Growing up, Skyline senior Jax Rajtar, 18, watched his twin sister Alex Rajtar explore the art of crochet. But being left-handed, he did not have the same resources to easily learn the craft. Now, the ...

After almost 20 years of regulatory wrangling over development of the Sammamish Town Center, the empty fields in the middle ...

The City of Sammamish hosted its third annual Pride event at the Sammamish Farmers Market on June 24. The event kicked off at ...

Lake Washington School District (LWSD) is grappling with a decline in student enrollment, driven by a confluence of factors including reduced birth rates, the lingering effects of the COVID-19 ...

Since 2018, enrollment in both Issaquah (ISD) and Lake Washington (LWSD) School Districts has declined, and it is projected to fall even further in the next six years. Despite the decline, high ...

Monday marks the Sammamish opening of Emler Swim School, a chain swimming program that has been providing aquatic education since 1975. Headquartered in Texas, Emler has opened a new outlet in ...

As part of our continued commitment to keeping the Sammamish Independent student-run, we are proud to announce Divya Srinivasan as our new editor in chief. Along with her appointment as editor in ...

A group of Sammamish teens spent their spring learning how to pitch business ideas, balance budgets, and sell products. Now, some of them are putting those lessons to work at the local farmer’s market ...

Sammamish high school students are dedicating their free time to summer internships that will further their advocacy and inform their future careers, while supporting both local and international ...

For Indian families in the U.S., it can be hard to mimic the authentic traditional style of important events such as Diwali. For many, an integral part of celebration is wearing traditional Indian ...

During the first city council meeting of the new year on Jan. 6, Sammamish City Council appointed Josh Amato as mayor in a 5-2 vote, and Debbie Treen as deputy mayor in a 4-3 vote. Both Amato and ...

According to Zillow, the average home value in Sammamish has gone up 11.1% over the last year. With rising home prices and declining supply, several Sammamish real estate agents provide insight on ...