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Salish Lodge & Spa Launches Locals Appreciation Week to Celebrate the Snoqualmie Valley
Salish Lodge & Spa is turning its focus to the community around it with the launch of Locals Appreciation Week, March 14 to 20. Designed as a thank-you to Snoqualmie Valley residents, the week highlights special experiences and savings while reinforcing the Lodge’s role not just as a destination resort, but also as a gathering place rooted in regional pride and steward of the Valley.
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World Cheese Championship Winners
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America’s Founding Documents Will Be On View At A Seattle Museum This Summer
For the first time in U.S. history, several of America’s founding documents are taking to the skies, touring the country aboard their own dedicated jet to commemorate the nation’s beginnings—and Seattle will be their final destination. “Inspired by the Bicentennial Freedom Train, the Freedom Plane National Tour...
kentstater.com
Local Kent restaurant Grazers permanently closes
On Feb. 21, locally-owned restaurant in downtown Kent, Grazers, closed its doors permanently after being in business since 2015. Grazers was founded by Stacey Lasher and Carl Bauer who saw a need in their community for a fast, approachable eatery that prioritized food with healthy ingredients while still being flavorful. Being former elementary school educators inspired their mission at Grazers: to make a difference in their community through good food and strong connections with people.
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Tho Tuong BBQ to Open Second Location in South Lake Union
A family-owned Asian barbecue restaurant is preparing to open its second location this spring. Tho Tuong BBQ, co-owned by Phuc and Linh Ngo, plans to open in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. The flagship location operates in Tacoma at 715 S. 38th St., according to an Instagram post shared by a Seattle foodie and restaurateur.
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The Nostalgic Washington Diner That’s Frozen In The 1950s
There’s a portal to the Eisenhower era operating openly in West Seattle, and it serves exceptional hash browns. Luna Park Cafe sits in Seattle’s West Seattle Junction like a time capsule that someone forgot to bury, which is excellent news for anyone who’s ever wondered what it would be like to eat breakfast in a decade when cars had fins and everything was either turquoise or chrome.
MyNorthwest
Best eats in Seattle’s University District
You might have seen the long lines of people snaking around 45th Street in Seattle’s University District neighborhood. With Raising Cane’s now open after a long wait, you might be drawn to the U-District more now. Make sure you don’t miss out on the other tasty, cheap eats...
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Rochester-Based Albunn Coffee House Planned for Shelby Township
Starting out in Rochester, New York, a coffee company may bring Yemeni drinks to the township. Albunn Coffee House is being teased as a new cafe coming to 50980 Shelby Road this year. This is set to be the company’s second location other than the Rochester cafe. One of the owners told What Now Detroit there is not an opening date as the franchise agreement has not been signed yet.
livingsnoqualmie.com
From Snoqualmie to the Spotlight: PNW Performing Arts Celebrates Youth Theatre This Spring
PNW Performing Arts is bringing the spotlight a little closer to home. The Snoqualmie Valley school, founded by a team of educators and artists and also home to Little Stars Preschool, will host the PNW Theatre Festival at The W Hotel in Bellevue from May 15-17, 2026. Corey Schwarz has...
seattlemet.com
Seattle’s Best French Fries
The Washington Middle School cafeteria, circa 1997, served the best french fries in the world. I’ve been chasing that exact medium-thin, fresh-from-the-fryer, extra-salty high for almost three decades. Since my time machine never quite works right, and I have, in the intervening years, expanded to other sizes and shapes, I set out to find the best french fries of any style in the Seattle area today.
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Caffe Ladro opens Ballard cafe on NW Market St
Caffe Ladro has officially opened its doors in Ballard at 2240 NW Market St. The Ballard cafe is the company’s 11th location in Seattle, and it’s located in the apartment complex on the corner of 24th Ave NW and NW Market St. Caffe Ladro in Ballard is open...
The Stranger
At Hamdi, Chef Berk Güldal Is Keeping This Ancient Turkish Culinary Art Alive
It’s prep shift at Hamdi, and the room smells like fire. Winter sunlight filters in, and there’s a faint hum of spices in the charred air. Chef Berk Güldal is giving a private tutorial on making Turkish Adana-style kebap—aka kebab—a meticulous, laborious two-day process that plumps up these peppery lamb skewers.
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CWU Graduate’s Voice Helps Her Capture Third Straight Grammy
LOS ANGELES - A critically acclaimed vocal ensemble featuring a Central Washington University graduate has once again taken home one of music’s highest honors. Amanda Taylor, a 2013 CWU alumna, and her bandmates in the Seattle-based vocal group säje won their third Grammy Award on February 1 in Los Angeles, capturing the Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals category for their song “Big Fish,” a collaboration with acclaimed producer and drummer Nate Smith.
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Port of Everett Welcomes Tapped Public House to Restaurant Row at Waterfront Place
EVERETT, WASH. — Tapped Public House is now open at the Port of Everett’s Waterfront Place after officially opening its doors on March 2, 2026, with a ribbon cutting attended by more than 100 people. The family-friendly restaurant features panoramic views of the Olympic Mountains and Port of Everett Marina, along with the largest, open-air rooftop deck on the waterfront in Snohomish County.
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Washingtonians Are Hitting The Road For The Massive Cheeseburgers At This Humble Restaurant
There’s a place in Buckley, Washington where burgers aren’t just meals – they’re monuments to American excess, where the cheese doesn’t just melt, it cascades like a yellow Niagara Falls, and where locals have been making the pilgrimage for decades. Welcome to Wally’s Drive-In.