Unexpected 18 percent increase for new sewer
Renton Airport noise study to offer analysis not answers
The French-American School of Puget Sound, the only K-5 international school on the Island, is planning to add an entire second story to its building next fall.
A fundraiser for the Mercer Island Youth and Family Services Foundation, called The Pumpkin Patch, will feature blown glass by local artists. The art will be on display and for purchase at participating merchants.
Rie Munoz has an eye for Alaska. Eskimos drying out walrus skins. Fishermen pulling in their catch. Children playing in the snow. And Alaskans love her for it.
A fall bounty of giant pumpkins and tall cornstalks adorn the entrance to the Roanoke Inn Tavern on Mercer Island,…
Boys & Girls Club property sale is final, to be converted to ball fields
Almost a year after the Mercer Island High School newspaper, The islander, encountered its first brush with censorship, the 27-member staff has shed past inhibitions and is ready to publish with gusto. With a flush of new page editors, The islander is in fresh hands once again. And, according to opinions editor Deborah Burstein, this year’s journalism class won’t be treading lightly.
It turns out that a proposal from Boeing to expand its 737 program at the Renton Airport could be the Hail Mary play Islanders were waiting for.
The Mercer Island School Board is discussing the possibility of paying its members a stipend and plans to vote on the proposal this month. At present, board members are not paid for their work within the district.
Mercer Island’s postal workers know how to be safe. That’s the reason the new white “Star” flag now flies below the Stars and Stripes outside the North end Post Office.
Senior Caleb Rock, dressed up as Harry Potter in his signature scarf and glasses, tosses candy to children from the…
The Mercer Island School District has hired an independent education equity consultant to review Title IX compliance within its athletic program. Linda Mangle, a consultant with the Equity Education Group, will investigate whether MISD fully adheres to Title IX, a national law that ensures equal opportunity — from team size to athletic facilities — between girls’ and boys’ school sports.