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Mercer Island residents eager to play the breakout hit mobile game Pokémon Go this week were bitterly disappointed to discover that all of the Pokémon appearing on the island had already been acquired by local real…

Mercer Island extreme sports enthusiasts received a crushing blow yesterday when it was revealed that, despite a massive Island-wide effort on Monday, July 4th involving hundreds of participants, no Island residents qualified for the 2016…

In an editorial published last week in the Mercer Island Reporter, entitled Moving Island Dialogue Forward, the Reporter’s new editorial board came out in favor of civil discourse amongst Mercer Islanders. This brave and controversial…

At last week’s opening ceremony for the new Northwood Elementary School, the Mercer Island School Board announced that starting with the 2016-17 school year, all Mercer Island elementary schools will be dedicated exclusively to serving…

City officials were forced to close off two streets in the Mercer Island town center on Sunday after a group of rowdy off-Island thugs occupied two streets adjacent to Mercerdale Park. The group, which refers…

Today is an historic day on Mercer Island, as the city officially inaugurates the world’s largest velodrome. The Mercer Island Velodrome*, an open-air track that measures slightly over thirteen miles in length, will be open…

Mercer Island police are searching for the perpetrator of a savage attack at Mercerdale Park last week. The unknown assailant, who community members are referring to as the “Cane Bandit”, was seen beating three victims…

While most Mercer Island residents were pleased to learn that the latest official analysis shows no elevated levels of lead in the city’s water supply, one organization of Islanders is complaining that the tests also indicate historically low levels…

Following up on the recent release of the 2016 U.S. News & World Report high school rankings, which placed Mercer Island High School eighth among high schools in Washington State, The Distorter set out to gauge the…