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Student teams ‘imagine’ and win

Seven Mercer Island School District teams, four teams from the elementary school level and three from Islander Middle…

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MIHS alumnus tackles bullying

JR Mitchell doesn't know how he would react to a child of his being a victim of bullying…

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MIHS: Three days of tests, plus 300 presentations

It’s going to be a wild week at Mercer Island High School, March 15, 16 and 17. While…

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MIPD officers earn honors

Who said cops don’t have a sense of humor? The high-spirited Mercer Island Police Department recognized the efforts…

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School funding cuts mean changes to class sizes, special programs

Decisions made in Olympia will force the Mercer Island School District to be even better stewards of the…

The Carleton on 76th Avenue S.E. had several condos on the market this past year.

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February sales up, prices still lower

Prices are still lower here for homes and condominiums, but the good news is that activity is holding…

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Citizen complaints prompt police to monitor playfields

The last thing people who live on Mercer Island’s South end think about is that they might get…

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Pliny the Younger comes to The Roanoke

Beer enthusiasts will be flocking to the Roanoke Inn on Monday to get a taste of the elusive…

After 30 years in the same location

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Continental Travel moves to new digs

After 30 years in the same location, Continental Travel of Mercer Island is moving. With well over 100…

Daniel Alpern is shown here at 10 years old

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Local musician releases debut CD

Mercer Island musician and resident Daniel Alpern has released his first commercial CD, “A Moment in Time.” The…

Scott Jenkins of Mercer Island is the first residential customer to have an electric vehicle charging station installed in his home.

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Mercer Islander has first Nissan LEAF and electric vehicle charging station

Besides saving the planet, the attractiveness of electric vehicles has been the idea that you could simply plug…

Former Islander Matt Davis took this picture of protesters in Galaa Square in Doqqi (near Qasr El Nil Bridge) on Jan 28. The Nile Sheraton is in the background.

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A first-person view of political uprising in Eygpt

Former Islander Matthew Davis attended West Mercer Elementary and Islander Middle School. Now, 21, Davis has been traveling…

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BC’s popular early learning class here benefits caregivers, parents and kids

Kris Schlik said “she forgot to have kids,” so she takes her nephew, Nigel Schlik, 2, to the…