Here are 10 interesting links for the month of May – all Mercer Island-related news and notes from around the web. Hope you enjoy!
Celebrity Visits
- President Obama’s sister Maya Soetoro-Ng visited Mercer Island to present a scholarship named in honor of her mother to two high school students. Barack and Maya’s mother Stanley Ann Dunham graduated from Mercer Island High School in the class of 1960. [VIDEO – KOMO News]
- Seattle Mariners pitcher “King” Felix Hernandez recently joined Mercer Island Little League to throw the first pitch of the season. [SLIDESHOW – Mercer Island Reporter]
Civic News & Notes
- Mercer Island’s debate over Town Center building heights made The Seattle Times, and Mercer Island’s City Council is leaning toward a 5-4-3 height plan that limits downtown development, according to the Mercer Island Reporter.
- The City is also still trying to fill former City Manager Noel Treat’s shoes. (Treat left the position in December 2015.) The City Council recently interviewed four finalists for the position, but declined to hire any of them. [City of Mercer Island]
- Mark your calendars! The City’s Parks & Recreation Department announced its summer schedule of park entertainment, including Movies in the Park, Shakespeare in the Park, and Mostly Music in the Park. [Mercer Island Reporter]
Real Estate
- This $6.9 million French-inspired estate – “Maison des Volets” or House of Shutters – recently enjoyed the local media spotlight. Both SeattlePi.com and Curbed.com featured this home. I visited last week, and it is as lovely as its name.
- And here’s another home Mercer Island with its very own name – “Roots of the Pacific Rim.” Named by Seattle Homes & Lifestyle as its 2003 “Home of the Year,” this spectacular $3.485 million estate was also featured by Curbed.com.
- Sold! A waterfront home once the residence of Mike Holmgren, a Seattle Seahawks coach, has new ownership once again. [Curbed.com]
