We are happy to announce that MIVAL Jr. has received its first grant for $810 from Mercer Island Community Fund (MICF). The grant for MIVAL… Continue reading
Oh woe is me, these demon Republican legislators (also elected by their constituents) are evilly and gleefully conspiring to obsessively reject anything that the good… Continue reading
I call upon our Washington state leaders at the local, state, and federal levels along with all governing agencies to reconsider the implementation of R8A… Continue reading
Like a pox, there is wanten residential development erupting all over the island. Abhorant, out-of-character structures that crowd their lots is the topic of conversational… Continue reading
Yes, the builders are gaming the system. And if the Council allows them, my guess it is reasonable to speculate that the city needs the… Continue reading
It’s that time of year again: property tax statements have recently come out from King County. Taxes are going up, and it’s important to understand… Continue reading
In its recently submitted SEPA application, MICA’s latest parking plan envisions that the city will designate the Mercer Island Thrift Shop parking lot as exclusively… Continue reading
On June 1, the center lanes on Interstate 90 will be closed for six years or more, causing traffic and safety trouble for all who… Continue reading
There’s progressive populism. Call it personal sovereignty. Moral virtue and power should rest with the ordinary folks — not elites. It is anti-establishment, opposed to… Continue reading
On April 5, I attended the Mercer Island Planning Commission’s public hearing on the proposed revisions to the residential development standards; changes that will significantly… Continue reading
My dog Annie walked me around Mercerdale Park yesterday and I specifically looked for street parking and saw ZERO places to park (except the pullout… Continue reading
On behalf of the Seattle Children’s Guild of Mercer Island, I would like to thank all the volunteers who stepped forward on March 17, to… Continue reading
The clock is ticking for the commuters, carpoolers, truckers and buses that use the I-90 corridor; a daily average of 159,000 by WSDOT’s 2015 count.… Continue reading
Some Islanders are wondering why the Mercer Island Center for the Arts has not reacted to recent misinformation promoted on Next Door and in letters… Continue reading
Save our parks — what are we saving them for? More sports venues? Every park except Pioneer Park and Mercerdale Park has a sports venue.… Continue reading
This is my personal ask on behalf of the city of Mercer Island, its people and the people of the Eastside region. City of Mercer… Continue reading
Thank you Councilmembers Wendy Weiker, Jeff Sanderson and Mayor Bruce Bassett for opposing Councilmember Debbie Bertlin’s needless, costly and convoluted name change proposal for the… Continue reading
I feel very deeply about saving Mercer Island parklands after remembering the experiences my three children have had while growing up in such a beautiful… Continue reading
I have lived on Mercer Island pretty much my whole life. I went to Mercer View Elementary, North Mercer Junior High and graduated from Mercer… Continue reading
There is exquisite pleasure in fixing your eyes on half-opened flowers and in drinking only to a half-tipsy state. Full flowering and total intoxication will… Continue reading
