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Boys & Girls Club to borrow half of PEAK cost

The Mercer Island School Board has decided to postpone the “PEAK Lease Addendum” item to its Sept. 10…

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City Council campaign picks up steam

As summer takes a turn toward fall, the Island’s political campaigns begin to pick up steam. City Council…

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Sunnybeam’s Marienne ‘Nuky’ Fellows dies at age 90

The Island’s beloved little red schoolhouse, Sunnybeam, and the generations of children who passed through its painted halls…

The Raretones have been playing as far back as when the new Homer Hadley Bridge opened up in 1989. The Island band played as part of the bridge’s opening celebration. From left to right: Andy Anderson

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Raretones completes Music in the Park with style

The Raretones is an Island band with character and history.

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Jarrett disappointed with results, satisfied with campaign

State Sen. Fred Jarrett, D-Mercer Island, came in third in the Aug. 18 primary election for King County…

Construction workers are making headway at the PEAK building site on 86th Avenue S.E. The Crest Learning Center is visible in the background.

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B & G Club will seek bridge loan for PEAK construction

The Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club is asking the school district to amend its PEAK lease agreement…

David and Marty Ulrich Jr. have been running the Shell station on Sunset Highway for more than 20 years. The station will soon become Chevron.

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Brothers buy gas station from Shell

David and Marty Ulrich Jr. have run the Shell station on Sunset Highway for more than 20 years.…

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Jarrett falls behind Hutchison, Constantine in primary

State Sen. Fred Jarrett, D-Mercer Island, came in third in yesterday’s primary election for King County Executive, garnering…

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Councilmembers bike the streets of MI

Four City Councilmen, two Planning Commission members, the deputy city manager and a cyclist from the Cascade Bicycle…

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City boosts Town Center parking

Island residents will have to look twice next week when parking in the Town Center. Parking signs throughout…

An aerial view of Islander Stadium

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Last-minute field replacement surprises district

The Mercer Island High School Stadium is getting an unexpected facelift.

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Second annual National Night Out ‘a success’

Residents and city officials celebrated the Island’s second annual National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 4. A total…

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Busy Seafair for Island police, fire departments

Mercer Island police and firefighters got through one of the busiest Seafair weekends in recent history last Sunday.…