Katan, a children’s toy boutique, recently closed its doors. The store was located at 2856 80th Ave. S.E.
The shop, which opened last fall, was run by Shannon Cruzen and Sarah Adams, who teach at the Stroum Jewish Community Center.
Several members of the Mercer Island JV cheerleading team went to a UCA Cheer Camp in Tacoma at the end of July, where the team earned four trophies.
The Washington Coalition for Open Government will host a discussion on Wednesday, Aug. 11, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Community Center at Mercer View.
The winners of the Eye on MI photo contest received awards from Omega Photo this past week. The awards included a Nikon CoolPix camera for Best Overall, won by Duke Coonrad; an Olympus FE-46 camera, case and card for Best People, won by Carrie Wernick Newman; and a Tamrac Zip Shot tripod for Best Hidden Island Spot, won by Regan McCrary.
Five students who study at Mercer Island Martial Arts tested for and received their black belts last Thursday. Katherine Dickhaus,…
Brothers and Mercer Island residents Tegan and Taylan Yuasa competed at the July Junior National Judo championships in California.
Mercer Island resident Megan Hand has a unique vision of bringing art education back to the children in the Mercer Island School District, one bus stop at a time.
After art programs were cut from schools’ budgets, Hand came up with the idea of recycling an old school bus to serve as a traveling art classroom to each of the three elementary schools.
WSDOT’s whirlwind interstate closure schedule may have some late night and early morning drivers on edge this weekend, so plan ahead before taking a trip on I-90 or I-5 from 11:30 p.m. Friday, July 31 through 10 a.m. Sunday, August 1.
Mercer Island High School junior, Dan Simons, is enjoying a rare experience.
The primary election set for Aug. 17 will decide the two top candidates in races for the U.S. 8th Congressional District seat, which covers all of Seattle’s eastern suburbs, and which is currently held by Republican Dave Reichert.
A King County data buoy on Lake Sammamish that provides a wealth of water quality and weather information has been vandalized, creating an information gap at a time when the County has scarce funds to repair or replace the valuable data collectors.
July 15
INTERNET THEFT: At 11:13 a.m. a caller reported he’d responded to a Craigslist ad for a car, then received an email with an Ebay logo with instructions to send his payment – $4,300 – via Moneygram to an Ebay representative in North Carolina. The caller sent the money, but hasn’t heard back from the Ebay rep.
Julianne Awrey and Anthony Carden were married in Moorpark, Calif., on April 17, 2010, under the trees of the Walnut Grove.
Mercer Island Dermatology is offering a free skin cancer informational presentation at the Stroum Jewish Community Center on July 26. The free event, titled “Skin Cancer in the Pacific Northwest,” begins at 10 a.m. Dr. Allison Hughes will present skin cancer basics, risk and prevention.
Artist Esther Akrish, of Mercer Island, received a Special Recognition Merit Award for artwork in the “12th Annual Landscape Juried Online International Art Exhibition,” hosted by Upstream People Gallery. Special recognition goes to her painting titled “Pathway to the Beach.”
The Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club has spent the last several weeks moving into the new building, PEAK, located on 86th Avenue SE.
The club, which began moving out of the old building at the beginning of July, was previously located on W. Mercer Way and reopened on a limited basis at the PEAK building on July 16, according to Executive Director Blair Rasmussen.
The Mercer Island Visual Arts League gave out 63 awards to budding local artists whose work was featured in the Summer Celebration! Junior Art Show.
Franca Martin, a co-chair of the 36-year-old show, said there were about 90 entries this year — about 20 to 30 fewer entries than normal.
The Mercer Island Little League 11U All Star team finished their season with a record of 3-2, advancing to the…
Four Mercer Island students took first place in the fifth and sixth grade age bracket at the Summer Celebration! 3-on-3…
Michiel Oakes, a 42-year-old Kennewick man, has been charged with murdering former Island resident Mark Stover. Stover, a dog trainer to many Seattle celebrities, grew up on the Island and lived in Skagit County. He went missing last October.
