The city of Mercer Island hosted the city’s 10th annual National Night Out on Aug. 7. This year marked the 35th year of National Night Out across the United States. National Night Out is a crime prevention and preparedness event, which involved over 15,000 communities from all 50 states. Locally, there are over 100 cities and counties in Washington State that participate in the event, and last year Mercer Island had 16 neighborhoods participate. Photos courtesy of Julie Underwood/City of Mercer Island