Star-crossed lovers at Lynndale Park
by LUKE PUTVIN luke.putvin@lynnwoodtimes.com As a part of Lynnwood’s Shakespeare in the Park series, the Seattle Shakespeare Company put on performances of Romeo and Juliet July 17-18. At the July 17 show, there were approximately 100 people in attendance. Directed by Leah Adcock-Starr, the performance featured an all-female cast offering their take on the classic […]
Romantic music at Cascadia Art Museum’s Date Night
by LUKE PUTVIN luke.putvin@lynnwoodtimes.com Cascadia Art Museum puts on “Music in the Museum” concerts once per month, and on July 20, it held a Date Night themed concert featuring Pamela Liu on violin and Harumi Makiyama on piano. Liu received her Masters Degree in Violin Performance at the University of Washington and currently teaches with […]
City Council Candidate campaign signs vandalized
by LYNNWOOD TIMES STAFF At the corner of 60th Ave. W. and 204th St. S.W., two of Diodato (Dio) Boucsieguez’s campaign signs were vandalized. On the morning of July 13, Boucsieguez discovered one sign was stolen and the other was stripped from its stake and pinned to a nearby utilities pole. Boucsieguez is one of […]
Area leaders discuss housing opportunities at city council roundtable
By LUKE PUTVIN Each Lynnwood City Councilmember invited two community stakeholders to discuss affordable housing and housing availability in general. This roundtable discussion occurred at the City Council Business Meeting on Monday, July 8. Stakeholders varied in their professional experiences and perspectives. There were individuals whose backgrounds were in affordable housing such as Mark Smith […]
Eagle Scout’s message of peace on Earth
By MARIO LOTMORE Several dozen attended the Peace Pole ribbon cutting that took place at Lynnwood City Hall on June 26. Jim Osbourn of Eagle Scout Troop 309 with various supporting departments, including Lynnwood Parks & Recreation, planted nine Peace Poles across Lynnwood as a reminder to visualize and champion world peace every day. According […]
City Council candidates weigh in on Lynnwood’s growth
by Luke Putvin and Mario Lotmore Ahead of the Aug. 6 primary election, the Lynnwood Times will be asking a series of questions of the Lynnwood City Council candidates who will be on the primary election ballot. The questions asked were compiled from a community survey conducted by the Lynnwood Times to residents asking, “What […]
Puzzle Toys: The best thing you can do for you and your dog
Thank you to Rachel Lane of Leash & Learn for this excellent article on how to enrich the quality of our dogs’ lives. What are puzzle toys? Biologically speaking, puzzle toys give your dog the opportunity to perform breed- and species-appropriate naturalistic behaviors. Practically speaking, puzzle toys are like free training! Get your dog some […]
Larsen Announces 2019 Congressional App Challenge
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today announced the launch of the 2019 Congressional App Challenge. The competition, which runs through November 1, is open to high school and middle school students who live in or attend school in Washington’s Second Congressional District. Students may compete as individuals or in teams of up to four. Students […]
Over 150 Academia Latina students enjoy Star Spangled Spectacular
By LUKE PUTVIN “Immigrants were being criticized for not learning English, but the state-subsidized ESL classes at Edmonds Community College weren’t meeting the needs of people who worked in construction and landscaping, who work from 6am to 6pm, and in restaurants, who work from 10am-11pm six days a week,” said Rosamaria Graziani. Graziani started Academia […]
Swim races kick off Fourth of July at Martha Lake
by Luke Putvin luke.putvin@lynnwoodtimes.com On the morning of July 4, about 200 people gathered at Martha Lake to kick off their Independence Day at 8:00 A.M. About 140 people, ranging from ages 9 to 68, had a friendly swimming competition. There was a quarter-mile race, a half-mile race, a one-mile race and a two-mile race. […]
