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By a vote of 6-1, the First Nations Council of Elders, Duwamish Region, has passed a resolution seeking the removal of unauthorized residents from “our ancestral island now commonly referred to as ‘Mercer Island’.” A…

Disregarding the impassioned calls for unity being made by national leaders, Islanders resolve to move past the unprecedented solidarity they displayed in the 2020 election as they look ahead to 2021’s races. “A conspiracy of…

Inspired by recent activism in Seattle, a group of Island crusaders has announced the formation of the Mercer Island Golf Occupation District (MIGOD), a zone in the Town Center intended to address one of Mercer…

Mercer Island city officials confirmed yesterday that this week’s nightly curfew was instituted primarily to protect the city’s former recycling center from threats of vandalism by local and off-Island agitators. “During these unprecedented and uncertain…

Discussions on local social media forums reached a fever pitch last week as Islanders argued about how to behave in response to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic. “I am shocked and disappointed by the flagrant disregard…

As the world wages a battle against the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, Mercer Island is becoming a hot spot of its own inimitable kind: A record number of Islanders have contracted a malady known as Self-Proclaimed…

In yet another blow to community normalcy, the Mercer Island Swingers Club, one of the longest continually active social organizations on the Island, canceled its April meeting last weekend. “While we feel — passionately —…

In reaction to last weekend’s sunny weather bringing large numbers of cyclists to West and East Mercer Way, a long-time Island resident has petitioned the Mercer Island Police Department to ban off-Island cyclists from the…

As people across the United States are adjusting to the practice known as social distancing, a local expert on Mercer Island culture explains that the island has been “a long-time role model of social distancing…