by Riley Haun
December 2022
The new store, in the works since 2018, opened Friday. Some came for the specials, others had a hankering for hot dogs.
"Some things defy all known boundaries. They fly in the face of time constraints, social constructs, and sometimes, good reason. Costco hot dogs, it seems, are one of those things.
The very first customer Friday at the new Costco in Lake Stevens had a clear mission for his visit, and that was a hot dog from the food court, said Michael Estrada, a stocker at the store.
No matter that it was 8 a.m., or that the gentleman had to jostle among 200 other people gathered in the blowing snow and sub-freezing weather waiting for the warehouse to open its doors. He had his priorities in line.
Friday’s opening culminated years of planning, uncertainty and controversy. The Issaquah-based wholesale giant first announced plans for the new location at 9210 24th St. SE in 2018 and got its first permits in 2019."
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