EVERETT, Wash. — Everett has a reputation for rolling up the sidewalks early, but a grassroots initiative hopes to change that by encouraging businesses to stay open later and offer more evening activities.

Late Shift Everett , organized by the nonprofit Everett Music Initiative , invites local businesses to extend their hours and provide late-night menus, live music, pop-up events and sidewalk sales. All participating venues and events will be listed on the Late Shift Everett webpage.

"The reputation in downtown Everett is that everything rolls up at 8 or 9 o'clock," said Soto Rebelos, who owns Apollo Exos Record Store. "It's questionable like, why hasn't something been happening here already. I think this city is perfect for it."

Everett's population of about 113,000 sits within Sn

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