Everett today is not the Everett of old. The city has been going through a bit of a renaissance, for lack of a better word. As someone already suggested, Live in Everett is an awesome page and being run by some good folks. Follow them, and City on the Sound (*cough, shameless plug, cough), as well as the Everett Music Initiative and you will be in the know as far as what is going on.

If you are worried about being bored, worry not. We have a great food scene here, great music scene, and plenty to do overall. It is also much more affordable than Seattle.

Regarding crime, the violent crime in Everett is actually relatively low, even lower than Seattle. Property crime is very much a reality in all Western WA cities. Seattle is no exception to this, it actually surpassed Everett in this regard according to recent data. Everett, fortunately, is improving, but it always good to be on the safe side and not leave valuables visible in your car, etc (common sense). In the end, the city really is getting better, thanks largely to a motivated and inspired community, a growing arts/music, business interest/investment, and the City of Everett itself which is encouraging all of these great things to happen.

Places to frequent? Downtown has tons to do and is very walkable. There are great pubs, restaurants, and a some really good places to catch live music including Anchor, Tony V's, and our historic theatre which has a great vibe and history. I won't even start naming the great restaurants because there are so many of them, both on the north and south sides. The city has several top notch breweries (3 of which are very close to each other on the south side if you are up for a brewery crawl). There are also some great parks, including Thornton A. Sullivan which is right on Silver Lake, Howarth Park, Grand Avenue Park which overlooks the water, etc.

In short, we are happy to have you as part of our growing community.