The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced that 13 high school seniors from the Issaquah School District and 21 from…
A result of meagre resources at both the county and city level, Issaquah City Council is now weighing it’s options on how to handle Klahanie Park.
Concerned with maintaining the city’s economic vitality in the face of a severe recession, Issaquah City Council unanimously approved extending an incentive to commercial development projects in the city during a Feb. 16 meeting.
Plans to adapt to a growing student population in the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) were put on hold by voters who turned down a $234 million bond measure proposition in the Feb. 9 special election.
A small group of local restaurateurs met at Lombardi’s Restaurant on NW Gilman Blvd. this week to discuss local market conditions, challenges and opportunities they face during the recession.
A host of pedestrian, bicycle and road improvements won approval at a Feb. 16 Issaquah City Council meeting.
But while sales of heart-shaped boxes of confections At Boehm’s Candies remain brisk, a state deficit projected to be in the billions has legislators in Olympia preparing to dampen the ardor for chocolate with a so-called “sin tax” to fund local health departments.
Issaquah schools were handed a solid endorsement by area voters in the Feb. 9 special election, maintaining levy funding in three different measures by nearly 2 to 1 margins.
Principal Greg Marsh spoke to the gathering of several hundred parents and students about Molly Hightower, a graduate of Bellarmine Prep in Tacoma, part of Eastside’s community of Catholic schools around the state.
Port Blakely Communities reviewed the latest plans for development in the Highlands, addressed homeowner concerns, and introduced the company’s new president.
Families and children commemorated the Chinese New Year with a “Lantern Festival” on Feb. 6 at Sponge in Issaquah from…
The arrest yesterday of an armed robbery suspect in Seattle has been linked to a Feb. 4 Issaquah bank robbery,…
Taking shelter from what many are now calling the “Great Recession”, Issaquah’s only locally-run bank, Issaquah Community Bank, is scheduled to merge with three other Puget Sound community banks on Feb. 22.
Amidst “oohs” and “ahhs” and squeals of delight, over 200 students gathered for a special science show sponsored by the…
Approximately a dozen Issaquah police officers surrounded the Bank of Washington branch at 1250 NW Mall St. around 2 p.m., this afternoon investigating what officers have confirmed as a robbery.
Voters in Issaquah will be asked to vote yes or no this Feb. 9 on four tax measures in the all-mail, special election concerning public schools and libraries.
Ahead of an important Feb. 3 “Town Hall” meeting by developer Port Blakely Communities — where concerns over completing a…
The Reporter takes a close look at some of the events that have brought development in the Issaquah Highlands to a halt, and what is expected in the months and years ahead.
This article is part one of a two part series.
An annual review of county planning, including important changes to allow the Park Pointe Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) to Issaquah Highlands to move forward, will hold a public hearing in Issaquah on Thursday, Jan. 28.
Issaquah’s Village Theatre premiered their first Mainstage production of the year Jan. 20 with Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers” at the Francis J. Gaudette Theatre in downtown Issaquah.
