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    Director KayLee Jaech and Issaquah City Council member Tola Marts cut the ribbon at the grand opening of The Garage teen cafe. Evan Pappas/Staff Photo
    Issaquah celebrates the grand opening of ‘The Garage’...
    By Evan Pappas • September 28, 2018 8:30 am

    More than 100 people celebrated the grand opening for teen cafe “The Garage” on Saturday, Sept. 22.

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    Organizers Debbie Lacy and Nura Adam give a brief speech about the purpose of Welcoming Week before the question and answer discussions begin. Evan Pappas/Staff Photo
    Welcoming Week brings together community for education and...
    By Evan Pappas • September 22, 2018 7:30 am

    Eastside cities are joining the regional Welcoming Week program to support their diverse communties.

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    Eastside Fire and Rescue receives donation of $35,000 drone
    Eastside Fire and Rescue receives donation of $35,000...
    By Evan Pappas • September 21, 2018 7:30 am

    Eastside Fire and Rescue held a test flight of their new drone donated by supporter Barbara Hamer

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    Sammamish city council begins the search for a new city manager
    Sammamish city council begins the search for a...
    By Evan Pappas • September 13, 2018 10:30 am

    The city council continued to make progress on the search for a long-term replacement this week.

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    Issaquah City Council appoints new city administrator
    Issaquah City Council appoints new city administrator
    By Evan Pappas • September 11, 2018 8:30 am

    Interim city administrator Emily Moon was appointed by the mayor to the her position.

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    Issaquah works on long-term solution for senior center operations
    Issaquah works on long-term solution for senior center...
    By Evan Pappas • September 10, 2018 8:30 am

    The Issaquah city council received a report on operation models for the future of the senior center.

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    Sammamish council appoints interim city manager; begins search for replacement
    Sammamish council appoints interim city manager; begins search...
    By Evan Pappas • August 30, 2018 8:30 am

    Larry Patterson began his role Aug. 28 and brings more than 40 years of experience in municipal government in Oregon.

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    Issaquah Highlands residents celebrate 20 years as a community
    Issaquah Highlands residents celebrate 20 years as a...
    By Evan Pappas • August 29, 2018 8:30 am

    More than 4,000 people came out for the 20th annual Highlands Day celebration event.

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    Community members were able to place votes on what type of zoning a homeless shelter should be located in. Evan Pappas/Staff Photo                                The city held a public meeting in April to collect feedback on zoning for the LUCA development. Community members were able to place votes on what type of zoning a homeless shelter should be located in. Evan Pappas/Staff Photo
    Eastside permanent men’s shelter moves forward
    By Evan Pappas • August 9, 2018 8:30 am

    After months of discussion, the Bellevue City Council approved a land use code amendment for homeless shelters.

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    Issaquah council talks grant funding, senior center operations
    Issaquah council talks grant funding, senior center operations
    By Evan Pappas • August 8, 2018 8:30 am

    City council discussed the 2019 grant recommendations and plans for the Issaquah senior center.

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    Eastside Catholic welcomed 12 Chinese students for pilot exchange program
    Eastside Catholic welcomed 12 Chinese students for pilot...
    By Evan Pappas • August 7, 2018 8:30 am

    Students from Hau Kong International School came to Sammamish this July.

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    After 28 years in Sammamish, Carousel Gift Shop has moved to historic downtown Snoqualmie.
    After 28 years in Sammamish, Carousel Gift Shop...
    By Evan Pappas • August 2, 2018 8:30 am

    Snoqualmie welcomes new downtown business Carousel Gift Shop

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    Congressional candidates talk health care, guns, immigration at Issaquah forum
    Congressional candidates talk health care, guns, immigration at...
    By Evan Pappas • August 1, 2018 8:30 am

    Three of the leading candidates attended the forum at Blakely Hall in Issaquah on July 24.

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    Sammamish’s separation with longtime city manager draws council criticism
    Sammamish’s separation with longtime city manager draws council...
    By Evan Pappas • July 20, 2018 4:07 pm

    In a 5-2 vote, the council approved a separation agreement with Howard at their July 17 meeting.

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    Issaquah Chamber of Commerce hosts primary election candidate forum
    Issaquah Chamber of Commerce hosts primary election candidate...
    By Evan Pappas • July 19, 2018 3:00 pm

    The Issaquah Chamber of Commerce held their own primary election candidate forum on July 12

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    Issaquah Council approves traffic calming plan for Olde Town
    Issaquah Council approves traffic calming plan for Olde...
    By Evan Pappas • July 18, 2018 8:30 am

    Issaquah council approved a $310,000 funding request for the initiative at its July 2 meeting.

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    Sammamish city council approves design concept for trail focused park
    Sammamish city council approves design concept for trail...
    By Evan Pappas • July 6, 2018 8:30 am

    The city council authorized the submittal of the open space conceptual design to the YMCA.

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    Issaquah and Sammamish examine changes to city signage codes
    Issaquah and Sammamish examine changes to city signage...
    By Evan Pappas • June 27, 2018 10:00 am

    Sammamish decides that Electronic Reader Boards would not be an allowed use.

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    Issaquah City Hall. Photo courtesy of Joe Mabel
    Issaquah city council approves replacement development regulations for...
    By Evan Pappas • June 19, 2018 4:50 pm

    Issaquah has ended the Talus development agreement and enacted updated replacement regulations.

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    Sammamish Council discusses possible changes to concurrency plan
    Sammamish Council discusses possible changes to concurrency plan
    By Evan Pappas • June 14, 2018 8:30 am

    Council will explore the data collected on peak hours of morning traffic.

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