Sammamish resident finds second career serving Filipino comfort foods
When her dental clinic shut down from COVID-19, Ashley Poaipuni started a business making lumpias, Filipino egg rolls.
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Skyline defeats Eastlake in “Battle of the Plateau”
In contrast to last year’s Eastlake win, Skyline prevailed with a score of 21-7.
Council appoints O’Farrell and Indapure to vacant seats
The two new council members have experience on city commissions and in community leadership, and will serve until Nov. 2023.
45th District election to test strength of red wave
Sammamish resident Ryika Hooshangi (R) will challenge incumbent Sen. Manka Dhingra (D) for the seat in November.
Skyline students balk at starting school in August
School will start on Aug. 30 this year, almost a week earlier than the starting date four years ago.
New council ends years-long effort to tighten traffic standards
The council voted on July 5 to switch to a less expensive approach to managing traffic, preventing those standards from stopping development.
Sammamish celebrates the works of female painters
The July 14 “A View of the Lake” art exhibition showcased the works inspired by Lake Sammamish of nine female artists.
Sammamish library invites Rep. Schrier to read during storytime
Rep. Kim Schrier, whose congressional district encompasses Sammamish, was a guest reader at the July 6 Outdoor Farmers Market Storytime.
Sammamish Independent awards scholarships to five youth journalists
We are incredibly grateful for their service, and want to wish them success in college and beyond.
Announcing new editors for community, education and podcast
Ananya Gupta, Tanya Jain, and Mehek Sathe will be joining the editorial board to replace the editors who have graduated high school.