Andrea Brown

Santa Claus and Frosty the Snowman, photographed on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, in the Westmont neighborhood of Everett, Washington, are feeling a little deflated by the news of a gray, rainy Christmas. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Merry soggy Christmas forecast shows rain, no snow, in Everett

Check the WSDOT app for travel by road and sea. Check the NORAD app for Santa’s whereabouts.

Santa Claus and Frosty the Snowman, photographed on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, in the Westmont neighborhood of Everett, Washington, are feeling a little deflated by the news of a gray, rainy Christmas. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
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A look back at ‘What’s Up’ in 2023: Robots, Costco, secret crushes

A romance on Rucker heated up without help from The Love Zone — and other tall tales from the past year.

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Matt Folmsbee, right, helps a customer at The Kushery on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Ganja Claus: Gifts for the grandparents from the pot shop?

The use of cannabis by seniors is booming, but the benefits and dangers are not an exact science.

Matt Folmsbee, right, helps a customer at The Kushery on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
The backside of the 2024 Historic Everett calendar.

Historic Everett 2024 calendar might tempt you to grab a burger at Ray’s

The $20 calendar has Everett’s historic curiosities, and the stories behind them, one month at a time.

The backside of the 2024 Historic Everett calendar.
A volunteer helps distribute bowls of fried chicken noodle soup to a line of elders during a Vietnamese community lunch at the Homage Multicultural Senior Center on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in Lynnwood, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Homage nourishes seniors with Community Table Dining and Meals on Wheels

In 2022, the nonprofit served over 435,000 meals to diners at senior centers and those homebound.

A volunteer helps distribute bowls of fried chicken noodle soup to a line of elders during a Vietnamese community lunch at the Homage Multicultural Senior Center on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in Lynnwood, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Britana Uppinghouse, who owns Cole’s Tavern with her husband Cole, chats with a couple newcomers at the bar on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in Mukilteo, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

At Cole’s Tavern in Mukilteo, grab a beer after midnight (or at noon)

The new Mukilteo Speedway pub with food, games and soon pull-tabs, is open 365 days, including holidays or snow days.

Britana Uppinghouse, who owns Cole’s Tavern with her husband Cole, chats with a couple newcomers at the bar on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in Mukilteo, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Traffic moves along Mukilteo Speedway in front of Olympic Middle School on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Automated traffic speed cameras get the green light in Mukilteo

Cameras will be at three sites on Mukilteo Speedway for school and park safety, not at red lights.

Traffic moves along Mukilteo Speedway in front of Olympic Middle School on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Assistant Superintendent Patty Dowd greets a family with their child’s laptop and other class materials outside Endeavour Elementary on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, two days after an overnight fire tore through the inside the school in Mukilteo, Washington. Classes will be held online until after winter break to give crews time to make repairs to the building. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Fire closes Endeavour Elementary in Mukilteo until 2024

Classes shifted to remote learning after a fire damaged the school Monday. Laptops were handed out Wednesday.

Assistant Superintendent Patty Dowd greets a family with their child’s laptop and other class materials outside Endeavour Elementary on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, two days after an overnight fire tore through the inside the school in Mukilteo, Washington. Classes will be held online until after winter break to give crews time to make repairs to the building. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Siblings Qingyun, left, and Ruoyun Li, 12 and 13, respectively, are together on campus at Everett Community College on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in Everett, Washington. The two are taking a full course load at the community college this semester. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Siblings, age 12 and 13, are youngest students at EvCC campus

Qingyun Li was 11 when he scored a perfect 36 on the ACT test. His sister, Ruoyun, was one point away.

Siblings Qingyun, left, and Ruoyun Li, 12 and 13, respectively, are together on campus at Everett Community College on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in Everett, Washington. The two are taking a full course load at the community college this semester. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Leslie Davis, left, and Lyndsay Lamb, stars of "Unsellable Houses." (Rachael Jones / HGTV)

‘Unsellable Houses’ seeks flippable Snohomish County homes for Season 5

Leslie Davis and Lyndsay Lamb are searching for homeowners for next season’s one-hour episodes, where houses go from stagnant to sold.

Leslie Davis, left, and Lyndsay Lamb, stars of "Unsellable Houses." (Rachael Jones / HGTV)
A family walks through the Wintertide lights Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, at Legion Park in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Wintertide Lights returns for the month of December in Everett

The free family event is open nightly at Evergreen Arboretum and Gardens in Legion Park.

A family walks through the Wintertide lights Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, at Legion Park in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Cindy Buchan, owner of the Baskin-Robbins on Everett Mall Way, holds a turkey ice cream cake at her store on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Scoop up Thanksgiving-flavored ice cream at Baskin-Robbins

You can pile up the Turkey Cake, a platter-ready frozen bird, and Turkey Day Fixin’s, the side dish flavor of the month.

Cindy Buchan, owner of the Baskin-Robbins on Everett Mall Way, holds a turkey ice cream cake at her store on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Sam Taylor pops air bubbles in paint while he works on one of his art pieces on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Retired trucker is resident artist at Everett over-55 mobile home park

Sam Taylor, 73, is a “Home Depot artist.” He uses drop cloths as canvas and house paint to create art.

Sam Taylor pops air bubbles in paint while he works on one of his art pieces on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Jernie Bequilla Concepcion (The Price Is Right)

Navy veteran from Mukilteo comes on down on Friday’s ‘Price Is Right’

Jernie Concepcion, a Boeing retiree, wins and spins on the special Veterans Day show.

Jernie Bequilla Concepcion (The Price Is Right)
Jim Haley (Photo provided)

Jim Haley, journalist and ‘soul’ of Everett Herald newsroom, dies at 81

In his “inexplicable 42 years in journalism,” Haley became a walking legend among sources and coworkers alike at The Daily Herald.

Jim Haley (Photo provided)
Kids, teens and adults try out a new pump track for bikes at Jennings Nature Park in Marysville, Washington, on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

Campaign for pump track is big win for boy, 10, and Marysville kids

The track opened at Jennings Nature Park. It took three years for Landon Oliphant’s wish to come true.

Kids, teens and adults try out a new pump track for bikes at Jennings Nature Park in Marysville, Washington, on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)
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Mukilteo’s DEI Commission invites people to bond over movies, books

E.J. Koh will read from her novel “The Liberators” at 2 p.m. Nov. 12 at Kamiak High School.

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Jaxen McInnis, the creator of the Snackin Shack, in his transformed garage on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Bite into Everett’s Snackin Shack, a sweet museum of offbeat treats

It’s like the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! of odd snacks.  Lady Gaga Oreo cookies, mac & cheese gummy candy, vanilla milkshake potato chips and… Continue reading

Jaxen McInnis, the creator of the Snackin Shack, in his transformed garage on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Jaxen McInnis, the creator of the Snackin Shack, in his transformed garage on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Bite into Everett’s Snackin Shack, a sweet tooth museum of offbeat treats

Jaxen McInnis, 26, said his limited edition snack obsession started two years ago with Lady Gaga Oreo cookies.

Jaxen McInnis, the creator of the Snackin Shack, in his transformed garage on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Traffic crosses the 525 bridge over the railroad tracks on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, in Mukilteo, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

$2.2M project to widen sidewalk on Mukilteo bridge starts Sunday

Construction, expected to finish in December, affects ferry traffic and pedestrians on the Highway 525 bridge near the waterfront.

Traffic crosses the 525 bridge over the railroad tracks on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, in Mukilteo, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)