The Eastside economy should see growth over the next year, according to a consumer shopping survey conducted by Pulse of America and the Reporter.
Despite some serious stockpiling in May, spirits sales by volume were 2.9 percent higher during the first four months of privatization than they were a year earlier, the Washington State Department of Revenue reported.
The Argosy Christmas ship visits Luther Burbank Park, at 2040 84th Ave. S.E., from 8:40 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 20, with the Dickens Carolers after departing the Kirkland City Dock at 7 p.m. and stopping at Covenant Shores on the way for a private party as part of the annual Christmas Ship Festival.
Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, is an eight-day celebration. The Herzl-Ner Tamid Judaica Shop on Mercer Island offers a variety of Hanukkah items.
The Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club will be hosting its annual Business Breakfast on Monday, Dec. 10.
Mercer Island High School will host a mock ACT test on Saturday, Dec. 15. Registration will begin at 8:30 am., and the test will start at 9 a.m. and run until 1:15 p.m.
The Northwest Boychoir and Vocalpoint! Seattle, featuring Lakeside School student and Mercer Island resident James Williams, presents its 34th annual Festival of Lessons & Carols this December.
More than 1,000 statewide transportation improvement projects utilizing $2 billion in federal funds are included in the 2013-16 STIP. Improvement projects include pavement overlays, roadway widening, bridge replacement or repair, signal systems, safety enhancements, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and transit facilities.
Fr. James Gandrau, a former pastor of St. Monica church on Mercer Island, died last week. He was 80.
A 17-year-old boy came home in the evening and found a strange woman inside, stealing items in the 4300 block of West Mercer Way, south of West Mercer Elementary.
A Mercer Island resident found a stray male Cairn terrier a block east of Mercer Island High School. The terrier will be put up for adoption starting Dec. 8.
The holiday season is in full swing and reports show that people are continuing to spend more money this year than last.
Have a holiday breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. until noon.