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This week's events – September 26 – October 2

Here’s our weekly round-up of events from September 26 – October 2 on Mercer Island: Pagliacci Pizza – Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting Monday, September 26, 11 am – 9 […]

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Dedication Ceremony and Open House for Islander Middle School on October 1st

The community is invited to the dedication and open house for the new commons, gymnasium, library, and classrooms at Islander Middle School from 9 to 11:30 am on Saturday, October 1st, […]

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My MI Top 10 Blog Posts – 2nd Anniversary Edition

We’re celebrating a My MI second anniversary, and we’d like to say thank you to our readers and welcome all those who are new to the My MI community! As I […]

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New Seasons Market to open November 10th on Mercer Island

The countdown begins! New Seasons Market just announced the Grand Opening for their upcoming store on Mercer Island. On Thursday, November 10th, Mercer Island’s newest grocery store will open their doors […]

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European-style flower shop, Anthophiles, now open on Mercer Island

Anthophiles, Mercer Island’s newest flower shop, just opened downtown in the northeast corner of the Mercer Luxury Apartments building. Locally owned by Mercer Island residents Bill Kratz and his wife Connie […]

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This week's events – September 19 – 25

Here’s our weekly round-up of events for September 19 – 25 on Mercer Island: Voter Registration Monday, September 19 – All day Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave SE Are […]

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Pagliacci Pizza to celebrate Mercer Island store opening with free slices

The opening of Pagliacci Pizza on Mercer Island is one week away. On Monday, September 26th, Pagliacci Pizza is celebrating the opening of their new store on the island by […]

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Islander Carey Moncaster launches Lifolio, a modern system for preserving family memories

To put it simply, Mercer Island resident Carey Moncaster cares what happens to a family photograph – whether a digital iPhone photo or an actual print photograph, perhaps carefully stored but forgotten […]

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This week's events – September 12 – 18

Here’s my weekly round-up of events for September 12 – 18 on Mercer Island: Voter Registration Monday, September 12 – All day Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave SE Are […]

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Seattle Artist José Orantes' "Birds in Flight" Gallery debuts this week on Mercer Island

Inspired by his recent experience working with Mercer Island students in grade 3 through 8, José Orantes will debut his “Birds in Flight” exhibition at the Mercer Island Community & Event […]

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14 Island Links for August

Here are 14 interesting links for the month of August – all Mercer Island news and notes from around the web. Enjoy! Islanders in the News The New York Times […]

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New Seasons Market to host Job Fair for new Mercer Island store

New Seasons Market is preparing to recruit over 100 new staff members for its new Mercer Island store, scheduled to open later this fall. It will host its first Puget […]

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This week's events – September 5 – 11

Here’s my weekly round-up of events for September 5 – 11 on Mercer Island: Voter Registration Tuesday, September 6 – All day Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave SE Are […]

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Before and After-School Care for Kids

Mercer Island’s three most popular programs for before and after-school care include Kids Co., the Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club, and the Stroum Jewish Community Center (SJCC).  Kids Co. […]

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This week's events – August 22 – 28

Here’s my weekly round-up of events for the week of August 22 – 28 on Mercer Island: MIPA Summer Concert Tuesday, August 23rd, 6 pm Mercerdale Park, 77th Ave SE […]

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Mercer Island Art Uncorked to return September 9th

Art, wine, music and fun will fill the streets of Mercer Island for the third annual Art Uncorked event on Friday, September 9th, from 6 to 9 pm. Organized by the […]

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Islander launches "Uber" of beauty and grooming services

Whether you are low maintenance, high maintenance or somewhere in between, you might enjoy Polished, a new personal-maintenance app company, recently launched by Mercer Island resident, Selena Famularo. Currently in beta […]

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This week's events August 15 – 21

Here’s my weekly round-up of events for the week of August 15 –  21 on Mercer Island: Monday Family Fun Movies Monday, August 15, 6:30 pm Mercer Island Library, 4400 […]

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Mercer Island Health & Beauty Guide

Here’s our guide to health and beauty services and specialists on Mercer Island – so whether you or someone in your family needs a doctor’s appointment, a back-to-school haircut, or a […]

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Neighbors celebrate rebuilding of Little Library

On Thursday, July 29th, around 11:45 pm, a Little Library in the Mercer Firs neighborhood of Mercer Island was destroyed by an act of vandalism. Neighbors reported hearing a loud bang […]

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