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    Articles by Kendall Watson
    Local National Merit scholar finalists announced
    Local National Merit scholar finalists announced
    By Kendall Watson • February 19, 2010 8:27 pm

    The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced that 13 high school seniors from the Issaquah School District and 21 from…

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    Issaquah and Sammamish are planning for the future of Klahanie Park during hard times for the park's current administrator
    Issaquah City Council weighs options on Klahanie Park
    By Kendall Watson • February 18, 2010 3:58 pm

    A result of meagre resources at both the county and city level, Issaquah City Council is now weighing it’s options on how to handle Klahanie Park.

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    Developers get another bite at impact fee exemption
    Developers get another bite at impact fee exemption
    By Kendall Watson • February 18, 2010 3:56 pm

    Concerned with maintaining the city’s economic vitality in the face of a severe recession, Issaquah City Council unanimously approved extending an incentive to commercial development projects in the city during a Feb. 16 meeting.

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    LWSD overcrowding plan in doubt after voters reject bond
    LWSD overcrowding plan in doubt after voters reject...
    By Kendall Watson • February 18, 2010 3:55 pm

    Plans to adapt to a growing student population in the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) were put on hold by voters who turned down a $234 million bond measure proposition in the Feb. 9 special election.

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    Pine Lake Ale House owner Kevin Gattke discusses business trends and tips on how to succeed in local markets like Sammamish and Issaquah at a Feb. 16 industry roundtable at Lombardi's Restaurant in Issaquah. Left to right: Local Papa Murphys franchise owner Greg Barber and Schwartz Bros. Vice President Michael Carr
    Issaquah restaurateurs eye tough times ahead
    By Kendall Watson • February 17, 2010 9:22 pm

    A small group of local restaurateurs met at Lombardi’s Restaurant on NW Gilman Blvd. this week to discuss local market conditions, challenges and opportunities they face during the recession.

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    Wayfinding signs like this one will soon be appearing along bike paths in Issaquah and the Eastside.
    Plethora of transportation improvements on tap for Issaquah
    By Kendall Watson • February 17, 2010 9:19 pm

    A host of pedestrian, bicycle and road improvements won approval at a Feb. 16 Issaquah City Council meeting.

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    Boehm's front counter sales clerk Mindy Reid rings up a sale of chocolate pieces for Sammamish residents Marlene Wissler and her daughter
    Proposed ‘sin tax’ not-so-sweet for Boehm’s Candies in...
    By Kendall Watson • February 11, 2010 2:15 pm

    But while sales of heart-shaped boxes of confections At Boehm’s Candies remain brisk, a state deficit projected to be in the billions has legislators in Olympia preparing to dampen the ardor for chocolate with a so-called “sin tax” to fund local health departments.

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    Issaquah teacher and Education Association President Neva Luke called over 100 residents to raise awareness and campaign for three school levies on the ballot Feb. 9th.
    Issaquah school, library levies pass but see erosion...
    By Kendall Watson • February 11, 2010 2:51 pm

    Issaquah schools were handed a solid endorsement by area voters in the Feb. 9 special election, maintaining levy funding in three different measures by nearly 2 to 1 margins.

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    Eastside Catholic senior Danielle Ulrich leads a sombre procession through the school on Wednesday afternoon
    Eastside Catholic honors Molly Hightower – hero to...
    By Kendall Watson • February 10, 2010 9:39 pm

    Principal Greg Marsh spoke to the gathering of several hundred parents and students about Molly Hightower, a graduate of Bellarmine Prep in Tacoma, part of Eastside’s community of Catholic schools around the state.

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    Port Blakely senior advisor Judd Kirk tries to assuage concerns of residents at an Issaquah Highlands Town Hall meeting Feb. 4.
    Highlands residents seek answers from Port Blakely
    By Kendall Watson • February 10, 2010 9:35 pm

    Port Blakely Communities reviewed the latest plans for development in the Highlands, addressed homeowner concerns, and introduced the company’s new president.

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    Brothers Anirudh
    A Chinese New Year ‘Lantern Festival’ at Sponge
    By Kendall Watson • February 10, 2010 9:33 pm

    Families and children commemorated the Chinese New Year with a “Lantern Festival” on Feb. 6 at Sponge in Issaquah from…

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    A surveillance image of the alleged bank robber
    Arrested bank robber linked to Issaquah hold-up
    By Kendall Watson • February 10, 2010 4:47 pm

    The arrest yesterday of an armed robbery suspect in Seattle has been linked to a Feb. 4 Issaquah bank robbery,…

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    Issaquah Community Bank first opened their doors in 2007. The bank will be re-christened 'Bank of the Northwest' on Feb. 22.
    Great recession gives local Issaquah bank a new...
    By Kendall Watson • February 8, 2010 5:02 pm

    Taking shelter from what many are now calling the “Great Recession”, Issaquah’s only locally-run bank, Issaquah Community Bank, is scheduled to merge with three other Puget Sound community banks on Feb. 22.

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    Sam Chamberlain
    Science Fair registration kicks off with a bang...
    By Kendall Watson • February 6, 2010 5:01 pm

    Amidst “oohs” and “ahhs” and squeals of delight, over 200 students gathered for a special science show sponsored by the…

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    A surveillance image of the alleged bank robber
    Issaquah Bank of Washington branch robbed
    By Kendall Watson • February 4, 2010 5:48 pm

    Approximately a dozen Issaquah police officers surrounded the Bank of Washington branch at 1250 NW Mall St. around 2 p.m., this afternoon investigating what officers have confirmed as a robbery.

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    4 tax measures on the ballot for Issaquah voters | Election Day is Tues. Feb. 9
    4 tax measures on the ballot for Issaquah...
    By Kendall Watson • February 4, 2010 2:34 pm

    Voters in Issaquah will be asked to vote yes or no this Feb. 9 on four tax measures in the all-mail, special election concerning public schools and libraries.

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    New Port Blakely Communities President René Ancinas and former president and current senior advisor Judd Kirk survey the landscape of a planned mixed-use retail development in the Issaquah Highlands.
    Green or gone astray? Port Blakely’s views evolve...
    By Kendall Watson • February 3, 2010 9:22 pm

    Ahead of an important Feb. 3 “Town Hall” meeting by developer Port Blakely Communities — where concerns over completing a…

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    Long before it was known as the Issaquah Highlands
    The bold but troubled vision of Issaquah Highlands
    By Kendall Watson • January 28, 2010 3:33 pm

    The Reporter takes a close look at some of the events that have brought development in the Issaquah Highlands to a halt, and what is expected in the months and years ahead.
    This article is part one of a two part series.

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    Issaquah Highlands urban growth boundary changes on Jan. 28 hearing agenda
    Issaquah Highlands urban growth boundary changes on Jan....
    By Kendall Watson • January 27, 2010 8:22 pm

    An annual review of county planning, including important changes to allow the Park Pointe Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) to Issaquah Highlands to move forward, will hold a public hearing in Issaquah on Thursday, Jan. 28.

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    Jennifer Lee Taylor (Bella) and Suzy Hunt (Grandma Kurnitz) star in 'Lost in Yonkers'.
    ‘Lost in Yonkers’ opens at Village Theatre with...
    By Kendall Watson • January 21, 2010 2:55 pm

    Issaquah’s Village Theatre premiered their first Mainstage production of the year Jan. 20 with Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers” at the Francis J. Gaudette Theatre in downtown Issaquah.

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