Issaquah’s ban on plastic bags only went into effect March 1, but already a group has filed an initiative to reverse the ordinance.
A plan to transfer skilled nursing beds from Seattle to Issaquah drew questions and concerns Feb. 28 during a state hearing over the proposal.
The focus shifted from revenue to expenses as the Klahanie Task Force heard the second part of the study being organized by Nesbitt Planning and Management, Inc., on the proposed annexation of Klahanie.
Erickson Logging, Inc. applied for a state permit Feb. 28 to log 216 acres it owns on Squak Mountain. If approved, the company could begin harvesting the timber in 30 days.
Five candidates have applied for the open position on the Issaquah School District board of directors. Board member Chad Magendanz resigned his position on Wednesday, Jan. 9.
Kids who are sent to Echo Glen Children’s Center in Snoqualmie arrive broken. Most have come from detention. Many arrive with substance abuse issues. Some have been sexually abused and in turn have become offenders themselves. They don’t understand boundaries. Others have committed very serious crimes.
Metropolitan King County council member Reagan Dunn said he is confident the county will find the money to purchase the 216-acres owned by Erickson Logging, Inc. on Squak Mountain.
Dr. John Liu is a pediatric dentist, who has been selected to receive the 2013 American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry’s Pediatric Dentist of the Year Award, at a celebration May 26 in Orlando, Fla.
With Realtors and developers already inquiring into several parcels of land in the area of the Central Issaquah Plan, city staff and council members are working furiously to complete design standards for the 1,100 acre commercial core.
A public hearing Feb. 28 may give Timber Ridge at Talus more skilled nursing beds at the Brianwood Health Center.
The Issaquah City Council isn’t taking an official position on I-90 tolling, but has some suggestions.
Forgoing their valentines, about 25 lovers of Lake Sammamish State Park showed up at the King County Library System headquarters on Feb. 14 to discuss forming a non-profit Lake Sammamish State Park friends group and advocate for the ailing park.
The 85th Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, are the grand finale of the awards season. This year I’ll be there vicariously at a local Red Carpet event at Lincoln Square Cinemas in Bellevue, watching with great interest.
The video of prior flooding of May Creek is genuinely terrifying. Water lapped over SR 900 causing traffic to come to a near stop. Low-lying farmland is flooded.
Issaquah resident Glenn Anderson, who served six terms (12 years) in the Washington State House representing Issaquah and Sammamish, was one of 29 applicants who interviewed Tuesday for a seat on the Port of Seattle commission.
This year’s health and safety fair in Issaquah will be held at Pickering Barn from 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Feb. 9.
Business owners who responded to a survey sent out in the fall of 2012, cite transportation as the biggest hurdle to flourishing in Issaquah.
At Monday’s regular city council meeting Frisinger delivered what will be her final state of the city address.
It’s official. There are now two candidates vying to be Issaquah’s next mayor in the November election.
216 acres on Squak Mountain sold to timber company
