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CHILD, preschools look for new space, prepare to leave North Mercer campus
The preschools that inhabit North Mercer campus have had one step out of the proverbial door for more…
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Bellevue, Mercer Island support King County animal control model
The city of Mercer Island is on board with Bellevue in supporting either a King County or sub-regional…
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Mercer Island School District plans will displace Youth Theatre Northwest
A crowd of Island residents showed up at the school district’s “21st Century Facilities Plan” public meeting on…
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Test driving the Tesla Roadster
It drives as smooth as silk. Its looks turn heads. It sounds like a spaceship and it’s completely…
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Mercer Islanders celebrate Earth Day, turn out for Leap for Green festival
Islanders Brooke, center, and Blake Sloan, right, dig through a compost bin to find worms at the third…
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Mercer Island Council supports teaming with Bellevue on animal control
If all goes as planned, Islanders will be working with the city of Bellevue when it comes to…
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District discusses moving Islander Middle School to North Mercer campus
The Mercer Island School District, faced with the possibility of a surge in student enrollment over the coming…
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Mercer Island dismisses ordinance to ban groups of bikers on city streets
The City Council's recent proposal to develop a Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities (PBF) Plan ordinance restricting group cycling…
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King County Boys & Girls Club facing financial woes
The King County Boys & Girls Club is facing a projected $300,000 budget shortfall before its fiscal year…
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Trio of Mercer Island residents launch iPhone apps, new Web sites
Nic Peterson, David Jennings and Neil Chasan all have one thing in common: they’re not afraid to take…
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MIHS marketing students prepare for world competition
The marketing program at Mercer Island High School is taking unprecedented leaps. Not only has teacher Carol Wisely…
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Fallout from Icelandic volcano affects Mercer Islanders too
Several of flights out of SeaTac International Airport to London, Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt have been canceled due…
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New bike ‘stencils’ painted onto Mercer Island streets
Cyclists may notice new biking stencils painted onto the pavement at the intersections of S.E. 40th Street and…