The bottom line is that Gov. Inslee’s budget proposal is filled with new taxes that he and his team are careful to characterize otherwise. Don’t be fooled.
Maria ‘Marika’ Frank Abrams, an accomplished painter, was spoken of in the same category as artists such as Mark Tobey and Walter F. Isaacs, of the renowned Northwest School. She interpreted nature using abstract forms; the shapes manifest by the shrewd use of color and an innate sense of light.
Mercer Island and Washington state need Judy Clibborn and more like her in Olympia.
Motorists planning a trip over Interstate 90 east of Snoqualmie Pass will face several major road improvement projects that will delay drivers this year as the Washington State Department of Transportation improves sections of roadway across a 50-mile stretch of I-90.
The Mercer Island baseball earned it’s first KingCo win on Friday, April 5, beating Interlake by one run. The final score was 6-5.
The Mercer Island boys lacrosse team wrapped up a trip to the East Coast by beating Massachusetts 2012 state champion Concord-Carlisle on Saturday, April 6. The final score was 7-2.
The Mercer Island boys soccer team moved into the No. 2 spot in the league by beating Mount Si 3-1 on Friday, April 5.
Mercer Island residents and brothers Daniel and Matt Shields both play lacrosse for Mount Olive College in North Carolina and are leading the team and nation in points.
The Federal Aviation Administration announced on Friday, April 5 that it would be delaying the closure of 149 air traffic control towers around the U.S., including the tower at Renton Municipal Airport.
Bruce Erickson has been named the executive director of the Covenant Shores retirement community on the Island.
Mercer Island School District has been named the Youth Education Recycler for the Year by the Washington State Recycling Association
The Mercer Island City Council and Mercer Island School District board of directors will hold regular meetings next week.
While spring officially got underway a couple of weeks ago, it’s actually starting to feel and look like it around Mercer Island.