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Local production company seeking film, TV pitches from young minority creatives
The Big Pitch competition, put on by TLG Motion Pictures (“Hoarders”), started about six months ago.
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Mercer Island Community Scholarship Program honorees announced
The program has been going on since 1976.
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Pandemic shakes up long-running scholarship tradition; school, PTA innovate
Recipients of the MI Community Scholarship typically get their own ceremony. Not this year.
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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.
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Mercer Island woman’s centennial celebrated with surprise procession
Melba Jamerson, who has lived on Mercer Island since 1948, recently turned 100.
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Local musicians hold virtual benefit concert for mental health
The stream-a-thon supports NAMI Eastside and nonprofit Hold Your Crown
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Medic One Foundation’s Gratitude Meals offer support to first responders, local businesses
The initiative provides hearty lunches to first responders staffing the COVID-19 testing sites as they work to test…
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UW students create Spira app to gather COVID-19 data
The app was created to screen for respiratory diseases but the teen creators shifted their focus once the…
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‘Don’t assume it can’t happen to you’
Federal Way resident Evelyn Allcorn shares story of her husband’s battle with COVID-19 after he tested positive on…
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Changes to Mercer Island Youth and Family Services during COVID-19
Food Pantry gives gift cards, counseling goes virtual.
Life
How is the coronavirus affecting the arts?
Representatives from Eastside arts institutions discuss their experiences.