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New Plant To Address Surge in Demand Created by Tesla Owners The United States Department of Energy announced today that it has approved the application by the City of Mercer Island and Puget Sound Energy to…

A family of four moved to Mercer Island last week. The family, which relocated from out of state, moved to the area because the husband has taken a junior executive job at a large tech…

The Mercer Island School District (MISD) has unveiled the new design for the school buses that it will be purchasing with the funds generated by the school transportation levy on next week’s ballot. The school…

The Mercer Island City Council announced today that it has hired a group of seeing-eye dogs to complete the Town Center Visioning Process. “After several years and countless meetings, we are reluctantly forced to admit…

The Mercer Island City Council voted 5-2 on Monday to put Island Crest Way on the Paleo Road Diet. “The road diet on Island Crest Way has been such a huge success from a safety…

Mercer Island Police were called to City Hall on Monday evening to restore order after a near riot by a large group of tween boys. The boys were expecting to attend the inauguration of NFL…

The Washington State Demographer’s Association announced yesterday that Mercer Island has fallen to fourth place in its 2015 survey of the douchiest cities in the state. “Rising income inequality has contributed to unprecedented levels of…

After an unexpectedly heated discussion during its last meeting of 2015, the Mercer Island City Council voted 6-1 to order a cake honoring the service of outgoing council member Mark Uno. The sole dissenting vote…

The Washington State Department of Transportation announced that I-90 between Bellevue and Seattle will be closed in both directions this weekend “for absolutely no f***ing reason.” Reached for comment, WSDOT spokesperson Christie Christopher confirmed the…