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Mercer Islander’s book celebrates soccer culture in Seattle
Writing books is not exactly a new venture for longtime author Clare Hodgson Meeker. The Island resident has…
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‘You sit on the front porch and tell stories’ | Community profile
Maggie Bennett is best known for her folk music, but this longtime resident of Mercer Island has recently…
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Comfort food to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Along with the mood-elevating effect of warm temperatures and sunny blue skies, there’s nothing like a little whimsy…
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Mercer Island author speaking at NW Women’s Show
Mercer Island resident and author AC Christensen recently E-published her two books, “Motorbikes and Murder,” a mystery, and…
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Sun Valley through the years: the ‘first U.S. ski resort’
Sun Valley is in the middle of its 75th operational year, and celebrations of its status as America’s…
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‘Love isn’t love until you give it away…’
On November 16, 1959, "The Sound of Music," the timeless Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, began a three-and-a-half year…
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Mercer Island fifth-grader performs in PNB’s ‘Cinderella’
Island resident Ana Ko Glass has a role as a "Good Fairy Attendant" in the Pacific Northwest Ballet's…
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Mercer Islander’s film ‘Winter’s Bone’ up for best picture Oscar
Anne Rosellini, a 1987 graduate of Mercer Island High School, is “one-third elated, one-third horrified and one-third nervous”…
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Photos: a year in review on Mercer Island
As the year comes to an end, these photos offer a glimpse of 2010 on Mercer Island: the…
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Mercer Islander’s images of fame 30 years ago still tell stories
After chuckling at a cover portraying a TSA agent patting down a compliant passenger, it is likely that…
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Mercer Islander’s book earns recognition
Islander Fred Milkie Jr.’s 2010 book, “Alone Around the Mountain: A Visual Memoir,” is the result of over…
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Island views in the snow
In these views of the snow around Mercer Island, students go sledding while school is out, and Ellis…
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Courage and honor revisited | Belgium’s WWII ghost plane
This story about incredible bravery in the face of sure death reads like a Hollywood screen play. Yet…