Increase need for volunteers at Lynnwood Food Bank
by Luke Putvin | Lynnwood Times With the COVID-19 outbreak, the Lynnwood Food Bank is seeing a decrease of volunteers and an increase in those coming for help. “This is a volunteer organization,” said Alissa Jones, Director of the Lynnwood Food Bank. “Right now, we are down about three quarters of our volunteers… Food is […]
Navi’s Catering Kitchen donates food to healthcare staff and first responders
by Luke Putvin On March 17, workers from Navi’s Catering Kitchen, including Chef Navi Mudaliar and Sales Manager Ashley Hayes, brought free meals to members of the Edmonds Police Department. The night before, they delivered free meals to the emergency room at Swedish Edmonds, and the night of March 17 they delivered to the emergency […]
190 Sunset hosts annual Toast of Edmonds
by Luke Putvin On March 1, approximately 250 people attended the annual Toast of Edmonds, hosted at 190 Sunset in Edmonds. The event saw local bartenders compete to make the best cocktail with the same liquor, and this year, bartenders had to use Pampero Aniversario rum. Bartenders represented the following local locations: Barkada, 190 Sunset, […]
Edmonds homicide: Two persons of interest in custody
by Luke Putvin Josh McClure, sergeant with the Edmonds Police Department, spoke to members of the press on March 16 to share the latest details regarding the February 21 homicide at the 7-11 on Highway 99. The victim was Nagendiram Kandasamy, 64, of Edmonds. Information the EPD received led them to two persons of interests. […]
Suspects for February 21 homicide taken into custody
Sergeant Josh McClureEdmonds Police Department Early this morning, with the help of our metro SWAT team and local authorities in Enumclaw, two people of interest were taken into custody related to a February 21st homicide investigation. A vehicle of interest was also seized as possible evidence. Both of the suspects were already wanted by the […]
Washington 2020 Presidential Primary results
By Luke Putvin | Last Updated 5:30 p.m. March 12, 2020 For the state of Washington, as of March 12, a total of 1,941,508 were ballots cast out of 4,551,831 registered voters for an overall turnout of 42.65%. The next update will be March 13 at 5:30 p.m. Below are the Republican Party results as […]
Edmonds School District to close all schools Monday, March 16 through at least Friday, April 10, 2020.
From Edmonds School District Wednesday, March 11, 2020 – 8:50 p.m. Dear Edmonds School District families, I know the past two weeks have been stressful for many in our community because of the continued spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus). We’ve now come to the point, with the guidance of local and state health officials, county executives […]
Local officials address declaration of emergency regarding COVID-19 in Snohomish County
by Luke Putvin A local declaration of emergency for Snohomish County was signed on March 4, 2020 by County Executive Dave Somers and others regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Somers, along with County Councilmember and Board of Health Chair Stephanie Wright, Interim Health Officer Dr. Chris Spitters and several local mayors, gathered on March 5 […]
Navi’s hosts food and friends event
By Luke Putvin On February 19, dozens were at Navi’s Catering Kitchen for their tasting and tour event. They do this sort of event the third Wednesday of every month. “It’s our way to welcome our community into our venue; this is our home, in a sense. We want to reflect what we can offer, […]
Cliffhanger Sports Bar and neighboring QFC to close
By Luke Putvin Cliffhanger, a sports bar in North Lynnwood, had its final day of business on February 29. It had live music both February 28 and 29 as the bar normally would on Fridays and Saturdays. Adrienne, an employee at Cliffhanger for four years, learned the location would be closing when she came into […]
