Black Restaurant Week kicks off in Seattle for Black History Month
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SEATTLE, Wash., February 25, 2023—Friday marked the first day of Black Restaurant Week showcasing a list of Black-owned Restaurants throughout Oregon and Washington to build awareness on local black-owned culinary businesses. The campaign runs until Sunday, March 5. Black Restaurant Week’s (BRW) mission is to provide complimentary marketing and PR services for the business under […]
Children’s Day brings a bill back for Suciasaurus rex to become Washington’s official dinosaur
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OLYMPIA, Wash., February 23, 2023—House Bill 1020, introduced by Representatives Melanie Morgan (D-Parkland) with co-sponsors Lisa Callan (D-Issaquah) and Cindy Ryu (D-Lynnwood) establishes a fossil nicknamed “Suciasaurus rex” as Washington state’s official dinosaur. Children and grandchildren sat on laps and wandered the aisles of the House of Representatives for this year’s Children’s Day at the […]
Mead and Nehring kick off Building Bridges Tour in Mill Creek
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MILL CREEK, Wash., February 23, 2023—Snohomish County Council President Jared Mead and Vice President Nate Nehring joined approximately 40 community members on Tuesday at the Mill Creek YMCA for an inaugural Building Bridges Tour geared to understanding and removing the barriers of political polarization. Attendees were separated into groups of three to four to discuss […]
Evergreen State Fair Park says goodbye to Building 400 after nearly 70 years of memories
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MONROE, Wash., February 22, 2023—The tan painted wooden clad Commercial Building 400 that attracted millions of visitors over the span of approximately 66 years with activities at the Evergreen State Fair will be replaced with a new plaza. Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers joined Evergreen State Fair Board members and county staff to a Golden […]
New Marysville Fire Chief hire is a historical first
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MARYSVILLE, Wash., February 22, 2023—The Marysville Fire Department named Ned Vander Pol as its newest fire chief on February 15 breaking with the over six-decade tradition of promoting candidates from within its ranks of a talented brigade. Vander Pol was sworn in at the Fire Board meeting. Ned Vander Pol served previously as chief of […]
Strawberry Festival president honored by city of Marysville
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MARYSVILLE, Wash., February 21, 2023—When City Councilman Tom King nominated Strawberry Festival President Gail Frost as volunteer of the month, he joked that “if I had to travel the Oregon Trail, she’s the person I would want with me.” Mayor Jon Nehring shared that quip when he recognized Frost as volunteer of the month at […]
Advocates press for highly capable program testing for all students
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ARTICLE UPDATE [3-22-23 @ 2:55 pm]: SSB 5072 that will expand the highly capable program, passed the House on March 22, 2023, with 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. The Bill heads to the Governor Inslee for signature. OLYMPIA, Wash., February 20, 2023—School districts should be required to test all students to see if […]
YMCA partners with Techbridge Girls for STEM Enrichment Program
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EVERETT, WA. February 20, 2023 – The YMCA of Snohomish County is partnering with Techbridge Girls to bring STEM ChangeMakers™, an innovative, out-of-school enrichment program, to three YMCA locations. STEM ChangeMakers is a place for girls and gender-expansive youth in grades 6-8 to explore topics like environmental engineering, computer science and coding in a supportive, […]
Cascadia Art Museum: Urban Scenes of Seattle exhibit on now
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Edmonds, Wash., February 20, 2023—Cascadia Art Museum invites public to Urban Scenes of Seattle 1910 – 1960 exhibition that illustrates Seattle’s changing urban environment over a fifty-year span as depicted by several of Washington state’s finest artists. The exhibit in open to the public now through July 16, 2023. Some of the earliest works were […]
President Jimmy Carter to spend final days at home
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ATLANTA, Ga., February 18, 2023—The Carter Center announced today that the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, 98, is to receive hospice care at his home instead of additional medical intervention. “After a series of short hospital stays, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter today decided to spend his remaining time at home with his […]