Community Corner
Dick's Announces Time for Thursday Opening: 3 p.m.
Burgers, fries and shakes are on the way.
Dick's Drive-In has confirmed that it will be opening its Edmonds location on Thursday.
The time: 3 p.m.
, the grand opening will mark Dick's Drive-In's sixth restaurant, the first since 1974 and the first outside King County.
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As part of the grand opening, the Edmonds-Woodway High School Marching Band will performing music to what is certainly expected to be an overflow crowd.
Members of the marching band, dressed in their uniforms, will march to Dick's after school and arrive by 2:30 p.m., where they will perform until 4 p.m. All those performing will receive a coupons from Dick's, which will also give the Edmonds-Woodways Booster Club a donation.
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The celebration will feature local marching bands, the , local dignitaries and company namesake and co-founder Dick Spady, who turned 88 last weekend.
"We can't wait to fire up the two grills and give our local fans what they've been waiting for—delicious burgers, crispy hand-cut fries and creamy hand-dipped shakes," said Jim Spady, Dick's vice president and son of Dick Spady, in a news release. "The outpouring of support and enthusiasm from the community for our local family business has been humbling and overwhelming. We could not have picked a better place to add 35 new jobs and to start building new friendships and memories."