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A proposed law banning the wearing of bicycle shorts on Mercer Island is on the agenda for debate at an upcoming city council meeting. “Like all Islanders, we fully support the use of Mercer Island’s…

Our Opera Critic Reviews The Latest Local Production Of A Classic Italian Export By Siegfried Snugbottom As the official opera critic for The Mercer Island Distorter, I was thrilled when I learned that a local…

City To Consider Subsidized Housing For Doctors, Attorneys The first article in an occasional, future-Pulitzer-Prize-nominated series about income equality on Mercer Island. A plan to provide subsidized housing on Mercer Island for doctors and attorneys is…

Looking for moving boxes or have moving boxes to spare? A new startup has just the service for you. A team of Mercer Island High School DECA students has launched “Boxster”, a moving box exchange service…

Meet Manfred Splainer, a local man who uses social media to share his expertise of numerous subjects with fellow Islanders. Mr. Splainer is a retired engineer, attorney, and small businessman. Though, as he frequently notes,…

A long-time Mercer Island resident announced yesterday that she is “very much looking forward to” the upcoming Boys Water Polo Team car wash fundraiser, being held this Sunday at the South End shopping center. In…

Mercer Island High School announced this week that the Jack Daniel Distillery will be the exclusive sponsor of this year’s homecoming festivities. In return for various advertising and branding rights, the company has agreed to…

School Year Start At Risk Pending District Investigation Mercer Island School District officials are scrambling to prepare for next week’s official start of the school year in response of the recent discovery of dihydrogen monoxide…

The Mercer Island Police Department used yesterday’s National Night Out event as the vehicle for rolling out a minor update to their “Lock It or Lose It” crime prevention campaign. The campaign now has a new…

Mercer Island residents are considering a legal challenge over a city-sponsored effort to enlist local police and firefighters to force Islanders out of their homes for three hours next Tuesday evening. Communication from the city…