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Mercer Island

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    Third Child Shot in Three Weeks. Who's to Blame? Parents.

    Parents are supposed to keep their children out of harm's way. Some parents purchase handguns to protect their children, but irresponsible gun safety is solely to blame for two deaths and one near-death of local children in the past three weeks. This isn't rubbing salt in a wound. This is returning ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Mercer Island Parent Questions Legality of Ticket for Son's Underage Drinking

    Last week Mercer Island police broke up a classic teenage house party. Parents out of town, a kid invites a few friends over, the party gets out of hand, cops come break up the party, you know the drill. Except this time police fined the kid's father $250.

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    Montana Brings Ginger Beer to Capitol Hill, Zaw Pizza #6 Now Open on Mercer Island

    ​A come-as-you-are bar is taking over space formerly occupied by The Buck at 1506 E. Olive Way on Capitol Hill, according to Seattle Met. Montana will feature several beers -- and even cocktails -- on tap, and owner Rachel Marshall will also use it as the headquarters for her beloved brand Ra ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 5, 2011

    The Champions Cup

    ​A come-as-you-are bar is taking over space formerly occupied by The Buck at 1506 E. Olive Way on Capitol Hill, according to Seattle Met. Montana will feature several beers -- and even cocktails -- on tap, and owner Rachel Marshall will also use it as the headquarters for her beloved brand Ra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    Zaw Pizza Offers Free Samples at Wallingford Store Opening; 5 Point Café Hosts Bacon-Themed Party

    ​Zaw Pizza hosts a grand-opening party at its new Wallingford store at 4612 Stone Way N. tomorrow from 2 to 6 p.m. A white tent will be pitched in which patrons can enjoy free (!) samples of BBQ pizza, freshly baked cookies, and Dry Soda. Eastside residents can expect to see their own installm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Note to Island Residents: Don't Keep the Human Skulls You Find on the Beach

    ​We know how it is. You're skipping around in the sand on one of Washington's many glorious beaches in November, soaking up the balmy 40-degree weather, when you spot something round, gray, and showing signs of foul play: a human skull! It's your lucky day. Time to get this bad boy home to the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 12, 2011

    Roger Ressmeyer

    ​We know how it is. You're skipping around in the sand on one of Washington's many glorious beaches in November, soaking up the balmy 40-degree weather, when you spot something round, gray, and showing signs of foul play: a human skull! It's your lucky day. Time to get this bad boy home to the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Let's Meet the Ladies Who'll Decide Whether Seattle Can Drink All Night

    ​As you've likely heard by now, Mayor McGinn's nightlife initiative, unveiled yesterday, proposes to do away with mandated last call, allowing bars to keep serving as long as they like, or never stop serving at all. No doubt a certain segment of Seattle will be very high on this idea. But, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    Greatest Hits and What You Missed: Coffee, Donuts, Grilled Cheese Sandwiches and Cheeseburgers Shaped Like Hot Dogs

    I want this creepy, creepy little girl to be the new Voracious mascot​It was another big week here at Voracious World HQ. Here's what you might've missed while helping me to define Seattle through it's food. First and foremost, we had the debut of our new coffee columnist, bright and early Mo ... More >>

  • Food

    April 21, 2010

    Bottomfeeder: Mercer Island's "Other" Roanoke Gives You a Reason to Get Off I-90

    I want this creepy, creepy little girl to be the new Voracious mascot​It was another big week here at Voracious World HQ. Here's what you might've missed while helping me to define Seattle through it's food. First and foremost, we had the debut of our new coffee columnist, bright and early Mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    Jay Williams Found Dead After Alleged Assault on Former Girfriend

    View Larger Map The Mercer Island man wanted for brutally assaulting his ex-girlfriend on Wednesday was found dead from an apparent suicide early this morning. Police believe that at around 5pm yesterday, Jay Blake Williams confronted his former girlfriend after waiting for her in the Bellevue Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2009

    Deep-Fry a Turkey, Power a Car

    ​Deep-frying a turkey isn't just fashionable and dangerous, it's ecologically sensitive, too. As West Seattle Blog reminded readers earlier this week, no other cooking method produces waste products that can be turned into gallons of biodiesel. (What? Did you think those 4 gallons of canola oi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2009

    So, Which Is It: Mercer Island City Hall or an "Office"-Based Porn Flick?

    Is this the rear of a porn star or Mercer Island's deputy city manager?​Recently, the Daily Weekly was leaked the script for a porn flick called The Orifice, which is based on the popular television show, The Office, and will star John Krackinski, Stiff Carrell, and Jenna Fister. In order to g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2009

    Keepin' Up With the Beaux Artsers; Cast Your Ballot Today!

    www.beauxarts-wa.gov​As of 8 p.m. last night, 17.37 percent of King County voters had turned in their ballots. Beaux Arts Village is an incorporated town just across the bridge between Mercer Island and Bellevue. The median household income in the town of 300 was $96,000 in the 2000 Census. Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    Obscurity: The Race to Replace Noble

    Ron Sims' isn't the only person leaving a seat open this election year. King County Assessor Scott Noble also would have been up for election, but then he drank too much and rammed a jeep so his seat is open as well and people you've never heard of are jumping in to replace him. The assessor is one ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2009

