School funding advocates are celebrating the passage of a bill which they say will guarantee the protection of school programs and funding levels in the future.
The City of Sammamish’s next “Fourth on the Plateau” production — an Independence Day gathering featuring fireworks, food, music and big crowds — will once again rely on the contributions of volunteers and community-minded businesses.
The King Conservation District (King CD) will hold a series of six public comment sessions in May and June to gather citizen input on conservation priorities and programs that would be funded by the reauthorization of the district’s special assessment.
Thanks to the members of the Pine Lake Covenant Church, there are 300 children in an impoverished village in Kenya who today receive an excellent education, in classrooms with furniture and teaching materials and, incredibly, a warm, nutritionally supplemented breakfast and lunch at school.
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A longtime Issaquah resident just turned 80, but retirement, golf courses and Florida aren’t anywhere in its future.
Instead, the Kiwanis Club of Issaquah will keep pushing forward with its strong history of service and supporting the community.
The club celebrated its 80th anniversary April 25 with a community auction at the Hilton Garden Inn to raise money for the local groups and organizations it supports.
Seattle-bound drivers are slicing their commute times during Interstate 90 construction by leaving early and staying late.
Wednesday’s peak commute time from Issaquah to Seattle was about 37 minutes, down from Monday’s peak of 57 minutes.
An update on Issaquah Highlands growth at the May 5 Urban Village Development Commission meeting revealed that while the economy may be slowing development, Port Blakely isn’t backing away from its efforts to keep pushing forward.
Issaquah City Council members voted unanimously to approve the 2010-2015 Transportation Improvement Program Monday, May 4.
Issaquah city staff came out in full force Saturday, May 2 for the annual City Council goal setting retreat where the mayor, City Council members and all department heads spent from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. reviewing 2009 goals, hashing out 2010 goals, and discussing budget priorities.
Families giving less away as economy puts the squeeze on charitable giving
As the population of Washington continues to grow by more than half a million people each decade, city planners are constantly looking at new and more effective ways to reduce the negative impact of urban sprawl on the state’s environmentally significant areas.
An Issaquah doctor believes that the effects of cuts to the state’s Basic Health Care Plan will spread throughout the health care industry, and could harm the ability of hospitals to efficiently treat emergency room patients.
Gavin Shumaker takes a practice swing in the Seattle Mariner’s batting circle Saturday afternoon. The game with Ingraham marked the sixth time in the last three years the Issaquah baseball team has played at Safeco Field.
The City of Issaquah is concentrating on reducing how much it spends on supplies, equipment, staff, and all items and programs it considers non-essential as a way to balance their budget in this time of falling revenues.
Volunteers for the Issaquah Flatland Community Garden are preparing to get dirty.
Issaquah Parks Department and Mountains to Sound Greenway volunteers will be joined by members of Save Lake Sammamish for a day of ecological restoration at Timberlake Park on Lake Sammamish, 9:30 a.m., Saturday, May 2.
It was in 2003 that the stewards of Sammamish’s parks and recreation facilities first began to ponder how best to maintain the valued asset of Pine Lake Park.
The Issaquah City Council recently adopted revamped tree preservation codes.
To help citizens who have outstanding traffic tickets and fines regain their drivers licenses, Issaquah Municipal Court is offering a Debt Reduction Program from May 1 – 31.
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