A compilation of events according to Issaquah police reports.
Downtown plan embraces new type of suburbia – one with an urban core
Seeing officers face to face in a cheery environment was a change for Dan Pusceddu, who usually only sees them helping people in car wrecks.
Tuesday’s National Night Out was a chance to put “a human face” on Issaquah’s police force, he said. “It’s a great idea.”
A weekly compilation of events according to the Issaquah police.
A World Word II veteran and retired Boeing test engineer, Irv Levin understands suburban communities by a way of history. His generation helped build them.
His perspective couldn’t find a greater contrast than Saj Sahay. Born in India and once a world traveler, he’s settled in nearby Klahanie with a high-tech job.
The two men, both members of Issaquah’s Planning Policy Commission, represent two contrasting perspectives of what should become of Central Issaquah, which is now dominated by single-story industry, concrete and parking.
While salmon are interesting, it was the environment that attracted Bev Lee to Issaquah’s hatchery.
When she first moved to the city, she regularly visited the hatchery’s foot bridge to soak in the sounds of rushing water and enjoy the cool air coming off the creek.
On a sunny summer day, finding a hike along the I-90 corridor that isn’t overcrowded is near impossible, but before turning heal consider the less well known Talapus and Olallie lakes.
While this trail can get busy, hikers won’t face the same rush of Tiger Mountain and Big and Little Si, whose trails are better described as highways.
Just as the best foods are made from scratch, so are the best facial treatments, at least according to Penny Williams.
She started a business teaching women how to make their own skin treatments from natural ingredients, most of which can be found in the average kitchen cupboard.
The 9-year-old Issaquah girl reportedly seriously injured during the 15-car pile up on I-90 died Saturday from her injuries.
For a new mom and pop winery outside Issaquah, winemaking is a fine art of maintaining a hobby without growing their business to an unmanageable size.
The Ahrens plan to uncork their first 2009 bottles, including a Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah, this summer. They also plan to release a 2010 Orange Muscat, their only white wine.
Since the new lunch program started last month, about 250 kids have come to rely on the weekly lunch bags for food, and that number is climbing, said Cori Kauk, the food bank director.
Monday was declared “Ichijo USA Day.”
The City Council decided to uphold the ban on the gardens Monday, which the state made legal this spring. The ban gives the city time to decide how to zone them.
A short compilation highlighting incidents reported by the Issaquah police department.
When most people look at a pile of junk, they see junk, but one Issaquah artist has learned to look beyond bent trowels and engine parts.
Instead, Denny Croston sees flowers, animals and all the makings of his recycled outdoor sculptures, often called yard art.
Croston just finished his first public installment at the Flatland Peapatch on Juniper Street this June.
I was climbing the path to Colchuck Lake two weeks ago when I heard the dreadful sound, a helicopter circling a mountain peak.
I knew it meant someone was badly injured.
My heart sank.
For the second time in the past two seasons, I was hiking to a destination where another hiker took a risk with the melting snow, and died a brutal death in the mountains.
For an Issaquah design firm, business is as much an opportunity to make money as it is to help nonprofits.
“I say our for-profit work funds our nonprofit,” said Andrea Heuston, founder and CEO of Artitudes Design, her positive attitude dominating every curve of her face.
Artitudes has won several awards for both being one of the best places to work in Puget Sound and for it’s commitment to volunteerism.
Although cooler temperatures have hit Issaquah and Sammamish this summer, brush fires are still a concern for Eastside Fire and Rescue.
During the first two weeks of July, EFR responded to 28 brush fires and 17 bark fires, according to a press release.
Commercial retail, which would likely include a grocery store, is headed for the Issaquah Highlands at last.
Port Blakely Communities, the Highlands master developer, struck a deal with a $3-billion national builder, Regency Centers, to develop 14 acres of land.
Swedish Hospital rolled out the red carpets for its VIP ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday.
The cocktail-style party filled the mall-sized foyer of the newly finished Issaquah hospital with politicos, distinguished community members and new Swedish staff, some wearing uniforms for the first time.
