Issaquah councilmembers have set aside $900,000 to repair the failing Black Nugget Road retaining wall, but some say there still won’t be enough money to make the repairs until next year.
Seattle’s Eastside may not have much in common with rural Chelan, a tourist town marked by summer homes and a world-class lake, but a new congressional redistricting plan puts the two under the same congressman.
Prosecutors believe the people behind the Sammamish Christmas-Day burglary, as well as four other local break-ins, were also dealing meth and heroine from their Klahanie apartment.
The new councilmember folded his hands and smiled with excitement while the judge, adorned in a traditional black robe, addressed the lectern to begin the oaths of office Tuesday night.
The president of the Issaquah School Board plans to run for the Legislature this year, following the announcement that Rep. Glenn Anderson won’t seek reelection.
Sammamish police believe they nabbed three Christmas-day burglars who they think are responsible for several break ins.
As 2011 sunsets into a new year and many toast to the coming opportunities, it also gives room to reflect on what Issaquah and Sammamish have accomplished, what tragedies they’ve overcome and what they’ve built this past year. Here is a recap of events in 2011.
Before her Lou Gehrig’s disease diagnosis, Maureen McCarry spent her last year on Issaquah City Council working on a project that would preserve Park Pointe.
A popular jazz bar is leaving a small gated community in Issaquah and heading for Bellevue’s night scene.
Bake’s Place will host is last show at Providence Point in mid-February, reopening in downtown Bellevue in late March.
A formal inquest was ordered in a September incident where Issaquah police shot and killed a Maple Valley man.
Little Red Riding Hood has always been a storybook character for Sammamish’s Natalie Rahn, but the 14-year-old ballerina is getting the opportunity to bring the fairytale to life this December.
The up and coming dancer won the red-hooded role in Ballet Bellevue’s winter production, The Sleeping Beauty, which intertwines a couple of dances from other fairytales.
The following information was compiled from city of Issaquah and Sammamish police reports:
The vision for Issaquah’s valley floor was set in stone Monday night, but it will be years before any brick and mortar buildings come of it.
In an unanimous vote, the City Council approved the Rowley Redevelopment Agreement, a plan that would bring 150-foot buildings and mix-use condos to 78 acres off State Route 900.
In years past an Issaquah community has lit menorahs made of donuts, legos and even candy. But this year’s version may have surpassed them all in beauty with an ice menorah.
As Berry Farkash, rabbi for the Chabad of the Central Cascades, lit the first candle of Hanukkah on Tuesday night, water was dripping down the candelabrum. But, it certainly lasted longer than the menorah made of donuts.
While Christmas may not be all about packages and presents for Eastridge Church, it certainly is about family.
To encourage children who might not otherwise have cause to rush from their beds Dec. 25, the church decided to run a toy drive and Santa house last weekend.
The following information was compiled from city of Issaquah and Sammamish police reports:
A $5.5 million fire bond measure would help keep Issaquah’s fire trucks in town and help provide quicker service for residents in District 10, south of Issaquah.
Once a special investigator for domestic violence, Amy Jarboe has a soft spot in her heart for children.
City Council gave a resounding “no” to the Highlands developer who asked for an unprecedented $3 million to complete a long-awaited business district.
Issaquah High School christened its new stage last weekend with the opening of Fiddler on the Roof, a big performance for a giant stage, which gives plenty of foot room for the dancers.
