Tired, worn down, out of gas.
Issaquah police are investigating a robbery that occurred over the weekend at Fred Meyer, 6100 East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast.
Officers responded just before 6:30 p.m. on July 26 after employees reported the robbery.
Three girls were robbed at knifepoint in broad daylight over the weekend while walking on the trail behind the Klahanie QFC.
King County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the robbery, which occurred outside the city limits of Sammamish and Issaquah.
Fists raised in the air and index fingers pointed skyward, the Eastlake 10- and 11-year-old all star baseball team rushed the mound to form a huddle at Auburn’s Sunset Park on Saturday afternoon. For the second straight year, the group from Sammamish celebrated a state title, this time coming from behind to down South Kitsap Western, 9-7.
Fists raised in the air and index fingers pointed skyward, the Eastlake 10- and 11-year-old all star baseball team rushed the mound to form a huddle at Auburn’s Sunset Park on Saturday afternoon. For the second straight year, the group from Sammamish celebrated a state title, this time coming from behind to down South Kitsap Western, 9-7.
The John L. Scott Building was recently awarded the LEED Gold by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED is the system USGBC uses as a rating system for designing and constructing green, energy efficient buildings.
When someone asks Kids Without Borders founder Son Michael Pham for help, he can’t refuse.
In the Pacific Northwest, when our long days stretch into evening, that summer sunshine we’ve waited all year to enjoy seems to beckon us to get together and celebrate. Celebrate we do, with festivals and fairs, parades and picnics all summer long.
Plans are underway to cut the historic Freed House in two pieces so that it can be moved to the Lower Sammamish Commons and carefully put back together.
I received an e-mail this week with the subject “Stupid Question” and I began to wonder, “Are there computer-users and technology initiates out there who feel inhibited from writing e-mails or calling in with their questions? I hope not! Please do not be intimidated by or inhibited from sending in your questions. We’re here to help you navigate the ever-changing terrain of technology. Please keep those questions coming!
There’s no question that bicycles are popular around here. The Burke-Gilman and Sammamish River trails draw bicyclists (and walkers) daily. Redmond even has a velodrome for bicycle racing.
However, a problem often arises when bicyclists must share the road with motorists. Most of our roads aren’t built for both.
When Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won the South Carolina primary, former President Bill Clinton said it was because he was black.
Let me ask you an important question: When is the last time you did something hard to support a good cause?
At 6 a.m. last Thursday, seven of us met at Alpine Ascents near the Seattle Center to fight a deadly disease. None of us are doctors, but we had signed up for the Climb to Fight Breast Cancer to support research protocols at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
Picture a 1910 farmhouse two miles from town, surrounded by pasture, hop fields and a bird sanctuary, set against the tranquility of the Yakima Valley Wine Country. That’s Birchfield Manor Country Inn. Located in the first American Viticulture Area designated in Washington, this region’s excellent wine attracts many visitors every year.
The rain drops may have been threatening — and at times a reality — but it couldn’t stop the artists from coming out.
The 11th annual Issaquah Chalk Art Festival may have been the first one ever to suffer gray skies, but it still brought out its fair share of budding artists as 55 showed up and colored in their individual square before the rain really kicked in at about 3 p.m.
The second-to-last ArtWalk of the season is from 5 to 9 p.m. today. Music will include: Rae Solomon playing country southern rock at the library; Background Noise playing blues at the Train Depot; Kaleidoscope School of Music at the Village Theatre First Stage; Cardhoppersmith playing jazz; the a capella group Spare Parts roving through town and MariachiGrullense at Las Margaritas.
Don’t say the words “do your business” to Lana, a 7-month-old golden retriever.
She may just relieve herself on the spot.
As a guide dog-in-training, Lana can perform several tasks, including sitting, standing and peeing on command. Her trainer, Abby Christensen, who turns 18 on Saturday, said the latter was tricky and sort of hit-or-miss.
New owners have purchased the long-standing Sammamish institution The Mail Post, former owners Bob and Elaine Adams said Wednesday.
The Lakeside-Issaquah Junior American Legion claimed the District 11 championship July 24, downing Enumclaw 3-2 in the championship game. The victory earned the team a No. 1 seed in the state tournament, which begins at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow, Aug. 2 against Burlington in Selah.
