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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As enrollment at Eastlake High School continues to rise every year, with around 2,500 students currently attending, the campus is becoming increasingly overcrowded. To address this, construction for ...

With the support of local businesses, a Sammamish fifth grader collected over 100 pounds of LEGO for children around the world. During a visit to India in the summer of 2023, Sai Chinmay Karthik, 10, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Issaquah School District (ISD) aims to create welcoming and inclusive learning environments for all students. To support this goal, the district hosted a three-day training for teachers and staff on ...

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 ...

Eastlake High School senior Srishti Boral has been named one of the top 300 scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS) 2026 this January, out of more than 2,600 applicants from high schools ...