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Gene Zema is an iconic Northwest architect. His work, unmistakably unique in design and aesthetics, has earned the man numerous accolades from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), along with regional distinction. At 83, Zema is retired from architecture. Yet his legacy lives on, not just in the books and archives of AIA and the University of Washington, where he studied, but in the form of beautiful homes, 10 of which grace the wooded lots of Mercer Island.
Georgia, 10, and Jack Mattox, 6, join friends Anna, 6, and Isabel Bolger, 10, at Baskin-Robbins on Aug. 31 for…
Mercer Island’s two-time Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Mary Wayte is returning home next month to help raise money for cancer research in the waters of Lake Washington.
New healthy beverage is combination of science and taste
Zollie and Sylvia Volchok celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Aug. 5 in Seaside, Ore., at a special celebration. Family members traveled from Oregon, California, Massachusetts and Seattle to commemorate the event.
Islander David Dykstra has published a truly unique book. The first of its kind, Dykstra recently completed “Lake Washington 130 Homes,” a guide book to the lakeside mansions of the illustrious — whether Microsoft CEO Bill Gates or Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen.
A slideshow of the Blue Angels annual visit to the region for Seafair festivities by Reporter Newspapers photographer Chad Coleman.
Mercer Island High School graduates Ross Laing and Alex Baron won a 2009 Bronze Telly Award for a 2007 documentary that they produced on the Ethiopian millennium.
Charlie Abrahamson, of Boy Scouts Troop 624, recently earned his Eagle Scout rank. Abrahamson is an active member of the Order of the Arrow and was awarded Vigil Honor Member in June. Troop 624 is sponsored by the Mercer Island Presbyterian Church.
The 2009 Summer Celebration! festivity celebrated the theme “Around the World” last weekend. Hundreds of visitors shopped the street fair, enjoyed snow cones and fresh corn on the cob, waved to local participants in the “It’s a Small World” grand parade and ended the weekend beneath a sky of fireworks at Luther Burbank Park.
Photos by Elizabeth Celms