Coal Creek Parkway lane closures return Feb. 18
February 14, 2014
NEW — 4:50 p.m. Feb. 14, 2014
Coal Creek Parkway will again be reduced to one lane in each direction beginning Feb. 18 as the city of Bellevue starts Phase 2 of its project to replace an aging culvert.
The closures will occur between Forest Drive Southeast and Southeast 60th Street, and will remain that way until October. The speed limit will be reduced to 25 mph through the work zone.
The city of Bellevue’s project to build a new bridge replacing a 45-year-old deteriorating culvert began last year. One-lane closures started in May, before the parkway reopened in December. Read more
Liberty teens get candid about marijuana
February 13, 2014
NEW — 11:55 a.m. Feb. 13, 2014
By Christina Corrales-Toy
Liberty High School students (from left) Jenna Purkis, Neil Chakravarty and Ashton Herrild talk about the effects the legalization of marijuana has on teens at a Drug Free Community Coalition forum held at Liberty on Feb. 6.
Not much has changed about the perception of marijuana among teens since voters elected to legalize the drug with the passage of Initiative 502 in 2012.
If anything, legalization has made the drug seem more acceptable, according to a group of Liberty High School students at the third and final forum hosted by the Drug Free Community Coalition Feb. 6.
Win tickets to see the Harlem Globetrotters
February 12, 2014
NEW — 10 a.m. Feb. 12, 2014
The world-famous Harlem Globetrotters have been thrilling families and millions of fans with their basketball skills for 88 years.
Now, you have a chance to see the Globetrotters at 2 p.m. Feb. 17 at Key Arena. And you can go for free. Click here and enter to win a pair of tickets to the game.
Drawings will be Feb. 14. Winners must be able to come to The Issaquah Press office, 1801 12th Ave. N.W., Suite D1, Issaquah, to get their tickets on Feb. 14 or 17, after they have been notified.
Betty Crow
February 10, 2014
Betty Viola Crow, loving mom to Vickie, Janet and Carolyn, passed Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014.
A celebration of life will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, at Flintoft’s Funeral Home, 392-6444.
Friends are invited to view photos, get directions and share memories in the family’s online guest book at www.flintofts.com.
