As the time gets closer, I thought I would post again about our local Pride celebration.
Come down and hang out! Wear rainbow gear, or don't. Encourage the city to do this again next year!
Truly, in a year of budget cuts the city prioritized this celebration, and it's important to show up as a way of showing our support for that.
Anyone hear loud bang near Costco around 11:15pm today? And loud cars revving their engines.
Hi, I plan to go see more movies this year.
There are 2 theaters near my house, Alderwood AMC and Alderwood Legal Cinema. Which one is better or more comfortable? Thank you.
Enhanced version of what I published in the Herald.
It’s easy to understand why so many people feel overwhelmed right now.
The problems are large, constant, and impossible to ignore. Every day brings another crisis, delivered to our phones with all the subtlety of a fire alarm. Faced with that kind of scale, it is easy to freeze and wonder what meaningful change any of us can actually make.
That is exactly why, in my State of the City speech this year, I argued that we need to get back to thinking at the human scale. Pick up trash on your walk. Bring food to the food bank. Plant trees in a park. Fill in at a cold-weather shelter.
These actions may be small, but they matter. They build on one another. They create a visible culture of care. And when enough people take part, a city begins to develop something precious: civic pride.
That is where placemaking comes in.
Yes, placemaking sounds a little like planning jargon. But the idea is simple: reimagining the spaces we share in ways that help people connect. At a moment when so many of us feel isolated and cut off from one another, that is not fluff. It is one of the most practical things a city government can pursue.
And Lynnwood needs it. Unlike older towns built around a traditional square or main street, Lynnwood is a city of highways, dispersed neighborhoods, and spaces that too often move people through rather than invite them to stay. A lot of our public places work just fine if the goal is efficiency. They just do not always work very well if the goal is community.
The light rail station is a perfect example of what can be done. On an ordinary day, it is functional and forgettable. But during the 2024 Grand Opening Night Market, that same space became something more. Concrete, steel, and glass gave way to tents, food, and laughter. People did not just pass through. They stayed. They gathered. For a moment, the station became a place worth remembering. Maybe a future Farmers market will too.
That same principle can work at smaller scales. A park can be more than a place to exercise or take your kids. Add foodtrucks, seating, music, or ways to volunteer, and it becomes a place where people linger, meet, and build relationships. A neighborhood can do the same. An espresso cart in a converted garage may sound small, but that is exactly the point. Places like that give neighbors a reason to stop, talk, and know one another as people instead of as passing cars or profile pictures.
Even our streets can do more than carry traffic. Block parties like National Night Out and Loopalooza already prove that. When a street is repurposed for gathering, kids play, neighbors meet, and people remember they live near one another.
Yonder Cider c. 2021 in the Greenwood residential neighborhood of Seattle, WA. (Photo: Yonder)
That is not insignificant. That Matters.
Yes, there are bigger problems in the world. There always are. Crime is real. Addiction is real. Affordability challenges are real. But that is precisely why local governments should care about the places and policies that help people connect and invest in where they live. A community that knows itself and cares for itself is more resilient in a crisis, more generous in hard times, and more willing to carry responsibility together.
Cities cannot manufacture that sense of care.
But they can make it easier for it to take root.
Lynnwood has the opportunity to do more of that in the years ahead, and our Council has made placemaking a priority.
Because a city worth loving does not happen by accident.
It is made that way.
So bring us your ideas. Tell us where connection already happens, where it could happen more easily, and what is getting in the way. If we want a strong town, then we have to build it together.
When that spark hits, reach out at Council@LynnwoodWA.Gov.
Hello :) I need a passport photo done for school and I was wondering what’s the cheapest place to get it done? I know Walgreens is about $20. Thanks everyone!
Edit: I do not want to take it at home
Come on down to the City Council meeting tonight - 6PM at the Council building on 44th.
Will it be fun? Well probably not, unless you're nosy like me.
Will it be exciting? Almost assuredly not.
Is it good to see how the local government is working on things and WHAT they are working on? Yes.
