A group of Island residents, named Mercer Island Citizens for Fair Process, have begun to appeal a King County Superior Court summary judgement lawsuit against the city for allowing Tent City 4, a roving homeless camp, to stay at the United Methodist Church last year.
The Washington State Board on Geographic Names vetoed “Riley Cove” as a proposed official name for the body of water located between Luther Burbank Park and the Roanoke Inn on May 15. A group of residents living on the cove proposed the idea, which was endorsed by the City Council on May 8.
If he had to, Chuck Wischman could survive off his backyard. The 73-year-old Island resident has a two-acre Eden of…
The Washington State Board on Geographic Names vetoed “Riley Cove” as a proposed official name for the body of water…
More than 100,000 Americans undergo kidney dialysis to stay alive today. Sixty years ago, there were only handfuls. During that time, Island resident Christopher Blagg was one of the world’s preeminent researchers in kidney dialysis, a procedure that replaces the kidney’s normal functions when the organ fails. And Seattle — with Northwest Kidney Centers and the University of Washington medical program — has long been at the forefront of kidney research and treatment. This is precisely why Blagg relocated to Seattle from Leeds University, England, in 1963; a year when dialysis treatment was still in its infancy.
Although foreclosures on Mercer Island cannot compare with other Seattle-area communities, the Island is not immune to the nation’s real estate woes. According to a report released last week by RealtyTrac, a California-based company that compiles foreclosure data nationwide, there are currently three properties on Mercer Island in foreclosure. Yet Island brokers admit that there are nearly twice that many on the edge of foreclosure.
More than a dozen North Mercer neighbors gathered at last week’s City Council meeting to express admiration for Islander Hu Riley.
The Mercer Island City Council decided to reduce the scope of the Healthy Ways to School Lakeridge Elementary construction project from $456,500 to $360,000 on May 4, bringing the recently inflated total back to the original amount discussed in January at the Council Planning Session. The project, which aims to increase pedestrian and biker safety around Lakeridge Elementary, received $200,000 in WSDOT grant funds last year.
City Manager Rich Conrad has hired a new assistant. James Mason, of Peoria, Ariz., will begin his new position as deputy city manager for Mercer Island on June 15.
The City of Mercer Island is beginning to design a “postmortem” review process of Tent City 4’s three-month stay on Mercer Island last year. The United Methodist Church on First Hill hosted the roving homeless camp, organized by SHARE/WHEEL, from Aug. 3 to the end of November. The City Council approved the church’s decision to welcome Tent City last June, creating a temporary use agreement to allow for the set-up.
Writer and Emmy award-winning television reporter Greg Palmer died on Friday, May 8. He was 61 years old.
Clare Meeker is many things — a wife, a mother, a former lawyer, an award-winning author, a talented musician, a political activist and a Righteous Mother. None of these identities stands out above the rest. Yet they all find life in Meeker’s music, which she creates, performs and celebrates with her three closest friends.
Coldwell Banker Bain will be moving its corporate headquarters to Bellevue from Mercer Island this month. The move will not affect the number of employees at the office, said Managing Vice President Ron Sparks.
