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Celebrating Hanukkah: Upcoming events with the SJCC

The Stroum Jewish Community Center has organized several Hanukkah events to take place this week and next week. Learn more below: Oh Sugar Sugar: Sweet and Healthy Hanukkah Tuesday, December 20, […]

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Christmas Worship Services on Mercer Island

For many, this is the season of spiritual reflection and celebration. The following churches on Mercer Island will be holding special Christmas services: Congregational Church of Mercer Island Christmas Eve […]

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Mercer Island 2016 Local Business Year in Review

After another exciting year of reporting on local business activities on Mercer Island, we’re sharing a look back at the biggest openings, quiet closures, movers and shakers, and more of […]

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Pagliacci Pizza on Mercer Island now offering gluten-free pizza

Heads up to our friends and neighbors who prefer a gluten-free diet. We just got this announcement from Pagliacci Pizza: Pagliacci Pizza is now testing gluten-free pizzas at their Mercer […]

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Young Islanders launch Paw Treasures, pet sitting and supply business

We love learning about local entrepreneurial ventures, and even more so, when the business owners are our youngest islanders. Elissa Clough, age 14, and her brother Matthew Clough, age 11, […]

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This week's events – December 12 – 18

Here’s our weekly round-up of events from December 12 – 18 on Mercer Island: Sing With Our Kids Family Holiday Sing-Along Monday, December 12, 6:30 – 7:30 pm Mercer Island […]

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Mercer Island Light Rail Station Design & Timeline

Last week, Sound Transit released the “completed final design” for Mercer Island’s light rail station, one of 10 new stations of Sound Transit’s East Link project, which expands its light rail […]

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This week's events – December 5 – 11

Here’s our weekly round-up of events from December 5 – 11 on Mercer Island: Fun by the Fireside Sing-Along Show Tuesday, December 6, 10:30 – 11:30 am Mercer Island Library, […]

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15 Island Links for November

Here are 15 interesting links for the month of November – all Mercer Island news and notes from around the web. Enjoy! Islanders in the News The Chicago Cubs’ biggest […]

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