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Articles by Blake Peterson
Natalie DeFord/staff photo                                From left: a November 2019 shot of Mercer Island Community Fund grant chair Debbie Hanson, treasurer Betsy O’Connell and president Erin Krawiec.
How the WeLoveMI COVID-19-relief campaign has supported Mercer...
By Blake Peterson • June 28, 2020 9:55 am

The relief campaign has been integral in supporting small businesses amid the pandemic.

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Holy Trinity Lutheran Church fundraiser erases all current King County medical debt
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church fundraiser erases all current...
By Blake Peterson • June 27, 2020 6:30 pm

Partnered with RIP Medical Debt, HTLC also relieved some debts in Pierce and Snohomish Counties.

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Jaden Krauser (pictured) recently graduated from Mercer Island High School and will be attending Pennsylvania State University in the fall. Photo courtesy Jaden Krauser
Mercer Island High School soccer team captain discusses...
By Blake Peterson • June 22, 2020 3:00 pm

Jaden Krauser’s team was only a couple weeks into the season before everything was canceled.

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This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP)
How is COVID-19 continuing to impact Mercer Island?
By Blake Peterson • June 20, 2020 3:00 pm

Checking in on case rates, testing statistics and more as King County enters new reopening phase.

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The Mercer Island City Council recognizing Juneteenth at its June 16 virtual meeting. Screenshot from video stream
Mercer Island council endorses June 19 as Juneteenth;...
By Blake Peterson • June 18, 2020 11:00 am

The city proclaimed the 19th Juneteenth at its June 16 meeting.

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A still from “Crescendo,” one of the movies screening at the festival. Photo by Oliver Oppitz, courtesy of the SJCC
Seattle Jewish Film Festival goes virtual for its...
By Blake Peterson • June 16, 2020 2:10 pm

The event was to take place earlier this year but was postponed due to COVID-19 concerns.

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File photo.
Community members sign, send letter demanding curriculum changes...
By Blake Peterson • June 15, 2020 1:50 pm

The statement was sent to school district stakeholders June 4.

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Mercer Island business owners discuss Phase 1.5 experiences
Mercer Island business owners discuss Phase 1.5 experiences
By Blake Peterson • June 13, 2020 1:30 am

With Phase 1.5 in effect, COVID-19 guidelines have been relaxed in numerous industries.

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A student receiving a diploma during the drive-thru event from Mercer Island High School Principal Vicki Puckett. Photo by Joe Chen
Mercer Island High School seniors reflect on an...
By Blake Peterson • June 13, 2020 1:30 am

A diploma drive-thru event and virtual commencement ceremony took place June 9.

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Protestors kneeling in silence at the intersection of Island Crest Way and Southeast 40th Street. The gesture lasted eight minutes and 46 seconds — the amount of time white Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck. Staff photo/Blake Peterson
Photos: Mercer Island community takes part in Black...
By Blake Peterson • June 12, 2020 5:32 pm

A march began around noon at Islander Middle School and ended at Mercerdale Park a few hours later.

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Photo courtesy Olivia Tomaselli                                Mercer Island High School sophomore Olivia Tomaselli with her dog, Cookie, and available merchandise. Fifty percent of profits accrued from Tie Dye for Black Lives Matter are directly donated to the BLM Global Network, with the rest going toward supplies.
Tie-dying for a good cause: Mercer Island teen’s...
By Blake Peterson • June 9, 2020 5:00 pm

Olivia Tomaselli, with the help of her mother, launched Tie Dye for Black Lives Matter on May 31.

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Avi Schiffmann, a self-taught programmer, working in a conference room at the Mercer Island Library March 6. File photo
Mercer Island teen, who went viral for his...
By Blake Peterson • June 9, 2020 11:26 am

2020Protests.com compiles state-specific resources relevant to recent police-brutality protests.

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TLG Motion Pictures CEO Erik Bernard and TLG founder Courtney LeMarco on a set. Photo courtesy TLG Motion Pictures.
Local production company seeking film, TV pitches from...
By Blake Peterson • June 8, 2020 3:10 pm

The Big Pitch competition, put on by TLG Motion Pictures (“Hoarders”), started about six months ago.

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