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Mercer Island officials announced yesterday that they would welcome refugees fleeing persecution in other countries, provided they have a net worth of at least seven figures. With this announcement, the city joins a chorus of communities…

City officials announced this week that they are hosting a screaming session to solicit feedback from Islanders on the upcoming light rail project and related changes to I-90 access. The session will be held this Thursday, January 19th…

Faced with the closure of the I-90 bridges’ center roadway later this year, local concerned citizens are mobilizing to preserve Mercer Island’s special access to the I-90 HOV lanes. Among these efforts is an innovative…

School District Takes Emergency Measures To Address Student iPhone Gap The second article in an occasional, future-Pulitzer-Prize-nominated series about income equality on Mercer Island. [Read Part I: City To Consider Subsidized Housing For Doctors, Attorneys] Beneath…

In the wake of a third unsuccessful petition effort to get a “Protect Our Parks” initiative on the ballot, local group Concerned Citizens for Mercer Island Parks (CCMIP) has hired a new spokesperson. The spokesperson,…

A retailer that opened a branch on Mercer Island earlier this month specializes in selling “food”, a line of products not previously available for sale on the island. “We think that [Mercer Island] is finally…

As the rest of America begins to move past the lengthy and contentious 2016 election season, Mercer Island citizens steel themselves to withstand another heated election season in 2017. “I lived through Mercer Island’s 2015…

Mercer Island residents expressed shock and dismay this week as they struggled to absorb the outcome of Tuesday’s historic election. Out in force on social media and in fraught discussions in local coffee shops, Islanders…