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Highlands resident Tony Cowan helped liberate a bundle of trapped candy from a pumpkin pinata.

News

Witches, warlocks and the weird at heart enjoy Issaquah Highlands Halloween

Though still a young community, the residents and businesses of the Issaquah Highlands have shown they love to…

Home energy evaluations examine your house for simple and affordable ways to improve energy efficiency and save money on your monthly bills.

Life

Free home energy evaluations for Issaquah residents

Improving the energy efficiency of residences has been identified as an effective way to solve not only some…

News

Darigold fined $10,000 for leaking toxic solution into Issaquah Creek

Darigold, which in 2008 reported $2.2 billion in revenues, was fined $10,000 for the spill.

On Tuesday night

News

Incumbents preach change as candidates address different symptoms of the same illness

While the audiences were dramatically different, the candidates' routines were mostly unchanged, holding up the same scapegoats for…

Most people wouldn't think a light pole in left-center field would be the ideal home for a family of Osprey. But the residence in Tibbetts Valley Park suits their lifestyle perfectly.

Life

High above the home run fence the perfect home for local Osprey family

For about the last decade, a family of Osprey has made its home atop a light pole at…

Opinion

What our wild is worth

Congratulations to everyone behind the 2010 Issaquah Salmon Days Festival. The hardworking folks at the festivals office are…

Following successful Personal Rapid Transit Systems in West Virginia and other cities in American

News

Science fiction to some – the real future to many

The Central Issaquah Plan demands of its architects equal parts practicality and imagination; an ability to understand the…

Harvey and Corrinn Waldron were joined at the opening of their new Arctic Cat store last week by Issaquah Chamber of Commerce's Queen and King of Issaquah

Business

Waldron’s continue proud Arctic Cat history in Issaquah

Last week marked yet another chapter in the long and successful history of the Waldron family's Arctic Cat…

News

Cyclists, hikers, begin delicate dance over trails access in Issaquah Highlands conservation easement

Hiking trails advocates and mountain bike enthusiasts left Monday night's Issaquah Major Planning and Growth Committee (MPGC) meeting…

With demand for the land now breeding competition between potential developers

News

Competition for parcels puts Issaquah in strong position in land sale deal

The City of Issaquah is holding all the aces in the land sale deal in the Issaquah Highlands,…

On fine days this summer and into the fall

Life

Experience life as a bird a thousand feet above Lake Sammamish

Motorists on Interstate 90 passing Lake Sammamish craned their necks to see the lone figure, motionless, seemingly floating,…

Visitors to the state park Monday morning were shocked to see a long muddy rut snaking its way around the park

News

Bike race organizers will repair damage at Lake Sammamish State Park

The organizers of a Cyclocross event at Lake Sammamish State Park in Issaquah on Sunday will soon lay…

According to several prominent business leaders

News

Money does grow on trees, and on trails and park spaces, say business leaders

For some, it is difficult to quantify exactly what is gained by public and private investments in things…

In recent years the City of Issaquah has been heralded for using TDR transactions to secure land around local creeks which are significant spawning grounds for the threatened chinook salmon.

News

City needs to make conservation deals sweeter for developers

Already a regional leader in the use of Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) programs to conserve environmentally sensitive…

News

Celebrate our natural treasures by lending a hand to their preservation

Sept. 25 is a special day - National Public Lands Day. The Greenway is urging all residents to…

By trail or roadway

Life

Issaquah Bike Club idea met with enthusiasm for advocacy, community

"The reason I moved to Issaquah was because I had three priorities. I wanted to be near Seattle,…

A little more than a year down the track and a picture is emerging

News

Issaquah’s sustainability evaluation shows some positive signs, some concerns

In order to keep tabs on the city's effort toward sustainability, in 2008 Mayor Ava Frisinger assembled a…

Though demand for their services grow each month

News

Issaquah commission agrees – ‘we need a new way to fund human services’

The Issaquah Human Services Commission has leant its support to a proposal to study alternate ways of funding…

Undeveloped Microsoft property in the Issaquah Highlands

News

Developers encouraged to consider community uses for vacant land in the Issaquah Highlands

In 2007, a development company called Onni announced big plans for a site it owned in downtown Vancouver.…

News

Port Blakely seeks involvement with Bellevue College plans

Bellevue College is interested in acquiring a 20-acre parcel of land south of Grand Ridge Elementary.