Over the fence: what's happening with the neighbors

Looking over that big, but invisible fence at the county line, here's what's happening as reported by our partner news sites to the north

MyEdmondsNews.com

Edmonds Cemetery to present ‘Walk Back in Time’ tour July 21

The Edmonds Memorial Cemetery and Columbarium, a My Edmonds News sponsor, is hosting a “Walk Back in Time” at 1 p.m. July 21. Through this guided tour conducted by members of the Cemetery Board, you can learn about the history of the cemetery and the people buried there.

Some graves date as far back as the Spanish-American and Civil wars. Many of Edmonds’ founders and 14 of the city’s 34 mayors are buried in the cemetery, including Edmonds founder George Brackett, who governed the city in 1890.

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MLTNews.com

City Manager: Fireworks ban has significantly reduced city costs and resources

While it may not have actually sounded like it, the 4th of July in Mountlake Terrace required minimal responses from the Fire, Police and various City departments.

Snohomish County Fire District 1 reported that, for the 3rd year in a row, they had no fireworks related calls in the City. 

Mountlake Terrace City Manager John Caulfield reported Tuesday to the City Council that the police department responded to 33 fireworks related calls. Most resulted in verbal warnings and no citations were given out. A small number of fireworks were confiscated and a couple of mailboxes suffered damage from some sort of fireworks.

LynnwoodToday.com

American Girl store opens in two weeks

Just two more weeks until the much anticipated grand opening of the American Girl store at Alderwood Mall.  Today workers were finishing cement work outside while others unpacked boxes inside.

Huge crowds are expected on opening weekend — July 16 and 17 — so the store is implementing a ticketing system.

American Girl is a hugely popular line of dolls that feature historical and current characters.

The Lynnwood location will be a flagship experiential store offering the full lineup of dolls and accessories, a bistro that can be used for birthday parties, and a doll hair salon. There will be special events throughout the year. This is the first store in the Pacific Northwest.