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Issaquah’s Creighton Hilstad

Life

Christmas heats up at village

For some people, the usual Christmas routines can get a little, well, routine. There is only so much…

Between December 10 and January 10

Business

Need an oil change? Stay at home, and help the food bank too

Anyone who has started a new business knows how tough it is to make ends meet early on.…

Dick Gram of the Faith United Methodist Church in Issaquah is one of the many volunteers from local church group whose volunteer labor and fundraising efforts has helped Habitat for Humanity provide affordable housing for families over the past decade.

News

Church groups, homeowners pitch in on affordable housing project

Just six months ago, 2500 Magnolia St. NE in the Issaqauh Highlands was just a patch of dirt…

Business

Sammamish Planning Commission prepares for big change in personnel

The seven members of the Sammamish Planning Commission are fast becoming some of the most influential residents of…

Eastside Catholic School President Jim Kubacki

News

President Jim Kubacki to leave Eastside Catholic

Eastside Catholic School is preparing for a significant change in leadership, with the news that President Jim Kubacki…

Santa Claus brought his helpers Logan Hendricks and Sasha Puskar

Life

Dasher the star of the show at Gilman Village

Did you know that Santa's reindeer have 18,000 hairs per square inch on their bodies?

News

Fond farewell for outgoing Sammamish councilors

Tuesday night's meeting of the Sammamish City Council had some of the festive atmosphere of a Thanksgiving dinner,…

News

Politicking pulls council over change to mayoral term

There was a good deal of political maneuvering going on in the Sammamish City Council’s discussion of whether…

Julian Ramos grew up in the home of Tequila

Business

A lifetime of Tequila tradition here in Issaquah

As a young boy growing up in the small town of San Cayetano, in the province of Jalisco,…

News

Police nab two women after high-speed pursuit

A Sammamish Police Officer was involved in a high speed chase on Tuesday morning that resulted in the…

News

Politicking pulls Sammamish council over change to mayoral term

There seems to be a good deal of political maneuvering going on in the Sammamish City Council's discussion…

News

Lake Washington School District seeks city support of bond, levies

In 2009, the Lake Washington and Issaquah School districts battled against what was described as the worst state…

Life

“Hardware: A Love Story”

The Sammamish Arts Commission has put on several great shows in the Commons Gallery at City Hall, but…

Even tough Sammamish Chief of Police Nate Elledge has a soft spot for cuddly toys. This little bear was one of the hundreds of toys and presents donated by families in Sammamish to the annual Toys for Tots drive.

News

Local families come up big for Toys for Tots

A round of applause for the good people of Sammamish, who have again rallied behind the cause of…

Sammamish Mayor Don Gerend said high development impact fees of about $17

News

Sammamish Council begins to crack over Town Center vision

What began as a fairly benign and routine meeting of the Sammamish City Council took an interesting turn…

Opinion

Back room deal a good deed

In many ways the groundbreaking marked an ending, the culmination of many years of wrangling and negotiating between…

News

Power still down on Gilman – PSE works to fix problem

As of 2:40 p.m., dozens of businesses along the western section of Gilman Boulevard were still without power,…

Under the preferred Beaver Lake Master Plan

News

Beaver Lake Park plan seeks middle ground on lights, turf fields

Such is the importance of the park to its immediate neighbors and residents all over the Plateau, that…

News

City launches e-mail service to better inform residents

The City of Sammamish has launched its new system of e-mail alerts, to help residents stay abreast of…