Issaquah honored its community leaders May 22, singling out 19 for awards in a variety of categories.
Friday morning in King County Superior Court, judge Catherine Shaffer denied the motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by former Eastside Catholic School vice principal Mark Zmuda against the school and the Archdiocese of Seattle.
Lennar Multifamily Communities has received approval, with some conditions, to move ahead with its multi-family development, originally called Seventh at Gilman, now known as Atlas.
When the Supreme Court ruled in the 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that corporations were people, it allowed businesses to spend unlimited amounts of money on political campaigns as long as they remained independent from candidates and their parties.
Tibbetts Valley Park will be the site for the new skate park, following unanimous approval by the Issaquah City Council Monday night.
Three or more good-size fir trees were removed on Rainier Boulevard recently, part of a project to improve the street.
The Issaquah City Council’s Land and Shore Committee added more conditions to the controversial parcel 7 of the proposed preliminary plat to develop the last three parcels in Talus.
Outdoor enthusiasts, county officials, members of SaveSquak.com, representatives from the Trust for Public Lands and King County Parks officials gathered Saturday morning at the old lodge that was once part of the Issaquah Camping Club, to officially celebrate the acquisition of 226 acres into the King County Parks system.
Out of 19 original applicants, 10 recreational marijuana entrepreneurs made the list for the one recreational marijuana retail shop allowed in Issaquah.
The new Eastside Fire and Rescue fire station 78 is moving right along. Scheduled for completion in early October, Chief of Maintenance Kelly Refvem said they hope to be moved in the first part of November.
Charlie Liu is like many Pacific North-westerners. He loves the outdoors and outdoor activities.
In what could be an unprecedented event for the Urban Village Development Commission, the May 6 meeting that started at 8 p.m. and ended at 1 a.m. concluded in a stalemate.
The problem in Talus may be more than trees being cut down. Based on the dialogue at Thursday night’s Town Hall meeting held at Eastside Fire and Rescue’s headquarters, there is a huge disconnect between the Talus Residential Association the people who live in Talus.
With Washington state losing its “No Child Left Behind” waiver, most schools in the state will be considered failing by federal standards. That includes Issaquah. However, Issaquah School District Superintendent Ron Thiele said the impact locally won’t be much and the designation still can be lifted.
If you’ve never heard of Jake Shimabukuro, just get on YouTube and type in his name. It’s absolutely amazing that one man can draw so much sound out of a simple four-string, two octave instrument.
Melanie Vanek handles duties for Issaquah, North Bend and Snoqualmie.
It’s ironic that on Arbor Day, April 25, 12 maple and 10 alder, some of them very large, were cut down in the Talus urban village.
Former Eastside Catholic vice principal will be recommended to the Mercer Island School District board of directors to serve as the associate principal at Mercer Island High School.
As their neighbors did last week, the Issaquah City Council unanimously approved the interlocal agreement regarding the Klahanie Potential Annexation Area, at its April 21 meeting.
The Issaquah City Council got a number of “thumbs up” for the location of a new skate park from residents, including kids, Monday night.
