Garbage collection in Issaquah and Sammamish should return to normal, following the news yesterday that Waste Management and Teamsters Local 174 have reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract.
In the hundreds, residents pitched in, cleaned up their patch and their neighbors patch and helped out wherever they were needed. It was then that the city realized the true value of the enormous resource they had right under their noses – local volunteers.
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has announced it will close the westbound Interstate 90 off-ramp to State Route 900 in Issaquah on Wednesday, April 28.
The City of Issaquah is now accepting applications for the Issaquah Youth Advisory (IYA) Board for the 2010-11 school year.
In Africa, a bike is more than a fun way to get from A to B. With huge distances between regional centers, clean water, health care and schools, and little or no infrastructure, a bike is a critical tool for survival.
A man and a woman were arrested by Issaquah Police early this morning after a brief car chase through the city. The suspects had been observed driving slowly through the Talus neighborhood trying to open the doors of parked cars.
A couple of times a year, the Sammamish Bahá’í roll up their sleeves for a roadside clean-up service project.
This summer, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will begin installing the overhead electronic signs on northbound Interstate 5, State Rout 520 and Interstate 90 between Seattle and Bellevue. The signs are a key component of the WSDOT Smarter Highways program, that uses real-time traffic information to improve safety and reduce congestion.
Skyline High School senior Jason Lu has been studying the traffic management systems in America and overseas. Here he discusses how real-time traffic information can improve highway capacity without expensive road building.
Waste Management has announced that it will collect residential recycling carts on Saturday, and hopes to resume normal collection next week.
The Issaquah History Museums looks back at 100 years of fighting fires in Issaquah
Most people probably don’t realize that Issaquah is a royal monarchy. But, of course, the King and Queen of Issaquah rule the land, waving regally during ceremonies of state (like Salmon Days) and giving their blessing to new businesses which open in the boundaries of their kingdom.
As well as being just the second market of the season, Saturday’s event also brought together local environmental and sustainability groups, ahead of Earth Day on April 22.
Tomorrow a.m. starting about 6:30 or 7, we need a few volunteer drivers with vehicles to haul as many people as possible to the Lake Washington United Methodist Church in Kirkland.
The Issaquah girls grabbed a commanding 94-52 victory over Liberty Thursday afternoon, while the boys were edged by one point, 73-72.
Issaquah Police officers have arrested a 26 year old Issaquah man who they believe may be responsible for two recent residential burglaries at homes in the Squak Mountain neighborhood earlier this week.
Issaquah City Administrator Leon Kos has announced his retirement, after 33 years in one of the city’s top jobs.
According to a press release from the city today, his last day in the role will be April 30.
Approximately 50 people affiliated with the Lake Sammamish Kokanee Work Group observed the release of 200 kokanee fry into Ebright Creek Wednesday afternoon.
Waste Management told the City of Sammamish today, Thursday, that no residential collection service would be provided in Waste Management’s service areas throughout King and Snohomish Counties.
In Sammamish, this includes residents who live north of Northeast 8th Street/Inglewood Hill Rd.
This Saturday, the Family Resource Center will host the 13th annual Eastside Volunteer Fair, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Crossroads Bellevue, NE 8th and 156th Avenue NE.
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