On the money side, the statistics are sobering. The total estimated advertising revenue for the U.S. newspaper industry in 2020 was $8.8 billion, down 29% from 2019. Facebook’s worldwide…
Greetings and happy October! We are already being warned about “supply-chain issues.” So, we are passing the warnings on to you, and recommending that you make plans to shop a little bit earlier than usual for any of the holiday festivities in which you plan to partake: October is the new December. As cliché as…
Hearing drums from outside at our house is akin to hearing the ice cream truck. It means that most of us are going to run out of the house toward the end of the street where, at least once a non-COVID fall, we see a drumline from what we assume is a local high school….
My Edmonds News is pleased to present the latest installment of Poet’s Corner, presented by the Edmonds-based EPIC Poetry Group. If Wishes Were Horses I wish I had a cranberry bog Full of tart fresh berries Rolling in the water shallow Perfectly round and red as shame I’d wear my polka-dotted-hip-high waders And harvest fruit with a…
Warm up with some Hawaiian Music and Hula at ECA Next Saturday, Oct. 9, there is a very special performance at the Edmonds Center for the Arts. Award-winning recording artist and Kumu Hula (hula teacher) Robert Cazimero is joined by falsetto artist and songwriter Kuana Torres Kahele for an evening of Hawaiian Music and Hula….
The transition into retirement often holds several momentous “aha’s. One is when you realize you no longer have a reason to get out of bed! Another is who do you socialize with during the day, when your colleagues are all at work? Here’s a tough one: How do you know if your day was productive?…
Well, it’s been a soaker of a week, hasn’t it? At the time of writing this, it is pouring outside, also. And I absolutely am loving it. Here is a graph showing the amount of rain over the past week. Not including the soaker of a Thursday, we’ve already seen about 1.5 inches of rain…
Readers, I know my column is supposed to be restaurant reviews, and there is mention of food in the text, no worries – but this post is also a love story. Multiple stories of love, sharing, and caring; a way to expresses my esteem for the camaraderie that exists in our community. Local chefs, cooks…
I’ve heard it said when writing a book, you’d better like your story because you’re going to reread it more than a hundred times. That may be an exaggeration, but if you want to get the words right, you’ll need to refine it over and over. In my July column I discussed how it takes…
The people who came to Edmonds when it was still a developing small town, came from various places and backgrounds. Some had very little money and others were lucky to have a substantial bank roll. However, one thing they all seemed to have in common — hope for a good life in an evolving young…