Bring yourself, a notebook and pen if you want, a jacket (it was COLD in there last week), and a water bottle.
The irony of it being at Walmart. That’s it.
If your daily travels take you anywhere near 196th and I5, specifically westbound 196th to I5, you gotta accept zipper merge. WSDOT says that's the best way to keep traffic flowing. Otherwise, it's going to suck worse for everyone for years. Sure, some people may be trying to cut. But most of us aren't and we're just trying to get home, same as you.
And while I have your attention, please use your signals in roundabouts
I've been rock hounding in my backyard and have been having so much success that I am thinking about opening up a stall at the farmers market that I would sell rocks would anyone them. And would you tell comfortable baying from a stand that is run by a kid
I am looking to move to the Hall Lake area (near 208th where the interurban trail dead ends). What does the crime look like in the area? Is it a nice area to live (I have my mom with me and she has Parkinson’s disease). I also love to walk my dogs during the day (two 85lb mastiff mixes and a French bulldog).
Is it safe? How is it at night? I know different areas of Lynnwood have differing amounts of safety.
Looking for any advice you can give!
During the pandemic me and my now x girlfriend saw a few movies at amc alderwood and our experiences were awfull!!
The restrooms smelled worse than public park restrooms.
The popcorn wasn't fresh amd the soda was flat on numerous occasions.
The seats didn't recline and the air conditioning was broken.
According to recent reviews om Google on yelp it seems that this amc alderwood hasn't changed much??
Is this amc bad or is it just me??
Anyone have any idea what's going on? Over a dozen cop cars blocking off the street nobody allowed to go in or out around 191st street and 52nd Ave.
ETA: Apparently a car somehow rolled over in the middle of the road
Just viewed the designs for the 42nd Ave project, and it's yet another car centric project with the majority of the street being used by cars. We're starting from scratch, this could be a pedestrian only path where for just a couple of blocks, the entire street if full of families walking, children playing, people having fun and relaxing and eating. But no, instead, the majority of the street is for cars. Learned absolutely nothing from what makes some of the most iconic streets in the world so special.
What a missed opportunity, Lynnwood.
I have been looking for a good bakery that does a basic yellow cake with buttercream frosting. Bonus points if they have good chocolate or marble cake options as well.
I don’t want anything too fancy. All the bakeries I’ve checked out don’t seem to have this. I’m trying to find something that isn’t Costco or Safeway. I’m fine with spending some money on this.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you!
The City of Lynnwood is looking for your input to help in planning for a new park in City Center. You can help by filling out this survey link:
Hi neighbors, wanted to alert everyone about a theft at our home. Someone stole a plant from our front porch at around 2:00 a.m. last night and we caught it on video. I guess they were looking for Amazon packages... but ended up stealing a plant
Sharing in case anyone recognizes this person or sees them in the area. Stay vigilant!
Like 4 firetrucks, just as many ambulance and the fire chief rolling up on LA fitness off 99. They evacuated the whole building. Idk what’s happenin tho….
For 11 years I have lived and still live in northgate seattle.
For the past 5 years I have been grocery shopping at whole foods lynnwood,fred meyer 196th street and safeway mountlake terrace.
I dont like the northgate and roosevelt seattle grocery stores.
Also I drive to Lynnwood for the alderwood mall and to eat at cheesecake factory and pf changs and olive garden.
Also I get my car washed at mr.kleen car wash on alderwood mall parkway.
I also buy my gas for my car in Lynnwood or mountlake terrace.
Is this unusual for someone who lives in northgate or north seattle??
Many people say to me why dont I live in Lynnwood if I feel this way??
The drive on the 5 freeway from northgate to Lynnwood without traffic only takes me 9 to 10 minutes without traffic.
The City council will review Lynnwood's Transportation Benefit District sales tax at the next council meeting on Monday, May 18th. This is a 0.1% sales tax approved by voters in 2016. The tax must be re-authorized by the council this year. Council could elect to increase this tax up to 0.3% to increase funds to support infrastructure upgrades, but it would require voter approval on the ballot this November. Would you support this increase?