Author Archives | Dustin Woodard

About Dustin Woodard

Dustin is owner and Editor-in-Chief of My Everett News. You can read more about him here.

Drive Through USPS Mail Collection Box Removed in Downtown Everett

May 3, 2025

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Perhaps best described as “The Curious Case of the Missing Mailbox,” this week USPS customers noticed the blue mail collection box at the Downtown Everett location has gone missing. Having used that drop-off option hundreds of times myself, I had to make sure it wasn’t a hoax. Upon arriving at the United States Postal Service […]

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Everett Fire Department Celebrates 133 Years Today

March 26, 2025

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The Everett Fire Department celebrates its 133rd birthday today. If that sounds old, it is. The Everett Fire Department was established over a year before the incorporation of the city itself. Being a lumber and mill town, it made a lot of sense to have firefighters ready to go. The Everett Fire Department started as […]

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Snohomish Fishing Shop in Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Shutting Down

November 25, 2024

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One of the most memorable buildings in the Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs movie, was Tim’s Bait & Tackle. It’s the tiny shop the main character’s father owned. You can see a replica of the shop at a theme park in Dubai, or you can visit the actual shop that inspired it in Snohomish, […]

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Hell’s Belles Shook Everett All Night Long Halloween Night

November 3, 2024

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Halloween night was winding down. It was a cold, wet night, and most the trick-or-treaters were getting warm indoors. But my night was not done. I ventured to APEX Art & Culture Center in Downtown Everett to witness a reunion of sorts. World-famous, all-female AC/DC cover band, Hell’s Belles, was in town to play in […]

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Getting to Know Abe Lucas, the Seahawks Tackle from Everett

July 6, 2024

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We caught up with Abraham Lucas at his annual youth football camp last weekend. Abe Lucas, when healthy, is a dominant right tackle for the Seattle Seahawks. Unlike most NFL players, his time in Washington State pre-dates the Seahawks. Lucas grew up in the Everett area. Abe attended St. Thomas More in Lynnwood, then went […]

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Meet the Owner – Creative Stylez Studio

June 30, 2024

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Creative Stylez Studio, a new barbershop in Downtown Everett, opened last week, fulfilling a 17-year dream for Aaron Davis. Aaron grew up in Everett, attending Cascade High School, where a school project led him down the path to his eventual career. The assignment was to research a career. As an avid Hip Hop dancer, Aaron […]

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