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.
Are you a homeowner, manager or vendor who wants to learn more about Green Living and Sustainability?
Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock, Pablo Picasso and Dora Maar – the art world loves a good partnership. It is about a mingling of thoughts, spreading the cultural net, reaching out into new places and ideas.
If the strike continues, Robinson said Waste Management’s contingency plans would provide pickup next week.
Three months ago, the people of Issaquah opened their collective arms wide to welcome the homeless men and women of Tent City 4 to their new temporary home on the grounds of the Issaquah Community Church.
One of the ideas brought to light at the Task Force’s most recent meeting on April 13 was the creation of a center which would foster local startup businesses, a business “incubator” area of sorts.
The purpose of such an area would be to encourage entrepreneurship in the city, lending a hand to business development at a grassroots level.
Sammamish Girl Scout Troop 41938 is working hard on its April Food Drive, to benefit Northwest Harvest, the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank, and Tent City 4.
In the past few years, more attention has been paid to the role that our roads and transportation networks play in how our cities feel and function. Town planners, engineers and residents, increasingly frustrated with how poorly thought out transportation systems now impact their day-to-day life, are beginning to understand transportation in a more holistic manner, and comprehending the flow-on effects to local business, recreation, and quality of living.
