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Oso fund exceeds $30K

Mercer Island Cares Oso Much founder reported $30,170 raised for victims and their families of landslide.

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Dog attacks two police officers

Owner issued two violations for unlicensed pet and allowing dog off leash, fined $500.

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Prop. 1 rejected, bus cuts loom

City may consider $20 car-tab fee in place of transportation measure.

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A new home for Country Village Preschool

After the bittersweet news that they and other daycare facilities would have to move after the school district…

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City to revisit Coval application

Staff recommends Planning Commission reopen public hearing process

Tho Tran

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Phobulous snags Seattle chef

Tho Tran can remember cooking even as a teenager in a Thai refugee camp. Born in Vietnam, Tran…

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Like other communities, City may charge fee for costly false alarms

City Council considers new policy for false alarms

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Island police to test new patrol schedule

The pilot program will be in effect through December of 2015 when the Police Guild revisits its bargaining…

Eighteen single fee town homes are planned for north of Mercerdale Park.

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Developer says condos are not for everyone

Townhomes planned for hillside will be 1,900 to 2,200 square feet

The new entrance to the VFW Hall.

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VFW hall starts work on Patriots Plaza

The Island’s VFW Hall, the Keewaydin Clubhouse, is undergoing a facelift complete with a new open-air plaza and…

What a renovated interior may look like at the Mercer Island Library

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Citizen advisory group meets with library planners

KCLS staff and a ten-person citizen advisory committee met on March 10 to advance remodel plans for the…

This rendering shows five new townhomes on the slope behind the old Islander Restaurant location on S.E. 27th Street.

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Five new town homes on S.E. 27th Street

A five-unit hillside townhome project goes before design commission.

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New performance hall at SJCC offers both art, opportunity

Director hopes that new theater will be taken into account as YTN proposal moves ahead.