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A warm spring day and blue skies greeted high school athletes at an invitational track and field meet on the Plateau on Saturday.

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Warm welcome of spring greets gathering of athletes on the Plateau

The best high school athletes from all over the Eastside and the Puget Sound area gathered on the…

Margaret Mead student Ronan Manoske in front of his self portrait at the school's Art Gallery Night on Thursday.

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Mead a mosaic of color for annual Art Gallery Night

Thursday night was a big evening at Margaret Mead Elementary School in Sammamish, with hundreds of parents and…

Sunset Elementary School third grader Andy Qin got through a mountain of work at Timberlake Park on Saturday.

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The Greenway and local volunteers score one for nature at Issaquah’s Timberlake Park

With two bald eagles looking down from their perch high in a nearby tree, Eastsiders young and old…

When not enjoying himself testing the 'flows

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Duthie Hill Park now a mecca for mountain bikers

The 100 mile stretch of rivers, mountains, forests and farms from Puget Sound over Snoqualmie Pass and into…

Opinion

Let the buyer beware

Next time you are headed to Fred Meyer or Target or QFC, for bicycle or a new CD…

Four young students from Beaver Lake Middle School

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Beaver Lake Monkeys and Light Brothers demonstrate the power of imagination

Really shining brightly at the state tournament was “The Light Brothers” - Beaver Lake students Pratik Vaidya, Spencer…

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Sammamish councilor’s idea for development task force still undeveloped

Those who hoped to hear details of John James' plan for an economic development task force were disappointed.…

Inspired the efforts of a handful of other communities across America to make their neighborhoods and businesses supportive of the local native animal populations

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Wanted: your backyard – Sammamish homeowners join wildlife habitat project

In the beginning of 2009, Sammamish's Elaine McEnery had a vision of Sammamish as a city that lives…

Liberty High School seniors Alli McDonald and Kate Borgnes started 'Prom Dreams... Pass It On' so young women could enjoy their senior Prom without being troubled by financial pressures.

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Liberty students make Prom Dreams an affordable reality

For most young students, their senior Prom is an occasion to celebrate. It is supposed to be an…

Even before the egg hunting had began

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Easter on the Eastside

Even before the egg hunting had began, Marko Fugate and Jack Larkin were happy to be celebrating Easter…

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Interest grows for Issaquah human services campus

The City of Issaquah is one step closer to providing adequate health and human services after a survey…

Opinion

Logging in, dropping out

So if we can assume that what people gain is the ability to communicate small pieces of information…

Kiren Vangala and Sumitha Reddy aim to make math learning fun and simple for young students at Mathnasium.

Business

Making sense of mathematics

The math instruction of our young students is seen as being crucial to not only their career success…

Life

Spring camp immerses kids in colorful culture

Are you looking for a great spring break activity for your children that goes beyond soccer balls and…

More than a hundred works by local artists

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artEast’s 100 Feet of Art auction comes to Issaquah April 2

Always wanted to buy some art, but couldn't find anything affordable? Got 50 bucks or a little more…

Allison's exhibition was born of trip to Paris a few years back

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Dark visions of Paris to go on display in Sammamish

"I want these disturbances and presences in my painting. In their resonance, they take on a sort of…

A free concert by the Simple Measures classical chamber music group will be held at Sammamish Presbyterian Church

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Simple Measures a new brand of music for the people

The Sammamish Arts Commission will host an intimate chamber music concert at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20.

Skyline High School teacher Brendan Hyland

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On the field, in the classroom, in the community – hardworking students lead by example

The Rotary Club of Sammamish showed their appreciation for two of the city's hardest working young men at…

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‘Hold Please’ – special committee to look closely at cell towers before Sammamish passes new ordinance

With the Sammamish City Council scheduled to adopt new Wireless Communications Facilities (WCF) standards in the next few…

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Trash talk in Issaquah – how to prepare for possible garbage collection strike

Though as of Monday Allied Waste and Waste Management were still in negotiations with their thousands of workers,…