From Everett to Edmonds, the county’s five highest-ranked districts differ considerably in size, academics, diversity and the communities they serve. For families shopping for a home, school district boundaries can be nearly as important as the number of bedrooms, commute time or mortgage payment. But comparing districts isn’t always simple. A district that stands out…
Snohomish County can now offer lamb mandi large enough for the whole table, a seafood market that will cook the catch for you and an Edmonds shop built almost entirely around the argument that dinner should be dessert. Everett’s waterfront added four substantial dining options within seven months. Lynnwood got its first Raising Cane’s and…
Snohomish County has all the raw materials for a first-rate ghost story: mining towns, weathered hotels, old theaters, Victorian mansions and enough rain to make practically any window look suspicious after midnight. The most famous haunted places in Snohomish County also happen to contain some genuinely fascinating local history. The ghosts remain unconfirmed. The fires,…
The Everett Animal Shelter is urgently seeking foster homes for two dogs struggling in the shelter environment, including a young Australian shepherd that needs an experienced caregiver. The shelter issued a community appeal for Bandit, a 4½-year-old pit bull mix, and Totino, an 11-month-old Australian shepherd, saying both dogs need to leave the shelter for…
Everett has a solid late-summer weekend lined up for Friday, Aug. 21 through Sunday, Aug. 23, with enough variety to cover date night, family time, live entertainment and the inevitable Sunday urge to buy something delicious from a local vendor. We narrowed the calendar to five picks that actually give you different ways to spend…
If your Everett house hunt requires a heated swimming pool, a wine cellar and enough square footage to make losing your phone a genuine logistical problem, the upper end of the market is ready for you. The three most expensive active listings classified as single-family residences with Everett addresses were asking a combined $10.19 million…
For 14 years, Avery “Lew” Lewis has served more than barbecue at Lew’s BBQ in Everett. Known for spending as much time talking with customers as cooking for them, Lewis has built a reputation as someone who listens, encourages and helps anyone who walks through his doors at the corner of Pacific Avenue and Fulton…
Ask five people where to get breakfast in Everett and you’ll probably get six different answers. Unless, apparently, you ask Facebook. When someone in the “Everett Washington Community” group recently posted a simple question—“whats the best place to have breakfast in everett? I’m super picky”—hundreds of locals weighed in. A few restaurants earned plenty of…
Editor’s note: Puget Press has reached out to listing agent Mark Gallagher of John L. Scott Snohomish for comment and will update this article once he responds. Two newly built homes in north Everett are causing a stir online after social media users discovered that each is asking more than half a million dollars. The…
The family of an 83-year-old Lynnwood woman who was killed in a wrong-way crash on Highway 525 is suing Snohomish County, alleging law enforcement failures allowed a dangerous situation to spiral into the fatal collision. A wrongful death lawsuit filed in May and recently moved to Seattle federal court claims members of the Snohomish County…
