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Also on today's calendar: 7th Annual DachSand and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Rick Steves buys 100-year-old Edmonds Theater to preserve local cinema (fox13seattle.com) — Rick Steves has bought the historic Edmonds Theater on Main Street, ensuring the 100-year-old cinema remains a community hub instead of facing closure. To celebrate, the theater will screen the documentary "The Last Picture Show" starting Friday, with a free showing and party with Steves on Monday highlighting challenges facing small-town theaters.
2. Between Tides and Trees — Featured Artist Exhibition at Gallery North in Edmonds during September 2026 (shorelineareanews.com) — An Edmonds art gallery is hosting "Between Tides and Trees," a month-long September exhibition by painter Leah Rene Welch at Gallery North on Main Street, with receptions on Sept. 5 and Sept. 17. Visitors can also bid in a silent auction benefiting the Gallery North Art Scholarship Fund for Edmonds School District students, directly supporting local arts education.
3. Mountlake Terrace Police Blotter: Aug. 19-25, 2026 (mymltnews.com) — Mountlake Terrace officers assisted Edmonds police with a DUI investigation on Alder Street during a week that also saw multiple impaired-driving arrests, a burglary, and several crisis-response calls. For Edmonds-area residents, the blotter highlights how frequently local departments coordinate and how often DUI and domestic disturbances are keeping nearby officers busy.
4. Two years later, Alderwood Mall shooting suspect accepts guilty plea (myedmondsnews.com) — An Alderwood Mall shooting defendant has now pleaded guilty in Snohomish County Superior Court to charges stemming from the 2024 killing of a 13-year-old girl, with sentencing set for Oct. 23. While the crime occurred in Lynnwood, Edmonds-area readers following regional safety and justice issues may want to note the plea deal details and potential 15‑ to 23‑year sentence.
5. Are Citizens Winning Against Flock's Surveillance Cameras? The Network Keeps Growing. (gadgetreview.com) — Edmonds is among the cities that have ended or suspended contracts with Flock Safety's license-plate cameras amid growing concerns about misuse and privacy. The piece explains how, despite dozens of municipal cancellations nationwide, the company's network and valuation continue to grow faster than local pushback can keep up.
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