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Where to shop local this holiday season

Though Amazon.com is a click away and Bellevue Square bedazzles with holiday decor, Mercer Island has a lot to offer shoppers this season as well. Mercer Island 2015 Shopping Events The Mercer Island […]

This week's events – November 9 – 15

Here’s my weekly round-up of upcoming events for the week of November 9th – 15th on Mercer Island: MICC Holiday Bazaar Monday, November 9, 9 am to 1:30 pm and 6:30 […]

Home Design: Traditional Meets Modern

Home design and decor is a bit of puzzle, especially in finding the right way to put furniture, art, and home accessories together to best express yourself and create a […]

A Second Debut for the Symphony House

A turn-of-the-century Mercer Island home, restored and rejuvenated, has just been unveiled to the local and greater community. Known on Mercer Island as “The Castle” or “The Symphony House,” JayMarc […]

General Election Results – November 3rd, 2015

As of 8:15 pm, the preliminary results of the November 3rd General Election for the Mercer Island City Council and School Board positions are posted below. UPDATE – The election […]

MI CrossFit to celebrate Grand Reopening in downtown gym this Saturday

Downtown Mercer Island is getting ripped. Mercer Island CrossFit is the latest fitness outlet to set up shop in Mercer Island Town Center, joining MI Athletic Club, 212 Health & Fitness, […]

This week's events – November 2 – 8

Here’s our weekly round-up of upcoming events for the week of November 2nd – 8th on Mercer Island: The World as Your Classroom Tuesday, November 3, 7 – 8:30 pm […]

Mercer Island School District enrollment highest in 35 years

As of October 1st, 2015, the Mercer Island School District reached the highest number of students enrolled in its schools in more than 35 years. At the end of the […]

Mercer Island makes 50 best American suburbs ranking by Business Insider

Business Insider has named Mercer Island one of the best American suburbs in its recent annual ranking. The top 50 were chosen from an initial list of over 2,754 suburbs. Business […]

MICA names Sharon Perez as its new Capital Campaign Director

Islander Sharon Perez just landed a leading role in the unfolding drama of the future center for the arts on Mercer Island. A seasoned development professional and passionate community advocate, Perez […]

This week's events – October 26 – November 1

Here’s our weekly round-up of upcoming events for the week of October 19th – 25th on Mercer Island: MIPC Fall Festival Monday, October 26th, 5:30 – 7:30 pm Mercer Island […]

Gingerbread cookies, a special Mercer Island Halloween tradition

Most people think of gingerbread as a Christmas treat, but in the East Seattle neighborhood of Mercer Island, gingerbread has been delighting families on All Hallows Eve for years. Islander Tara […]

Welcome, Denise!

I’m thrilled to introduce you to my new My MI team member, Denise Thomas. As My MI Features Editor, Denise is already hard at work on her first post, which […]

Candidate endorsements by your Mercer Island neighbors

Ballots hit mailboxes last week, and political debate has reached a new level of intensity throughout the community and on the popular community forum, Nextdoor, especially about who will win the […]

This week's events – October 19 – 25

Here’s our weekly round-up of upcoming events for the week of October 19th – 25th on Mercer Island: Lake Washington Maritime History Monday, October 19, 1 pm Mercer Island Community […]

A Shingle Style Retreat on Mercer Island's South End

A house that feels like home. It’s warm and welcoming. It’s a place where you want to curl up with a book in front of the fire. A place to make traditions […]

6 Spooktacular Halloween Events on Mercer Island

Looking for some family-friendly Halloween fun on Mercer Island? Gather your ghouls and goblins, and don’t miss these unearthly events ahead: The Witch in Which Wood? Saturday, October 24th & Sunday, […]

President Obama gives shout-out to Mercer Island

You gotta love a little presidential shout-out every once in awhile. President Obama was in Seattle last Friday and spoke at an evening fundraiser for Senator Patty Murray’s re-election campaign. My friend […]

This week's events – Oct 12 – 18

Here’s our weekly round-up of upcoming events for the week of October 12th – 18th on Mercer Island: Family Sing-Along & Stories Monday, October 12, 6:30 – 7:30 pm Mercer […]

Parent Edge to host "helicopter parenting" presentation on Oct 29th

Mercer Island Parent Edge is hosting the upcoming presentation, “Throw Out the Check-Listed Childhood,” by widely-acclaimed author Julie Lythocott-Haims. The event will take place on Thursday, October 29th at 7 pm […]

Where to shop local this holiday season

This week's events – November 9 – 15

Home Design: Traditional Meets Modern

A Second Debut for the Symphony House

General Election Results – November 3rd, 2015

MI CrossFit to celebrate Grand Reopening in downtown gym this Saturday

This week's events – November 2 – 8

Mercer Island School District enrollment highest in 35 years

Mercer Island makes 50 best American suburbs ranking by Business Insider

MICA names Sharon Perez as its new Capital Campaign Director

This week's events – October 26 – November 1

Gingerbread cookies, a special Mercer Island Halloween tradition

Welcome, Denise!

Candidate endorsements by your Mercer Island neighbors

This week's events – October 19 – 25

A Shingle Style Retreat on Mercer Island's South End

6 Spooktacular Halloween Events on Mercer Island

President Obama gives shout-out to Mercer Island

This week's events – Oct 12 – 18

Parent Edge to host "helicopter parenting" presentation on Oct 29th

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