Hundreds of Island residents and area dignitaries packed the Mercer Island High School gymnasium on Tuesday morning for the Mercer Island Schools Foundation‘s annual “Breakfast of Champions” fundraiser, raising more than $500,000 for the high…
Recriminations flew last week as local concerned citizens organizations clashed on social media to determine which group is most concerned about Mercer Island. The heated discussions were spurred by a recent letter mailed to Mercer…
Mercer Island High School senior Hy A. Cheever was devastated to learn last week that his applications to all eight Ivy League colleges were denied. While Cheever, who serves this year as the president of…
Dear Fellow Islanders and Readers of the Mercer Island Distorter: It is with some pleasure that my family and our employees invite you to attend our First Annual Open House. We have been positively nonplussed by the…
“Real” Bookstore Inks Deal With “Fake” Newspaper FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mercer Island, Washington, March 22, 2017 — Local retailer and long-time community stalwart Island Books announced today that they have entered into a strategic business…
By Manfred Splainer, Island Expert Open your eyes and look around, fellow Mercer Islanders. Our downtown has turned into a ticky-tacky collection of soulless, high-rise buildings; with the constant traffic and every parking space filled,…
ST3 Tax Increase Spurs Calls For “UniTeslafication” Shocked by the sudden increase in vehicle excise taxes spurred by the passage of ST3, Mercer Island families are fighting back the one way they can: “UniTeslafication”, or…