Island Vibes

I Waited an Hour for a Table on Mercer Island (Twice), and I'm Not Even Mad About It

Allister aims high on Mercer Island.

01/23/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Over There

Eastside Towns, Then and Now

The suburbs—all grown up.

10/25/2024 By Seattle Met Staff

Feature

The Treasure Hunters 

Can a mission that began with two adventurous teenagers in the 1980s end with the discovery of a sunken gold rush fortune off the Washington coast?

04/30/2024 By Benjamin Cassidy Photography by Grant Hindsley

Eastside Dining Guide

The Best Restaurants on Mercer Island

From burgers to forbidden duck.

06/30/2023 By Allecia Vermillion and Seattle Met Staff

'80s Splendor

Property Watch: Waterfront Drama on Mercer Island

We're not talking Real Housewives drama. More like "Lake Washington views from nearly every room."

02/01/2023 By Haley Shapley

$2M TUSSLE

Price Point: Suburban Expanse or Midcentury Swank?

Two Eastside homes, one $2 million budget.

09/28/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Bar None

Property Watch: A Mercer Island Midcentury Embraces Vintage

This three-bedroom home is full of original delights—and a bonus salvaged bar.

04/27/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Home Shopping

These Seattle Suburbs Are Ones to Watch

As if you needed another reason to remote in to work today.

01/28/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

Globe Light Goals

Property Watch: Late-60s Design and Lake Washington Views

This Mercer Island home offers three unique fireplaces and matching midcentury cabinets throughout.

12/08/2021 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

The C Is for Crank

I Don't Cry for You, Mercer Island

Mercer Island residents continue to demand special treatment from the state—this time, an exemption from I-90 tolls.

02/27/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

Classical News

Introducing the Eastside’s Newest Orchestra

Members of the defunct Bellevue Philharmonic have found a new outlet.

12/14/2011 By Laura Dannen

Menu Changes

Stopsky’s Commences Dinner Service

Bring on the crispy cod and New York pan-seared chicken.

09/26/2011 By Christopher Werner

Opinion

Walkable Suburbanism—If Not On Mercer Island, Then Where?

03/31/2010 By Dan Bertolet

Opinion

The Manhattanization of Mercer Island

03/23/2010 By Dan Bertolet

Post

Have a Round for Haiti

Help relief efforts by raising a glass at these local drinkeries.

01/21/2010