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Mayor seeks community input on city administrator candidates

The Issaquah Mayor’s office has narrowed the candidate pool for the vacant city administrator job to six, and…

Aktion participant David Dinkins stacks loaded backpacks.

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Volunteers stuff backpacks for Issaquah students

With school starting in less than a week, Kiwanis and AtWork!volunteers loaded backpacks with much-needed school supplies for…

Damaged park bench at Issaquah Skateboard Park

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Criminal activity prompts cries for new skate park

More than a decade ago the City of Issaquah built a skateboard park behind the Issaquah Community Center.…

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Rowley speaks at Kiwanis Luncheon

Rowley Properties representatives, Kristi Tripple and Lisa Picard, presented their company's development vision for 90 acres on the…

Cathy Cooper leads volunteers as they prep the Village Theatre's upstairs rehearsal room and hallway for painting.

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Symetra employees get hands dirty for non-profits

This week, 200 employees of the Bellevue-based Symetra Financial got out of their offices and into their communities…

Sam Range twists a balloon octopus.

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Neighbors who party together

Community involvement for residents of the Issaquah Highlands means more than just attending public meetings, volunteering and advocacy.…

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Concern over vacant properties prompts Issaquah land use amendments

Issaquah Planning Policy Commissioners unanimously endorsed proposed changes to the Land Use Code at their Aug. 19 meeting.

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One month on, still no shooter charged with Lake Sammamish killings

A month after a shooting at Lake Sammamish State Park left two men dead, murder charges have still…

“The zHome project has always been about education

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Keeping locals in the (geothermal) loop

If you’ve been in the Issaquah Highlands on the first Thursday of the month this summer, you may…

Milenko carving a pattern into salvaged cedar tree for the Pacific Connections Garden shelter at the Washington Park Arboretum.

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Artist adds new perspective on the meaning of community

There has been much discussion of how Issaquah will evolve over the next 10, 20 or even 50…

Artistic rendering of Issaquah's future Swedish Medical Center.

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Swedish challenges hospital retail stigma at new Highlands campus

On Wednesday, July 28, Swedish representatives held a community meeting at Tibbetts Creek Manor to present a construction…

Chris Moszeter gives a high five to Savute

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National Night Out all around town

Neighborhoods throughout Issaquah celebrated National Night Out with grilled hot dogs, children's activities and lots of laughs.

Issaquah Parks and Recreation Director Anne McGill points out Confluence Park plans to Park Board Member Stacy Goodman.

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Tour gives Park Board lay of the land

It’s field trip time for the Issaquah Park Board. Each year at the July board meeting, members get…

The intersection at NE Park Drive and 15th Avenue NE is quiet the day after a car and pedestrian accident on Sunday evening.

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Life-threatening accident to spur road changes in Highlands

On Sunday, July 25, the normally quiet evening air of the Issaquah Highlands filled with gasps, screams and…

Austin Brodeur mugs for the camera with his mom Natalie.

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Issaquah nonprofit brings independent living to the disabled

Austin Brodeur, a spunky 22-year-old with a ready smile and a goofy sense of humor, sits slurping his…

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Issaquah homeowners receive Brush with Kindness

After more than 15 years, every house needs a little upkeep. The Habitat for Humanity homes on Front…

Aerial view of the SR 900 regional trail improvements.

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Connectivity is the goal of SR 900 trail project

The City of Issaquah and the Washington State Department of Transportation hope a new construction project, scheduled to…

Some of the team members who made the Eastside Mental Health Court happen - (L to R) Mike Rynas

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Leadership group is catalyst behind opening of Eastside Mental Health Court

When King County created the region's first Mental Health Court in 1999, it was designed to provide misdemeanor…

Shirl Biccum (center) with Sharon Lamm and Brenda West at First Monday Fiction Club in Issaquah

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Legacy lives on in FISH scholarship

Once a month, for the last decade, the First Monday Fiction Club has gathered at the Barnes and…

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Business venture markets the outdoor charms of Issaquah

Teamwork. It’s taught in pre-school classes. It’s encouraged in sports. Most people add “team player” to their resume.…