The Northwest Paragliding Club began in the mid 90s, as just a group of local enthusiasts throwing themselves off Tiger Mountain with modified parachutes and enjoying the silence and serenity of a glide around the Issaquah Alps.
Motorists in Sammamish and Issaquah will need to make alternate travel plans between August 12 and 17, with the closure of the intersection at Inglewood Hill Road and East Lake Sammamish Parkway.
The intersection will be completely closed from 5 a.m., Wednesday August 12 until 5 a.m., Monday August 17.
Drivers should expect delays on State Route 900 in Issaquah next week as crews finish installing a one-mile-long waterline next to the highway.
A group of elected officials and Washington State Department of Transportation staff will meet in Renton on July 29 to discuss the feasibility of adding up to two express toll lanes to Interstate 405 that would connect with HOT lanes on State Route 167.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a weather alert for Western Washington through next week due to the hot…
Sammamish resident Shannon Holliway and her doctors still aren’t fully sure what caused her to go into sudden cardiac arrest in the early morning of March 1, 2009.
The Sammamish City Council Tuesday night voted unanimously to approve the annexation of the Rosemont at Timberline subdivision into the city.
The City of Sammamish will need to come up with about $500,000 in additional operating revenue each year in order to comply with new storm water regulations now being passed down by the Department of Ecology.
The City of Issaquah is currently in negotiations with The Green Car Company, which is considering a move from their current Bellevue headquarters.
The City of Issaquah and the Issaquah Chamber of Commerce are helping local businesses learn more about compostable food packaging options during a forum on July 28 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Pickering Barn.
In this economy everyone is looking for ways to save a few dollars. In many ways this urge to save is helping green causes across the country as people carpool, bike or walk, rather than spending hard earned dollars on the ever increasing price of gasoline.
The City of Issaquah’s Planning Policy Commission will hold a public hearing on the Shoreline Master Plan (SMP). The draft SMP public hearing will be July 30 at 6:30 p.m. in city council chambers on E. Sunset Way.
There are about 30 barricades currently blocking streets around Sammamish.
Some of these date back to the days before incorporation, and are the work of King County planners, or projects initiated by the county. Some were installed by the City of Sammamish.
King County is working to protect residents and businesses from flooding that could come during this fall and winter’s heavy rainstorms. The King County Flood Control District, in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and local governments, will begin work on 25 capital improvement and repair projects in flood-prone areas throughout the county.
The labors of those involved in the Issaquah Flatlands Community Garden are starting to bear fruit, in more ways than one.
Texas Hold ‘em players and player wanna-bes are invited to try their skill at the Braggin’ Rights Trolley Tournament from 3 to 7 p.m. this Saturday, July 25, at the Historic Issaquah Depot.
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The proposed development agreement between the city of Issaquah and the United States Postal Service, which will take the city…
In front of an anxious full house this week, the Issaquah City Council made many athletes happy by awarding a bid for two turf athletic fields at Central Park in the Issaquah Highlands.
Residents of Issaquah braved the summer heat Tuesday afternoon to decorate the sidewalks of the Issaquah Community Center. The Chalk…