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Seattle Transit Blog 4/16 12:00A Martin Pagel

Seattle’s bus network used to be focused on bringing people to work downtown. As our city grew, it spread its wings across First Hill, Capitol Hill, Fremont, and the Eastside. Though Amazon was...

Open Thread 45

Seattle Transit Blog 4/15 12:00A Nathan Dickey

Countdowns: East Link Starter Line (April 27, 11am), Lynnwood Link (August 30). Transit Updates: SDOT is closing the Spokane Street Swing Bridge (low bridge) for 10 days starting Friday, April 19 (planned reopening on Sunday, April 28). SDOT is...

Police refer firearm, threat incident to KC prosecutors | Mercer Island police blotter

Mercer Island Reporter 4/11 9:10A Reporter Staff

Selected reports April 2-8.

A sneak peek at the 2 Line’s South Bellevue Station

Seattle Transit Blog 4/10 6:52A Sherwin Lee

Yesterday, I had the chance to join members of the press in a media tour of South Bellevue Station, which will open for Link operations in just a matter of weeks when the East Link Starter Line begins...

MI Design Commission to hold special meeting on May 16

Mercer Island Reporter 4/10 5:30A Wire Service

Mercer Island s Design Commission will hold a special hybrid meeting and public hearing at 6 p.m. on May 16 to...

Rotary honors MIHS students of the month

Mercer Island Reporter 4/9 11:00A Wire Service

Rotary Club of Mercer Island has placed four Mercer Island High School (MIHS) students in the spotlight in April.

Rodriguez notches a WIAA athlete of the week honor

Mercer Island Reporter 4/9 8:30A Wire Service

Mercer Island High School freshman trackster Sophia Rodriguez was recently named a Washington Interscholastic Activities Association athlete of the week....

Open Thread 44

Seattle Transit Blog 4/8 12:00A Nathan Dickey

It s been a couple weeks, so the roundup is longer than usual. Today, a total solar eclipse will pass over much of the central and eastern United States . Countdown Clocks: April 27, 11:02am: First East Link Starter Line Train from South Bellevue...

Multi-modal Improvements West of 130th Station

Seattle Transit Blog 4/7 12:08A Ross Bleakney

As part of the work surrounding 130th Station in north Seattle, SDOT has started making plans in the area. While this initial work has focused on the area east of the station, this is a proposal for changes to the west. The goal is to improve...

Some Island residents evacuated from homes overnight due to landslide risk

Mercer Island Reporter 4/4 6:30A Reporter Staff

After the city of Mercer Island learned of a landslide risk due to a leaking underground water pipe, last night...

Up to bat with Little League Night

Mercer Island Reporter 4/3 11:30A Wire Service

Mercer Island residents of all ages came to Island Crest Park in support of baseball on April 1 to watch...

MI PTA Council accepting award nominations

Mercer Island Reporter 4/3 10:30A Wire Service

Nominations are now being accepted for the Mercer Island PTA Council Awards to recognize individuals and organizations that have served...

The World is Orange

Seattle Transit Blog 4/2 12:00A Mike Orr

The Swift Orange Line BRT launched on Saturday. I tried it out Sunday afternoon with my friend in north Lynnwood, who lives northwest of Ash Way P&R. The Orange Line is a limited-stop east-west bus...

MIHS Drama presents ‘Servant of Two Masters’

Mercer Island Reporter 4/1 12:30P Wire Service

Mercer Island High School s Drama Department will present its spring play, Servant of Two Masters, by Carlo Goldoni and translated...

The joy of Purim and the scourge of antisemitism | John Hamer

Mercer Island Reporter 4/1 9:29A Wire Service

What can we do as individuals living comfortably on Mercer Island, to reduce polarization, hate, and antisemitism here, if anything?