Updated March 30: Directory of Mountlake Terrace restaurants offering takeout, delivery
Mountlake Terrace Local Food Services during COVID-19 Shutdown Business Address Phone Services 44th Street Sliders 21005 44TH AVE W (425) 678-8340 Takeout by phone ALIBERTOS MEXCIAN 5602 232ND ST SW (425) 678-1813 Takeout and third party delivery AMORN THAI CUISINE 22826 56TH AVE W (425) 749-8786 Takeout by phone AZTECA MEXICAN RESTAURANTS 22003 66TH AVE…
Scratch Distillery switches from spirits to sanitizer to support first responders
With its tasting room and retail store closed during the COVID-19 shutdown, Edmonds-based Scratch Distillery owners Bryan and Kim Karrick are turning their creative energies in a new direction aimed at helping to our local first responders. They’re switching from Scratch’s award-winning potable spirits to a more humble — but increasingly essential — product now…
Recommended Reads: Immerse yourself in the latest tea shop mystery from Laura Childs
Lavender Blue Murder, by Laura Childs Get ready, mystery enthusiasts and amateur sleuths, because Laura Childs’ latest Tea Shop Mystery starts off with a bang. It’s a Lavender Blue Murder in the fields of the low country of South Carolina. When Indigo Tea Shop owner Theodosia Browning and her tea sommelier Drayton Conneley attend an…
Support local businesses with Mountlake Terrace Takeout BINGO
Here’s a way to support MLT businesses by ordering takeout during these trying times, courtesy of the Mountlake Terrace Community Foundation. Print out this BINGO sheet (printable PDF linked here) and post a public photo on social media containing: 1) your takeout order, 2) this sheet with the restaurant marked and 3) you feeling great…
Support your small business: Sorelli Pizza
This is the latest in a series of articles and photos showcasing local small businesses who are struggling to get by in this period of social distancing due to the COVID-19 virus. Today’s business: Sorelli Pizza, 22402 44th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace. Kelly Dougan, Owner. How’s business going? Kelly: “We’re probably at about 50 percent…
Playtime: From online P.E. to Rick Steves travel classes, more ways to keep families busy at home
Currently, there is a video chat happening in two different rooms of my house. The dogs seem hell bent on being involved in both of those conversations, taking quick breaks to make sure whoever is outside of our house is informed of their presence as well. One video chat is work related and the other…
Lynnwood’s Temple Distilling pivots from spirits to sanitizers
As demand for cleaning and sanitizing products skyrocket amid COVID-19 concerns, a Lynnwood distillery has pivoted from bottling spirits to producing sanitizers. Since word got out that AJ Temple — owner of Temple Distilling Company — had switched from producing gin to making hand sanitizer, he has struggled to keep up with orders from customers,…
It’s business as usual for Dick’s Drive-In amid COVID-19 outbreak
While restaurants throughout South Snohomish County have had to institute major changes in their business model in order to stay open during the current COVID-19 outbreak and corresponding government response, one is operating as usual since their opening in October 2011. Dick’s Drive-In Edmonds, 21910 Highway 99, is continuing to serve its signature burgers, fries…
‘Signs from the Edge’: A serial novel from EPIC Group Writers — Chapter 5
As relief from reading Journal of a Plague Year, Station Eleven, and The Plague, the board of EPIC Group Writers penned a serial novel for your entertainment. Since each author could only see the immediately preceding chapter, there are numerous plot twists and wild goose chases. Fortunately the “instigator,” Diane Naab, was able to pull the whole…
‘Signs from the Edge’: A serial novel from EPIC Group Writers — Chapter 4
As relief from reading Journal of a Plague Year, Station Eleven, and The Plague, the board of EPIC Group Writers penned a serial novel for your entertainment. Since each author could only see the immediately preceding chapter, there are numerous plot twists and wild goose chases. Fortunately the “instigator,” Diane Naab, was able to pull the whole…
‘Signs from the Edge’: A serial novel from EPIC Group Writers — Chapter 3
As relief from reading Journal of a Plague Year, Station Eleven, and The Plague, the board of EPIC Group Writers penned a serial novel for your entertainment. Since each author could only see the immediately preceding chapter, there are numerous plot twists and wild goose chases. Fortunately the “instigator,” Diane Naab, was able to pull the whole…
‘Signs from the Edge’: A serial novel from EPIC Group Writers — Chapter 2
As relief from reading Journal of a Plague Year, Station Eleven, and The Plague, the board of the Edmonds-based EPIC Group Writers penned a serial novel for your entertainment. Since each author could only see the immediately preceding chapter, there are numerous plot twists and wild goose chases. Fortunately the “instigator,” Diane Naab, was able to pull…
Playtime: Adjusting to the reality of learning from home — ideas for families
Social media is full of families adjusting to their new set of circumstances and a large part of that is figuring out what to do with the kids. We’re looking for places for the kids to go, how to get them online/connected, and then once they’re connected what will they do?!? Both of my kids’…
