[Editor’s Note: Here at the Mercer Island Distorter, we value our journalistic integrity. But not as much as eating, and that requires cold, hard cash. So when a local group of “concerned citizens” hurled a…
On Mercer Island, we take pride in our shared commitment to the community. The 2015 general election is both high-spirited and historic, with four contested city council races and one contested school board race addressing a…
We see their signs around the island, but what do they mean? In an exclusive interview with a Distorter reporter, the Mercer Island local of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) clarified its endorsement…
Three Mercer Island residents were rushed to the hospital on Monday night after a city council candidate inadvertently verbalized support for I-90 tolling. During a candidate forum at the Mercer Island Community Center, city council…
The Mercer Island City Council voted 5-2 this week to raise city’s minimum wage to $150 per hour for all employees and residents of Mercer Island, effective January 1, 2016. “We see how the Seattle…