My Edmonds Food: What’s fresh around Edmonds this week

By Lara Alexander It’s hard to believe, but this Saturday marks the last outdoor summer market of the year. Hopefully the weather will cooperate for a cheerful farewell to the farmers and craftspeople who have greeted Edmonds residents every Saturday morning for the last few months with their lovingly-produced edible or decorative goods. If you…

From the Dick’s Drive-In Gift Shop: Dick’s Edmonds hard hats

Who knew that Dick’s Drive-In had a gift shop? As announced on their Facebook page, you can now purchase Edmonds Dick’s Construction Hard Hats — the same hats used in the store’s official groundbreaking ceremony May 19. Cost is $25 plus $5 shipping. Or if you want one signed by Dick’s founder Dick Spady, it’s…

Edmonds Dick’s Drive-In will be hiring soon, and may open before end of 2011

Dick’s Drive-In will soon be interviewing candidates for the new Edmonds location, which may be open on Highway 99 near 220th Street Southwest before end of the year. Dick’s Vice President Jim Spady said the plan is to interview applicants in September and begin hiring in October. New employees will gain experience working at other…

It’s a Deluxe kind of day in Edmonds with Dick’s groundbreaking

The sun — and the dignitaries — came out on Thursday to welcome first sign of a Dick’s Drive-In in Edmonds: the official groundbreaking in the northeast corner of the TOP Food & Drug parking lot. Mayor Mike Cooper not only grabbed a shovel and turned some dirt for the event, he used the occasion…

Dick’s reveals Facebook winners who will help break ground in Edmonds

The winners of the Dick’s Drive-In Facebook contest to see who will participate in Thursday’s Edmonds groundbreaking are in and — appropriately — at least three of them have Edmonds ties. Dick’s asked their 154,000 Facebook fans to explain why they should join Dick’s Drive-Ins co-founder and namesake Dick Spady during the groundbreaking ceremony for…

Building permit issued for Dick’s Drive-In; groundbreaking this week

Update: Groundbreaking is now scheduled for Thursday, May 19, still at 10:30 a.m. More details as they become available. The Dick’s Drive-in Restaurant building permit for the Highway 99 location in Edmonds has been issued, according to Stephen Clifton, Director Community Services and Economic Development.  The restaurant chain “is currently attempting to arrange a ceremonial groundbreaking event,…

Dick’s to offer free burgers on Veterans Day Nov. 11

OK, so Dick’s Drive-In won’t actually arrive in Edmonds for another year, but let’s face it, we’ve already adopted the hamburger chain as our own. So we’re running the announcement by Dick’s on Thursday that they will be giving away free hamburgers and cheeseburgers in honor of Veterans Day, Thursday, Nov. 11. Free burgers  will…

Dick’s Drive-In press release, with more details

A new Dick’s Drive-ln is coming to Edmonds! Company announces agreement to purchase property from TOP Food & Drug on Highway 99 and 220th Street SW Seattle – After a 7 week search, Dick’s Drive-ln Restaurants announced today that it has reached agreement with the owners of the TOP Food & Drug stores to purchase…

Dick’s Drive-In announcement this morning: Will it be Edmonds?

Will Edmonds be home to the next Dick’s Drive-In? The famous restaurant chain is holding a news conference at 10 a.m. this morning (Friday) to announce where it will put its new restaurant, and My Edmonds News will be there to get all the details. The idea of locating a Dick’s in Edmonds has been…

Edmonds officials to meet with Dick’s Drive-In owners Thursday

Call it the Deluxe treatment – as in Dick’s Deluxe, that is. Now that Dick’s Drive-In has announced it will be locating a new restaurant in the Northend, City of Edmonds officials are continuing their efforts to woo Dick’s owners to Edmonds, and will be meeting with restaurant representatives on Thursday. The high-traffic Edmonds locations…

Edmonds woman behind Dick’s Drive-In video a long-time fan

The woman who made the Dick’s Drive-In video that was publicized on our site Monday has been identified: She’s Julene Gradwohl of Edmonds, a long-time Dick’s fan (and the sister-in-law of Edmonds-Woodway High School football coach John Gradwohl). Here’s the video — a flashback to her senior prom at the former Woodway High School —…