‘Signs from the Edge’: A serial novel from EPIC Group Writers — Chapter 1
As relief from reading Journal of a Plague Year, Station Eleven, and The Plague, the board of the Edmonds-based EPIC Group Writers penned a serial novel for your entertainment. Since each author could only see the immediately preceding chapter, there are numerous plot twists and wild goose chases. Fortunately the “instigator,” Diane Naab, was able to pull…
Sad news for MLT jazz fans: Essentially Ellington competition and annual Jazz Connection event canceled
Two events of note related to high school jazz musicians and jazz music fans in Mountlake Terrace: The annual Essentially Ellington Competition and Festival — which would have included Mountlake Terrace High School’s Jazz I band at Lincoln Center in New York City — has been postponed and the annual Edmonds Jazz Connection event involving…
Governor to announce statewide shutdown of restaurants, bars Monday
Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee Sunday night said he will be signing a statewide emergency proclamation Monday to temporarily shut down restaurants, bars and entertainment and recreational facilities. Restaurant will be allowed to provide take-out and delivery services but no in-person dining will be permitted. The action is based on “the explosion of COVID-19 in…
Playtime: Talking to kids about COVID-19, plus online learning resources as schools close for six weeks
School is out for six weeks, currently the plan is to return Monday, April 27, in response to the Covid-19 virus as we try to“flatten the curve.” School being out creates many different challenges for families, today we are going to talk about some of the free resources for information on talking to the children…
Playtime: Social distancing? Many online options for families (and adults) through Sno-Isle Libraries
If you are caring for children, you are likely getting emails from the different groups, sports, schools, and organizations you frequent regarding Covid-19 and the coronavirus. Here in Edmonds, starting March 7, recreation programs are canceled for a minimum of two weeks as the Frances Anderson Center closes to the public; this includes Meadowdale Preschool…
Recommended Reads: Fantastic creatures, hidden perils in steampunk novel ‘Dangerous Territory’
Dangerous Territory: The Adventures of Keltin Moore Series by Lindsay Schopfer Are you ready for an adventure into Dangerous Territory with beast hunter Keltin Moore? This is the third in a steampunk-inspired fantasy novel series where characters are tested beyond their limits. This world is populated by fantastic creatures and hidden perils. Keltin Moore will have…
Cascade Symphony Orchestra’s March 9 concert postponed
Cascade Symphony Orchestra’s Monday, March 9 From the New World performance at Edmonds Center for the Arts has been postponed “due to uncertainty around the coronavirus,” the symphony said in an announcement. “We are taking this action based on recommendations by the King and Snohomish County Health Departments to postpone large events and gatherings in an effort to…
From Red Onion Burgers to 44th Street Sliders: Grand opening for new restaurant March 6-7
Seaun Richards, founder of long-time Mountlake Terrace restaurant Red Onion Burgers, will hold a grand opening this Thursday and Friday March 6 and 7 for his new venture, 44th Street Sliders. Grand opening festivities will run from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. both days. The location is the former Red Onion Burgers at 21005 44th Ave. W.,…
Frank Gaffney painting exhibit opens at MLT Library March 1
The Mountlake Terrace Arts Advisory Commission presents the Frank Gaffney Painting Exhibit at the Mountlake Terrace Library, 23300 58th Ave. W. Frank Gaffney came to Seattle to study advertising and design at Cornish College of the Arts. He had his first solo exhibition shortly after graduation from Cornish, then began working in the graphic arts…
Day Trip Discoveries: Seattle Asian Art Museum — reopened and re-imagined
The Seattle Asian Art Museum in Capitol Hill’s Volunteer Park reopened to the public on Feb. 8 after three years and $56 million invested in major renovation and expansion work. Closed since February 2017, the Seattle Asian Art Museum (SAAM) now showcases select Asian artifacts from its extensive collection in the 1933 Art Deco building. This was originally…
Playtime: Tooth fairy facts, upcoming camps and playgroups, March 1 ArtVenture
The Tooth Fairy came to our house this week to deliver $2 for a molar. It is worth noting that the $2 was paid out in two separate one dollar bills, not a premeditated $2 bill or fancy coins, and the amount was pre-determined by the recipient in this case either based on what the…
Hemlock State Brewing to participate in 10th annual Washington Beer open house Feb. 29
Hemlock State Brewing in Mountlake Terrace is one of 135 breweries statewide that will be participating in the 10th annual Washington Beer Open house from noon-5 p.m. this Saturday, Feb. 29. Sponsored by the Washington Beer Commission, the Washington Beer Open House is designed to give customers a behind-the-scenes look at some of Washington’s most…