    Greg Palmer, RIP

    Sad news in today's Seattle Times. Greg Palmer, the local writer and Emmy Award-winning TV broadcaster, died on Friday. He was 61, married, and the father of two sons. During a career that began straight out of the UW in the '60s, he wrote for every paper in town, including SW. (Read his account of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    Krikee!!! Hunter Now In Executive Race

    That would be Eastside legislator Ross Hunter. Long-rumored to be in the running, the six-year Democratic state representative made the announcement that he was seeking the county's top job yesterday; apparently breaking the news at a "Drinking Liberally" event, hosted by liberal and progressive bl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2009

    Review Roundup: Who's Under the Microscope

    Launching a new weekly guide to the restaurant reviews that have appeared this week: In the Seattle Times, Providence Cicero reviews Cellar 46 on Mercer Island and Jon Fisch writes up Nikos Gyros in Magnolia. At the Stranger, the staff writers summarize where they would spend their last dimes. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    The Resurrection of Quin Snyder

    Former Mercer Island star Quin Snyder endured one of the most meteoric rises and falls in the history of basketball coaching. Now, he of the Abercrombian bone structure has reached a pretty comfy plateau and could be poised for greater heights, courtesy of the San Antonio Spurs, who have a habit of ... More >>

  • News

    October 22, 2008

    Putting One of Our Own in (or Near) the White House

    Whichever side wins in November will have Washington roots to credit.

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2008

    Barack V. Sarah: May the Best Mom Win

    Whichever side wins in November will have Washington roots to credit.

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2008

    Mercer Island Farmers Market Report

    Whichever side wins in November will have Washington roots to credit.

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2008

    Afternoon Edition: What's That Terrifying Hissing?

    Whichever side wins in November will have Washington roots to credit.

  • News

    September 5, 2007

    Paul Allen Accused of Treating Lake Washington as His Own Private Pond

    Boaters have been accused of trespassing without ever stepping foot on dry land.

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2007

    The Condo Apocalypse?

    Boaters have been accused of trespassing without ever stepping foot on dry land.

  • Food

    October 25, 2006

    Bennett's Pure Food

    A Mercer Island deli that delivers wholesome, if disarmingly tasty, food.

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2006

    Naughty Doc, License Yanked

    A Mercer Island deli that delivers wholesome, if disarmingly tasty, food.

  • Diversions

    May 24, 2006

    Summer: Same as It Ever Was

    Thirty years ago in Seattle Weekly.

  • News

    February 22, 2006

    The Immigrant Vote

    Proposed initiatives would crack down on illegals at the polls and on welfare rolls.

  • News

    March 2, 2005

    We'll Always Have Paris

    Mar. 2-8, 2005

  • Food

    January 19, 2005

    Jan. 19, 2005

    Mar. 2-8, 2005

  • Food

    December 15, 2004

    License to Nosh

    Seattle's 'kosher police' watch over Jewish diners—and you.

  • News

    November 3, 2004

    Brain City

    Nov. 3 - 9, 2004

  • Arts

    July 7, 2004

    Performance Pick

    Nov. 3 - 9, 2004

  • News

    February 18, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    "Would Howard Schultz put up with poor decisions and declining profits and performance if it were Starbucks?"

  • Food

    August 20, 2003

    Food Events Around Town

    "Would Howard Schultz put up with poor decisions and declining profits and performance if it were Starbucks?"

  • Food

    August 13, 2003

    Food Events Around town

    "Would Howard Schultz put up with poor decisions and declining profits and performance if it were Starbucks?"

  • News

    October 30, 2002

    Unpackaged Presence

    The authentic appeal of bars with a gift for being themselves.

  • Diversions

    September 18, 2002

    Alum Fie!

    Surviving my 20th high-school reunion.

  • News

    October 24, 2001

    Eastside odyssey

    Saturday night fever with the bridge-and-tunnel crowd.

  • News

    March 7, 2001

    Feathers fly in quake

    Saturday night fever with the bridge-and-tunnel crowd.

  • News

    February 9, 2000

    Mr. Lonelyhearts

    A translation guide to the gay male personals.

  • Arts

    December 29, 1999

    Theater, 1999

    A translation guide to the gay male personals.

  • Diversions

    October 6, 1999

    Notorious namesakes

    King County isn't the only local place name with an unsavory past.

  • Food

    May 26, 1999

    Grin and beer it

    Surviving summer by the grace of local brewmasters.

  • Arts

    May 26, 1999

    Shakespeare in mud

    What did the Bard ever do to us for us to treat him so?

  • News

    January 27, 1999

    The session's first battles are fought with guns, traps, and dogs.

    What did the Bard ever do to us for us to treat him so?

  • News

    December 30, 1998

    Claws célèbres

    Instant Nostalgia Issue

  • News

    May 20, 1998

    Island hopping

    Instant Nostalgia Issue

  • News

    May 6, 1998

    Control Thy Neighbor

    Welcome to covenant country, where private governments rule and Big Brother is the neighbor next door.

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