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Meet your NEW NW Seattle Publisher!

Hello from your new publisher

By Michelle Hoffman, Publisher Macaroni KID North Sound & NW Seattle May 1, 2026

I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself.  I’m a lifelong Washingtonian, originally from Skagit County, and I’ve been living in Lynnwood for the past six years. My husband, Jon, and I have been married for 13 years, and we have an 11-year-old daughter.

I have had a few work from home side gigs since Ella, our daughter, was born, but my main focus is homeschooling her and taking care of my family.  Crafting is something both Ella and I love to do!  I prefer making hand made greeting cards, scrapbooking, doodling, and coloring. Ella's current favorite is making dragon hand puppets and putting together beaded bracelets.  I did publish a hand drawn doodle coloring book, you can check it out here on Amazon if you would like.  

I also started working at a few of the local Just Between Friends Kids sales in this area last year.  It's a lot of work, but I enjoy meeting the other employees and getting to know the owners of the sales.  And, of course I love to shop them too.   

Going to the library to checkout books, taking my tween to the mall, visiting local parks, and checking out local coffee shops are some of my favorite things to do.  I will be sharing all about the the local parks and libraries soon!  I also love to put together puzzles and go camping.

In February I added Macaroni KID publisher to my resume!  I am the current publisher for North Sound website, which focuses on Lynnwood, Edmonds, Brier, and Mountlake Terrace. In May I decided to take on a second website, NW Seattle.  This includes parts of Shoreline, Ballard, Greenwood, and Fremont.

I have started adding events to the calendar, and I hope to keep it as updated and full as I can for you.

Thank you for reading about me, I'm glad you stopped by! If you want to stay up to date on all the things, be sure to subscribe for my weekly newsletter here!  If you have an event you want to add, you can do it here.


If you own a local business and want information on advertising, please email michellehoffman@macaronikid.com.


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