Healthy eating: Cookies for friends and family

My Edmonds News (Columns) 11/29 4:17P Craig

This is the time of year when it s nice to have a simple sweet on hand for guests dropping by to visit or to make up a packet of cookies for your friends and neighbors. In fact, I think the season should be called the

Art Beat: Step into a world of pure imagination with Roald Dahl’s ‘Willy Wonka’

My Edmonds News (Columns) 11/29 1:44P MyEdmondsNews

Nov. 30-Dec. 17, Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St. , Edmonds The opening of Willy Wonka begins with an invitation from BJ Smyth as the titular character to “Come with me and you’ll be in a world of pure imagination.” What a world it is;

Poet’s Corner: Furry Losses, Lifeboats, Spirit Walk, Wind’s Sister

My Edmonds News (Columns) 11/25 12:48P MyEdmondsNews

Here is the latest installment of Poet’s Corner, presented by the Edmonds-based EPIC Poetry Group. Furry Losses A friend has lost his pet, a cat of great years and dignity. He searched for it one day and found it rested on sacred ground. Purrs...

Home + Work: Our first work-from-home coworkers

My Edmonds News (Columns) 11/24 9:35A MyEdmondsNews

Before we had babies and businesses, we had pets. They’d sit at our feet while we typed away all day, bark when the doorbell announced a package delivery or pest control salesperson, and kept us company while we built our dreams — often in...

Holiday Gift Guide 2023

S E A T T L E I T E 11/24 4:00A Seattleite Staff

Contributions by Molly Amber, Corinne Whiting , and Jennifer Liu. This giving season presents the perfect opportunity to support some of our favorite business discoveries of the past year—many...

Adventuring in Walla Walla

Explore Washington State 11/23 9:23A Lisa Mize

In the far southeastern region of Washington sits Walla Walla.  What stands out in Walla Walla is WINE , lots and lots of wine! Some compare the area to the Napa Valley in California or the Willamette...

Rick Steves and Cascade Symphony to collaborate for two holiday season concerts Dec. 10-11

My Edmonds News (Entertainment) 11/23 8:18A MyEdmondsNews

Rick Steves and The Cascade Symphony Orchestra (CSO) are partnering to present Rick Steves  Europe: A Symphonic Journey in two concerts on Sunday, Dec. 10, and Monday, Dec. 11 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts (ECA), 410 4th Ave. N., in Edmonds....

Art Beat: Artist talk, ballet and plein air juried exhibit

My Edmonds News (Columns) 11/22 1:06P MyEdmondsNews

Happy Thanksgiving! Reflecting on this past year, I am so grateful for this column and this community. I hope your celebrations Thursday are joyful and delicious. Artist talk and poetry reading with Amy Pleasant 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 6 Graphite...

Johnny Mo’s Pizzeria opens with pizzazz in Main Street Commons

My Edmonds News (Entertainment) 11/20 5:35P MyEdmondsNews

In what was billed as a soft opening but turned out to be anything but, Johnny Mo’s Pizzeria threw open its doors Monday evening as the newest tenant in downtown Edmonds’ Main Street Commons complex. More than 75 community members packed the...

Fitness Corner: Incognito in Edmonds

My Edmonds News (Columns) 11/20 10:40A MyEdmondsNews

I wrote this column a year ago, but never submitted it for publication. For me, the Thanksgiving holiday each year is a reminder to engage more deeply with the gratitude I feel for so much in my life. I hold this Edmonds experience close to

Edmonds’ Niles Peacock is Galbani Professionale U.S. Pizza Cup Champion

My Edmonds News (Entertainment) 11/16 4:09A MyEdmondsNews

Edmonds-based pizza chef Niles Peacock won the grand prize in the recent Galbani Professionale U.S. Pizza Cup. It was the first time that Peacock, who owns Edmonds Niles Peacock Kitchen Bar, had competed in the Galbani Professionale U.S. Pizza...

Art Beat: Neko Case, plus First Dibs Night and concerts

My Edmonds News (Columns) 11/15 11:20A MyEdmondsNews

Neko Case 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 24, Edmonds Center for the Arts (ECA), 410 Fourth Avenue North, Edmonds. Public tickets are on sale at noon Friday, Nov. 17; set your alarm, these tickets will sell quickly. Singer-songwriter Neko Case steps out,...

Sponsor spotlight: Scotty’s Food Truck special — a fresh Pacific Cod Fish Burger

My Edmonds News (Entertainment) 11/15 8:54A MyEdmondsNews

This week, the special being served from Scotty’s Food Truck is a fresh Pacific Cod Fish Burger. It comes with lightly breaded fillets on a toasted bun, served with a spicy cabbage slaw, and sweet potato or French fries. Scotty s will be closed...

Nashville-based roots music veteran Mike Younger comes to Edmonds

My Edmonds News (Entertainment) 11/15 8:50A Craig

Mike Younger, a veteran guitarist and roots music veteran based in Nashville, makes an appearance in the Northwest as performs at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, at Vinbero in Edmonds. Younger is touring behind his latest album Burning The Bigtop Down,...

Weekend Wanderings: Leavenworth

S E A T T L E I T E 11/15 4:00A Molly Amber

Leavenworth is one of our favorite destinations in the PNW, and for good reason! It s less than three hours from Seattle, and it s beautiful and festive year round. Nestled in the picturesque Cascade...