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School board retreat rescheduled due to weather

No problems with any of the school buildings or transportation fleet

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Fourth business quits ‘The Mercer’

Cellar 46 closes abruptly, are high rents to blame?

This artist’s rendering is for a new Cherry Crest Elementary School in Bellevue. The Bellevue District has been rebuilding its schools and has nearly completed Tyee Middle School.

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Board crosschecks project list for school bond issue

School leaders have just weeks to finalize project list for April bond issue vote.

The backyard of this foreclosed home at 2213 61st Ave. S.E. near Interstate 90. It sold for $275

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Mercer Island homes sold in December not ‘average’

Condos, tiny older homes pull down sale price average.

Larry Lunden

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Larry Lunden lived life large

Lawrence Raymond Lunden was a true Mercer Island pioneer. Lunden, 90, died Dec. 23 after crossing Island Crest…

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MISD 2011 report: Learning by the numbers

Most Islanders received the Mercer Island School District’s annual report for the 2010-2011 academic year in the mail…

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Mercer Island School Board to set amount to rebuild schools

The decisions that must be made in order to place a bond for new schools on the April…

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Cellar 46 closes

With no fanfare, Cellar 46 closed silently over the holiday weekend. The website for Cellar 46 simply states,…

Mercer Island High School senior Anna Partridge performs with Circus Smirkus last summer. Partridge is a skilled juggler and acrobat.

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MIHS student finds passion in circus

In 19th and 20th century America, the circus reached its height as a popular art form, and was…

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Mercer Island High School marching band leaving for Pasadena

Band leaves Wednesday for their third appearance in the Tournament of Roses Parade

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Friendship Circle donates over 700 toys to special needs and foster kids

The Friendship Circle on Mercer Island just completed its second annual Wraps Toy Drive, donating over 700 toys…

Students fill the hallway of Islander Middle School

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Watershed year for Mercer Island schools

The year started out with the Mercer Island High School’s Marching Band making the sojourn to London to…

Change Making Change donations can be made at Coinstar machines like this one in the north end QFC.

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Pennies add up to currency of hope

Most of us have a jar at home, filled with pocket change that we take for granted. Even…