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School Board gives Plano ‘A+’ in annual review
Mercer Island School District Superintendent Gary Plano earned exemplary marks in his annual review by the School Board.…
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Tonglao earns inaugural Flash Family Inspirational Award
Island senior Peter Tonglao has won the first annual Flash Family Inspirational Award, put on by the Youth…
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Farmers Market organizers, volunteers earn Citizen of the Year Award
The 2008 Citizen of the Year Award honors not one, not dozens, but more than 100 Island residents.…
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Cascade encourages two-wheeled commuters
John Mauro stands along the I-90 bike trail at the Lid Park, encouraging cyclists as they pump over…
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School Board recoins 2020 Vision
The Mercer Island School Board has updated its district mission, values and strategic goals for 2009-2010 — a…
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A writer’s reflection on love, writing and the sea
Mercer Island High School graduate Janna Cawrse Esarey published her first book this year. Yet when looking at…
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New Web map opens up city data to Islanders
As of this week, citizens can look up Mercer Island property lines, city utility sites, neighborhood EMS and…
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City submits six-year TIP
Mercer Island Councilmembers approved the city’s six-year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) last month, with a priority focus on…
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Politics, patriotism mix at Luther Burbank
Over 100 people gathered at the Luther Burbank amphitheater last Saturday for an outdoor “Tea Party and Old-Fashioned…
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Council, public inquiry into Tent City policies underway
The Tent City post-mortem process has taken its first step forward. City Council members met with city employees…
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Mercer Island police dispatch moves closer; regional operation center opens in Bellevue
Until yesterday, if you dialed 911 in Mercer Island, your call was answered by an operator in Kirkland.…
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Mercer Island celebrates PEAK groundbreaking
City officials, School Board members and representatives of the community gathered around a giant mound of dirt to…
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Mercer Kiwanis continues fireworks tradition
An annual tradition, the Mercer Island Kiwanis Club has set up its famous fireworks stand in the Rite…