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MIPD officers help in securing partially submerged boat

Mercer Island Police Department (MIPD) officers worked with several other agencies in securing an unoccupied, partially submerged vessel…

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Islander Lee has co-authored 13 books with Philip Kotler.

Previous exhibition of Sistene Chapel frescoes (Screenshot from sistenechapel.com)

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Exhibition of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel paintings to be hosted in Bellevue

The exhibit will be at the Shops at Bravern through September and October.

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Students head back to school

West Mercer Elementary School students and their parents soaked up the sunshine on the first day of school…

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Mercer Island Homegrown employees strike over job safety, pay

At 7 a.m. on the first day of school, employees of the Homegrown Mercer Island location — many…

A 10-foot steel beam from the wreckage of the World Trade Center in New York is part of the South King Fire and Rescue’s memorial honoring the lives lost in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack. Olivia Sullivan/the Mirror

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South King Fire and Rescue to host 9/11 memorial event

This year’s speaker is Mercer Island native Earl Johnson, who survived the 2001 terrorist attacks.

(Left) Close up of plums from Lazy River Farm in Kent, (right) Copperworks Distilling Co.’s Plum Gin (Courtesy of Copperworks Distilling Co.)

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Local distillery calls for plums for gin amid low harvest yield from local farms

Copperworks releases the second batch of their experimental plum gin as they plan for next year’s.

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School district addresses safe and healthy spaces for students, staff

As the new school year kicks into gear, the Mercer Island School District (MISD) is anticipating creating safe…

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Renton resident Kat Lieu, author of “Modern Asian Baking at Home.” (Courtesy of Kat Lieu)

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‘Subtle Asian Baking’ founder Kat Lieu publishes best-selling cookbook

After being told ‘Asian culture doesn’t sell,’ this Renton resident built a whole community.

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Islanders getting ready to roll this season

Mercer Island High School varsity football players roll through practice on Aug. 26. Pictured are quarterback Spencer Kornblum,…

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Islanders hit the golf course as part of 50th class reunion

Members of the Mercer Island High School Class of 1972 gather for the “Kiss the Rock” golf tournament…