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Arden Clise. Photo courtesy Mercer Island Rotary Club

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Rotary Club to host virtual-meeting etiquette program over Zoom June 23

The main speaker during the virtual event is Arden Clise, a business etiquette expert.

MISD logo. File photo

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MISD shares tentative 2020-21 school year plans

Superintendent Donna Colosky shared details in a recent update posted on the district’s website.

A map highlighting where pantry patrons should park to get assistance. Photo courtesy city of Mercer Island

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City announces food pantry hours change

The announcement comes after the pantry’s relocation.

Students from MIHS’s International Entrepreneurship class. Photo courtesy Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce

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WeLoveMI, Mercer Island High School class receive two awards for collaborative community work

The awards were given by the Mercer Island High School PTSA.

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Online Sound Transit Bus/Rail Interchange open house set for June 8-19

Mercer Island residents should have recently received an announcement in the mail.

File photo. Staff photo/Natalie DeFord

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Mercer Island lifts curfew

The public-safety measure was to be in place until Friday (June 5) morning.

WeLoveMI.org advertisement. Photo courtesy Mercer Island Rotary Club

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Mercer Island Rotary Club shares update on COVID-19 relief contributions

The club announced large donations to the WeLoveMI.org campaign and the WeLoveMI.org Day fundraiser.

Ryan Companies shares plans for former Mercer Island Farmers Insurance building

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Ryan Companies shares plans for former Mercer Island Farmers Insurance building

An exterior building, streetscape renovations and more were announced.

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Mercer Island kindergarten registration opens for upcoming school year

The Mercer Island School District recently made the announcement on its website.

Cities and chambers of commerce provide vital information during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Cities and chambers of commerce provide vital information during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cities and chambers of commerce are regularly updating their sites to provide resources and news.

The shelter will be opened in Harborview Hall in the Harborview Medical Center complex. The hall has sat unused for nearly a decade and required extensive renovations to bring it up to code for use as a 100-bed shelter. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo

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Harborview, King County open coronavirus recovery site

The 45-bed facility will treat those awaiting test results, or who have mild symptoms.

Unemployment claims doubled last week as coronavirus shutters businesses

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Unemployment claims doubled last week as coronavirus shutters businesses

Numbers like this haven’t been seen since height of the Great Recession.

Island has two confirmed cases of coronavirus

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Island has two confirmed cases of coronavirus

Both residents were living in senior homes and have been hospitalized.