How will you be voting on Referendum 71? Do you think that lesbian and gay couples in committed relationships should have the same rights and protections as heterosexual couples?
For the past few week, school students of all ages have been busy preparing their entries for “Reflections”, a national art expression, achievement and recognition program.
Sammamish Deputy City Manager Pete Butkus said this week that water damage to the Kellman Mansion caused during this year’s Fourth of July celebrations would cost less than $1,000 to repair, and denied that the city was trying to keep news of the damage from the public.
As of Tuesday morning, a number of schools in the Issaquah School District were still without phone service, in or out.
The rain held off and the sun came out briefly to bless Liberty High School’s homecoming parade on Friday afternoon.
Skyline High School senior Jake Heaps added another honor to his growing list of football achievements, when on Friday afternoon he was officially selected to play in the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
One week after officially breaking ground at their new site in the Issaquah Highlands, Swedish Hospital officials gave a presentation to the people of the Plateau on the hospital they plan to build there.
The Rotary group was recognizing those young men and women who have excelled in the fields of science and math, and distinguished themselves as leaders in their school, as caring and passionate people, and as supporters of their friends and peers.
Though there is never such a thing as a sure bet in local government and planning, the proposed annexation of 21 lots in the Ravenhill subdivision on the east side of the Plateau is close to it.
My good mate’s dad died recently, and so last week I made a quick trip back home to hang out with my buddy and see if there was anything I could do for him, after the funeral.
On November 3, the people of Issaquah and Sammamish will cast their ballots to decide the makeup of their local…
Aware that residents in Washington were eager for ways to educate themselves on the issues of the day, King County…
In his influential book “Deep Economy,” writer Bill McKibben argued that, in this time of uncertain global relations, diminishing fossil…
It is a pretty simple idea – by making an effort to spend shopping dollars with local businesses as much as possible, residents are developing job opportunities for their friends and family, supporting the maintenance of local infrastructure, keeping towns and villages viable, and promoting an economic activity which nourishes social energy, is attractive to new families, and prevents the erosion of communities due to the leakage of money to bigger centers.
Eastside Catholic High School is an institution constantly seeking to understand its place in the wider world.
Pedestrian bridge over East Lake Sammamish Parkway could be replaced by a zebra crossing
Though city halls are not known as being places of great art and beauty, the City of Sammamish Arts Commissions is working to change that.
Dr. Roger Stark, a retired heart surgeon and former Republican candidate for the state Legislature, presented his argument for less regulation of the health insurance market as a solution to the nation’s health care problems, at the monthly meeting of the Issaquah Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday.
Two years ago, facing the reality that their school was about to be turned into a construction site, students at Issaquah High School realized they might need to change the way they go about their everyday school lives.
The Sammamish Chamber of Commerce’s annual fundraiser, the BRAVO! Dinner and Auction, is not new to the Plateau.
For the last four years, the BRAVO! event has been a hit with Sammamish residents and has ensured the Chamber is able to keep contributing to community events like the SAMMI Awards, Fourth on the Plateau, and the weekly Farmers Market, May though September.
