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This week's events – May 30 – June 5

Here’s my weekly round-up of events for the week of May 30 – June 5 on Mercer Island: Kaleidoscope Play and Learn Wednesday, June 1, 10:30 am – Noon Mercer […]

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2nd Annual Steps & Reps Family Sweat Session

Mercer Island community members are invited to the 2nd annual Steps and Reps Family Sweat Session, an outdoor workout held in Mercerdale Park on Father’s Day, June 19, 2016, in honor […]

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New Seasons Market Calls For Local Vendors

Calling all condiment creators, candle makers, chocolatiers, and card artists! New Seasons Market is looking for local makers just getting started and established producers to register for one-on-one meetings with […]

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Windermere Mercer Island Donation Drive benefitting Eastside Baby Corner

Windermere Mercer Island – my office! – is hosting a donation drive benefitting Eastside Baby Corner (EBC), a local non-profit that helps provide basic necessities to children via local social service […]

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This week’s events – May 23 – 29

Here’s my weekly round-up of events for the week of May  23 – 29 on Mercer Island: Story Times at the Library Mercer Island Library, 8501 SE 40th St (Temporary […]

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Mercer Island Farmers Market to celebrate June 5th Opening Day for 2016 Season

The Mercer Island Farmers Market (MIFM) is celebrating its Opening Day for the 2016 season on Sunday, June 5th, from 10 am to 3 pm. This year marks MIFM’s ninth season […]

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Eat Local: Meal Delivery Services

What’s for dinner? It is the crushing, age-old question that seems to be harder and harder to answer. The combination of hectic work lives, children’s busy activity schedules, and a lack […]

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This week's events – May 16 – 22

Here’s my weekly round-up of events for the week of May  16 – 22 on Mercer Island: Mercer Island Historical Society Meeting Speaker: Chenoa Philabaum, New Seasons Market Monday, May 16, 1 […]

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Freshy's Expanding to New Hadley Building

It was only a matter of time before Freshy’s outgrew its space, but when you’re housed in a repurposed fuel station, that’s only natural. The seafood shack, owned by Bryce […]

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Mercer Island High School: Rankings, Ratings & Impacts of Opting Out

US News & World Report came out with its latest annual ranking of best high schools in the nation, and this year, Mercer Island High School (MIHS) ranked 8th out of […]

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This week's events – May 9 – 15

Here’s my weekly round-up of events for the week of May  9 – 15 on Mercer Island: Town Center Public Hearing Monday, May 9, 6 – 9 pm City Hall […]

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8 Island Links for April

Here are 8 interesting links for the month of April – all Mercer Island-related news and notes from around the web. Hope you enjoy! “I am going to ask you […]

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