Just six months ago, 2500 Magnolia St. NE in the Issaqauh Highlands was just a patch of dirt and rocks, home to nothing but some great ideas. Fast forward to December, 2009, and the Habitat for Humanity project of 5 four bedroom units, 3 three bedroom units and 2 two bedroom units is taking shape.
The seven members of the Sammamish Planning Commission are fast becoming some of the most influential residents of the city.
Eastside Catholic School is preparing for a significant change in leadership, with the news that President Jim Kubacki will leave the school at the end of the academic year, June, 2010.
Did you know that Santa’s reindeer have 18,000 hairs per square inch on their bodies?
Tuesday night’s meeting of the Sammamish City Council had some of the festive atmosphere of a Thanksgiving dinner, as family and friends of three outgoing councilors gathered to pay their tributes and reflect on the achievements of the city over the past 10 years.
There was a good deal of political maneuvering going on in the Sammamish City Council’s discussion of whether to extend the regular term of the mayor from one year to two.
As a young boy growing up in the small town of San Cayetano, in the province of Jalisco, Mexico, Agave Restaurant owner Julian Ramos was at the very heart of a proud and famous Tequila tradition.
A Sammamish Police Officer was involved in a high speed chase on Tuesday morning that resulted in the arrest of two women with outstanding warrants and uncovered evidence relating to a series of thefts in Bellevue, North Bend and Snoqualmie.
There seems to be a good deal of political maneuvering going on in the Sammamish City Council’s discussion of whether to extend the regular term of the mayor from one year to two.
In 2009, the Lake Washington and Issaquah School districts battled against what was described as the worst state education budget in America.
The Sammamish Arts Commission has put on several great shows in the Commons Gallery at City Hall, but perhaps none of them is as inventive and compelling as “Hardware: A Love Story,” which opened last week.
A round of applause for the good people of Sammamish, who have again rallied behind the cause of Toys for Tots, an annual drive to help make Christmas a little more merry for needy families.
What began as a fairly benign and routine meeting of the Sammamish City Council took an interesting turn on Tuesday night with the discussion of possible amendments to the Sammamish Comprehensive Plan.
In many ways the groundbreaking marked an ending, the culmination of many years of wrangling and negotiating between the City of Issaquah, Highlands developer Port Blakely, and a number of non-profit groups in the state.
As of 2:40 p.m., dozens of businesses along the western section of Gilman Boulevard were still without power, following an electricity outage in Issaquah early this morning.
Such is the importance of the park to its immediate neighbors and residents all over the Plateau, that many people who love the park reacted angrily to the possibility that synthetic turf would replace the grass playing fields and huge light towers would further pollute the already diminished night sky.
The City of Sammamish has launched its new system of e-mail alerts, to help residents stay abreast of issues that interest them, and be contacted prior to meetings and events.
Despite the huge gains in education we have made as a society, illiteracy is still a relevant and pressing problem that affects millions of Americans and impacts their employment options and way of life.
Tuesday night’s budget discussions at Sammamish City Hall proved to be a historic moment for the beleaguered Sammamish Heritage Society.
A Tuesday night’s meeting at City Hall, the Sammamish City Council unanimously voted to maintain the property tax amount for each household in 2010 at the same level as 2009.
