Few may notice the six-foot-long fish swimming up the opening channel of Island Crest Way. Cars fly past the Native American sculpture every day. Fewer still may notice the nearby totem archway, its beams quilted with thick vines of ivy, or the checkered brick path that winds its way beneath. Beyond this path lies a hidden Island Crest oasis; a garden of artwork, a sylvan of shade.
Two years ago, Debbie Heyer weighed more than 350 pounds. She struggled to walk up staircases, gasping for air with each step. She ate thousands of junk food calories every day. Well aware of her obesity, she resigned herself to the fact that she would probably die from it. Until she decided to change everything and live.
More than 35 Island residents in favor of building a traffic signal at the intersection of Island Crest Way and Merrimount attended a community drop-in meeting on the subject last Tuesday. The open house, organized by the city of Mercer Island and the Island Crest Way (ICW) Citizen Panel, provided an opportunity for citizens to learn about the two ICW improvement options chosen by the panel. Neither option included a traffic signal.
More than 40 Island residents in favor of building a traffic signal at the intersection of Island Crest Way and…
The city of Mercer Island has hired a new assistant city attorney and prosecutor. Shane Moloney began his position among city staff last week, working with prosecutor Blakeley Warbinton, from Moberly and Roberts, as well as City Attorney Katie Knight.
The City Council meeting room was filled to the doorway with police officers, firefighters and family members eager to congratulate the Mercer Island Police Department’s 2008 Officers of the Year last Friday. The annual ceremony, which acknowledges a number of department awards, ended with applause for Supervisor of the Year Sgt. Marc Marcroft, Support Employee of the Year Kim Druktenis and Officer of the Year Robb Kramp. All three earned respective Officer of the Year awards.
The City Council will decide whether or not to sell a city-owned First Hill lot next Monday, and if so, when. The .7-acre vacant lot, which was acquired by the city decades ago as a potential site for storing water, has been the focus of deliberation for two years now.
Pete Mayer, assistant Mercer Island city manager and Parks and Recreation director, will be leaving the city to take on the Parks and Recreation Department of Vancouver, Wash., early next month.
A new writer has joined the Mercer Island Reporter. Megan Managan took on the position of education reporter this month, while former Education Reporter Elizabeth Celms moved on to city reporter.
The halls of Olympia were bustling last week as state lawmakers decided to amend House Bill 1490, which promotes high-density development around Sound Transit stations, and Rep. Judy Clibborn, D-Mercer Island, introduced HB 2211, which pushes for early tolling on 520 and avoids tolling I-90.
The City Council agreed on Feb. 17 to invest $200,000 into the upkeep of Mary Wayte Pool over the next two years. The move is part of a long-running agreement between the city and the Northwest Center, which runs the pool.
Island residents, city officials and members of the arts community are rallying to save Youth Theatre Northwest. Less than a week after the theater announced that it was on the brink of financial starvation, the community has come together to keep the Island’s only theater afloat.
State lawmakers have decided to amend House Bill 1490, which promotes high-density development around Sound Transit stations, while Rep. Judy Clibborn, D-Mercer Island, has introduced HB 2211, which pushes for early tolling on 520 and avoids tolling 1-90.
