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Hey Edmonds, hope your week’s off to a good start!

In today’s wallet-friendly edition: Alberto’s Churros retail launch, sunflower sea star comeback talk, and prohibition exhibit opening + lots of fun things to do for free.

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📰 In the news

Family bakery’s enduring legacy: PCC Community Markets has launched Edmonds-based Alberto’s Churros in 16 Western Washington stores, offering a plant-based 12-pack and partnering with Specialty Frozen Food Distributors to expand into independent retailers — read the full story.

Grassroots cleanup in action: Beautify Edmonds volunteers painted over graffiti at the Highway 104 interchange with an Adopt-A-Highway agreement from WSDOT. They completed the west side of the 5th Avenue underpass, brightening the area — read the full story.

Urban forest rules under review: Edmonds unveiled a tree code update plan and set priorities after its retreat. Council kept mayor’s finance updates and proclaimed Lunar New Year Edmonds, aiming to adopt changes by October — learn what’s next and when.

Nothing prepares you for a pet emergency: I learned that the hard way after charging $10k to a credit card for life-saving surgery on my cat, Miss Stache. As soon as we got home, I signed up for Spot. It’s super affordable – and reimburses up to 90% of the bill.

Highlights this week:

• Support Chase Lake PTSA at Red Robin
• Connect at Memory Café over lunch
• Bounce into toddler storytime with Cami

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Serious banh mi move: Seattle Deli stacks crisp-outside, airy-inside baguettes with BBQ pork, five-spice chicken, or tofu, plus Vietnamese iced coffee for sleepy afternoons. A low-fuss Edmonds staple for lunch that hits, tastes fresh, and still leaves a few bucks for smug satisfaction later.

Forest bath without the fuss: Wind through towering cedars, ferny ravines, and the burble of Shell Creek at Yost Park, a shady slice of Northwest calm in Edmonds. Bring curiosity, leave with lighter shoulders. It’s an everyday reset that sneaks up on you, easy and unpretentious, like a deep breath you forgot you needed.

Build something cool: If your place is one minifig shy of a LEGO museum, Bricks & Wheels keeps ideas clicking with new and used sets, bins of loose parts to rummage, and a Build-A-Fig table. Handy for last-minute birthday saves or quiet-time projects that stretch, happily, into the afternoon.

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📆 Free events worth checking out

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All events are subject to change without notice. Always check official event pages for the most up to date information.

🎤 March Meeting @ Ballinger Play Field (Mountlake Terrace) | Tuesday (3/10) at 5:30 PM – Think you know every trick on our tiny creeks? J. Michelle Swope, Roslyn guide with 30-plus years, grew up a short ferry from Edmonds and is dropping Hood Canal, Port Townsend, and Sequim tactics at Lake Ballinger Center, free to the public, no tickets.

❓ Trivia Night @ Dave & Buster’s (Lynnwood) | Tuesday (3/10) at 7:30 PM – Tuesday trivia takes over Dave & Buster’s Lynnwood with a free, phone-powered showdown featuring music and picture rounds, a live host, and prizes. Bring up to six ringers and finally put your encyclopedic 80s pop knowledge to work. Friendly, competitive, and low-stakes.

💬 Talk Time @ Mountlake Terrace Library | Wednesday (3/11) at 6:30 PM – Talk Time is bringing neighbors together for easygoing English conversation in a friendly, no-judgment zone. It is free, led by trained staff, and oddly refreshing, like small talk that actually goes somewhere. Come practice, meet people, and remember your inside voice still works.

🖼 Art Walk Edmonds @ Downtown Edmonds | Thursday (3/19) at 5:00 PM – Edmonds’ monthly Art Walk is free, with local pieces tucked into shops all month, so you can wander whenever they’re open. On Third Thursday, 5 to 8, doors swing wider for artist meet-and-greets, good conversation, and unhurried browsing, the kind that pairs with sensible shoes.

🌊 The Return of the Sunflower Sea Star @ The Black Box Theatre at Edmonds College (Lynnwood) | Thursday (3/19) at 7:00 PM – Remember when our kelp forests were forest, not an all-you-can-eat urchin buffet? Dr. Jason Hodin of Friday Harbor Labs unpacks sea star wasting disease, the wins and woes of raising sunflower sea stars, and how reviving this predator might help heal coastal ecosystems. Free, register.

🥃 “Local Spirits: Prohibition in South Snohomish County” Exhibit Opening @ Edmonds Historical Museum | Saturday (3/28) at 10:00 AM – Come toast the opening of a Prohibition exhibit in Edmonds, no secret knock required. Peek at roadhouse lore, smuggler tales, and genuine artifacts, then sip mocktails and light bites like law-abiding rebels. Admission is free with a $5 suggested donation, snag your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/local-spirits-exhibit-opening-tickets-1982825080191?aff=oddtdtcreator

🌱 Seed Share 2026 @ Mountlake Terrace Library | Sunday (3/29) at 2:00 PM – Think potluck, but for tomatoes and zinnias at the MLT Library. Bring extra seeds to swap with neighbors, or raid the BOG Free Seed Library if you’re starting fresh, it’s free, and don’t forget envelopes, a pen, and your best dirt gossip.

Wanna see more? Browse our full events calendar →

📻 Edmonds report

Weather forecast

Today – High: 47°F – Low: 40°F – Precip: 99%

A chance of rain and snow between 8am and 10am, then rain and snow. Mostly cloudy. High near 47, with temperatures falling to around 45 in the afternoon. South wind 8 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible. Later: Rain. Cloudy. Low around 40, with temperatures rising to around 42 overnight. South wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

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Tomorrow – High: 51°F – Low: 42°F – Precip: 100%

Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 51. South wind 10 to 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. Later: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind 12 to 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

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