A group of House representatives have sponsored a new bill, HB 1001, to allow theaters to be licensed to sell beer and wine.
Did you know that kids born in 2013 will be intelligent, proud and perceptive? This is according to the Chinese zodiac, which is based on the lunar calendar. The Chinese New Year will be celebrated on Feb. 11 on Mercer Island at an open house and lunch hosted by Able Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine Clinic. International District festivities begin Feb. 9.
Beginning in August 2013, the United States Postal Service will change its mail delivery schedule to Monday through Friday in an effort to cut costs. Package delivery will still be available Monday through Saturday.
Recent upgrades in lighting and boilers at Islander Middle School and Mercer Island High School results in a projected annual savings of over $14,000 for the Mercer Island School District.
Mercer Island High School students John Gallagher and Cristina Scalzo were named as the Rotary Islanders of February at the club luncheon.
Over 150 musicians from Mercer Island High School performed on Feb. 4 as part of the Eastshore Music League solo and ensemble festival. Performances took place every 10 minutes in 22 different categories from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Liberty High School.
The theft of scrap brass water meters worth an estimated $6,000 — and weighing several hundred pounds — out of the city’s scrap bin was reported on Jan. 25.
The ‘Magic of the Moment’ was the theme of the 2012-2103 MISD PTA’s annual Reflections student art competition.
Each week view the cartoon of the week by the Reporter’s cartoonist Jeff Johnson.
On Friday, KIRO news reported that the Blue Angels may not appear at Seafair due to federal budget cuts.
The Mercer Island School District was recently notified that the district has earned a Washington State Green Leader District award, part of the U.S. Department of Education’s Green Ribbon schools program.
A proposed new law would change the state’s helmet law, requiring only motorcycle riders under 18 to wear helmets.
There is always a pair of missionaries here on Mercer Island.