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Decision stalls on South Mercer fields
Before an interlocal agreement between the city and Mercer Island School District over improving a number of school…
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Boats, RVs fill neighborhood streets
Boats, RVs, trailers multiply on Island streets and driveways
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Classic ‘Northwest School’ Island homes are legacy of Gene Zema
Gene Zema is an iconic Northwest architect. His work, unmistakably unique in design and aesthetics, has earned the…
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Councilmembers brainstorm ways to tackle underage drinking, drug abuse
Keeping youth away from drugs and alcohol is an ambitious goal for any community. Mercer Island has embraced…
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City to spend $50k to create 3D Island maps, not $100k
A couple of online stories datelined Orlando, Fla., surprised Mercer Island city and Reporter staff members last week…
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Island post office keeps employees, cuts routes
The United States Postal Service has lost hundreds of employees nationwide through attrition in an attempt to buffer…
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Signs clutter Island streets and sidewalks, once again
Uptick in street sign clutter result of poor economy, local elections Once again, the city has become proactive…
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Local job seekers meet at Island library
Two months ago, as headlines began announcing the “end of the recession,” Microsoft program manager Michael Surkan was…
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MIHS students poised to take over Recycle Center
Since it began in 1975, the Mercer Island Recycle Center has become an enduring, although sometimes overlooked, service…
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MISD prepares for swine flu
With swine flu alerts and reports of outbreaks making headlines, the Mercer Island School District is taking extra…
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Second bachelor’s degree approved at Bellevue College, inspired by Islander
Bellevue College will introduce its second baccalaureate degree, a Bachelor of Applied Arts in interior design, this January.…
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City, schools to consider ‘swapping’ use of fields instead of paying fees
City and school district representatives met on Monday, Aug. 24, to discuss how each side will share the…
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Sunnybeam founder ‘Nuky’ Fellows dies
The Island’s beloved little red schoolhouse, Sunnybeam, and the generations of children who passed through its painted halls…