MI Half traffic info, street closures online

The 43rd annual Mercer Island ‘Rotary Run’ Half Marathon hits the streets and trails of Mercer Island this  Sunday, March 22.

Five different run or walk events benefiting colon cancer awareness will take place on Sunday morning. The events will result in temporary road closures and some traffic delays.

MIPD, Rotary course marshals and volunteers will provide traffic control Travel  in a counterclockwise direction on East, West or North Mercer Ways to minimize delays.

Visit www.mercergov.org or www.mercerislandhalf for more.

Metro fares up a quarter

Most King County Metro Transit riders are paying a bit more to ride the bus as of  March 1. The fare change will apply to adults, youth, seniors and people with disabilities who use regularly transit services. This is Metro’s first fare increase since 2011.

Grady is regional editor for Eastside newspapers

Mercer Island Reporter editor Mary L. Grady has been named a regional editor for Sound Publishing, Inc.

Grady will now be the editor of the Bellevue Reporter and the Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter newspapers in addition to the Mercer Island Reporter.

Grady has been with Sound Publishing since 2002, and has been the editor of the Mercer Island Reporter since 2005.