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    Natalie DeFord/staff photo                                Mercer Island resident Mary Ann Flynn and her mother, Aagot Kate Rosellini, who is turning 106 years old. They are holding a picture of Rosellini and her younger sister when they were small children.
    Mercer Island woman celebrates 106th birthday
    By Natalie DeFord • December 25, 2019 1:30 am

    Great-grandma Kate shares her positive energy.

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    Bellevue residents Marko and Karla Ilicic play a hockey game in the Topgolf Swing Suite inside Forum Social House. Natalie DeFord/staff photo
    Forum Social House opens in Bellevue
    By Natalie DeFord • January 16, 2020 1:30 am

    Eastside gets new nightclub, mini golf, swing suites.

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    At a Dec. 6 event, Pitch Your Peers (PYP) Seattle presented a grant award of $17,700 to Kindering. From left: Kindering community engagement officer Anna Brown, Kindering chief development officer Alison Morton, PYP grant champion — who pitched Kindering — Erin Azose, Kindering CEO Lisa Greenwald, PYP co-founder and president Erin Krawiec, Kindering assistant development director Jennifer Schumacher, and PYP co-founder and vice president Alison Burks. Courtesy photo.
    Pitch Your Peers passes out grants
    By Natalie DeFord • December 23, 2019 1:30 am

    Group founded by Mercer Island women awards $95,000 in grants to local charities.

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    Natalie DeFord/staff photo                                The Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce and surrounding businesses in downtown Mercer Island in late fall.
    Mixed feelings on new business license process
    By Natalie DeFord • December 19, 2019 1:30 am

    Mercer Island business owners weigh in.

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    Beachgoers at Luther Burbank Park on Mercer Island enjoy a previous year’s performance of the Argosy Cruises Christmas Ship Festival. Courtesy photo
    Holiday lights set sail with Island show
    By Natalie DeFord • December 18, 2019 1:30 am

    Christmas Ship Festival to stop at Luther Burbank Park Dec. 22.

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    Courtesy photo                                 Mercer Island Rotary Club members Bruce McAuley and Karolyn Streck volunteering as bell ringers for the Salvation Army.
    Rotarians ring the bells
    By Natalie DeFord • December 11, 2019 1:30 am

    Find them collecting for Salvation Army Dec. 14 on Mercer Island.

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    The Aubrey Davis Park sign on a sunny fall day. Natalie DeFord / staff photo
    Council adopts Aubrey Davis Park Master Plan
    By Natalie DeFord • December 10, 2019 1:30 am

    Vision for Mercer Island park’s future moves forward.

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    City continues climate commitment
    City continues climate commitment
    By Natalie DeFord • December 4, 2019 1:30 am

    Mercer Island council adopts K4C update.

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    Natalie DeFord / staff photo                                People walk past the Mercer Island Park-and-Ride on a cloudy morning Dec. 2.
    New reserved parking permits for Park-and-Ride
    By Natalie DeFord • December 4, 2019 1:30 am

    Sound Transit’s online monthly pass secures a spot during busy commute times.

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    Holiday Lights at Mercerdale Park is a Mercer Island tradition. Courtesy photo
    A community tradition carries on
    By Natalie DeFord • November 29, 2019 1:30 am

    Holiday Lights at Mercerdale Park and Firehouse Munch Dec. 6.

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    Turkeys Nonni, Noelle, November and Nora at Rooster Haus Rescue in Fall City. Natalie DeFord/staff photo
    Turkey rescue
    By Natalie DeFord • November 28, 2019 1:30 am

    The bird’s not on the Thanksgiving menu at this Fall City sanctuary.

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    Eastside election recounts
    Eastside election recounts
    By Natalie DeFord • November 27, 2019 1:20 pm

    Bothell, Redmond, and Mercer Island council races going to recount.

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    Mercer Island City Hall. File photo
    City explores ethics code revisions
    By Natalie DeFord • November 26, 2019 1:30 am

    Clearer guidelines, investigative processes.

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