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Trick-or-Treating in The Lakes? Here’s the scoop

The Lakes is a favorite Mercer Island destination for trick-or-treating on Halloween. Located on the south end of the island, this neighborhood of 100 traditional homes is figure-eight shaped and […]

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Local Garden Inspiration: Lara Sanderson’s Food Forest

It was a natural disaster that begat Lara Sanderson’s backyard food forest. A few years ago, the whole side of the ravine in her backyard slid away. Surveying the damage, […]

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This week’s events – October 8 – 14

Here’s our weekly round-up of upcoming events from October 8 – 14 on Mercer Island: Story Times at the Library Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave SE Join the Mercer […]

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Mercer Island Halloween events and activities for all ages

Halloween wouldn’t be quite complete without carving pumpkins, and this year you can show off your jack-o’-lantern design at the Mercer Island Pumpkin Walk! Mark your calendar for this event […]

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Eat Local now open, bringing specialty frozen prepared meals to Mercer Island

For more than five years, Greg Conner and Matthew Steed hoped to open an outlet of their prepared foods shop, Eat Local, on Mercer Island. Finally, over the summer, they […]

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MI Arts Council seeks your input for future arts programming on Mercer Island

The Mercer Island Arts Council is evaluating current programming and initiatives and wants to hear from the community through a brief survey. With limited resources, they want to make sure […]

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This week’s posts – October 1 – 7

Here’s our weekly round-up of upcoming events from October 1 – 7 on Mercer Island Story Times at the LibraryMercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave SE Join the Mercer Island […]

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