How to Get Started Remodeling Your House on Mercer Island

July 15, 2022

by Sarah Anne Lloyd, My Mercer Island

Dreaming of how to fix your house is easy, whether you want to build a functional home office, update your kitchen to match your culinary ambitions, or simply to breathe new life into an old Mercer Island house. The hard part comes in figuring out what it will actually cost, how long it will take, and how to even get started.

“It’s a process,” says Suzanne Zahr, who has been working on spaces on Mercer Island for her eponymous firm, Suzanne Zahr, Inc., for seven years. “It’s one that can be very enjoyable, very exciting, because you’re transforming an aspect of your world,” she says, but she also notes it can be stressful.

Preparation, planning, and a good team can help make the remodeling process easier, and Mercer Island has a number of experts on every aspect of remodeling, which leads to Zahr’s biggest piece of advice for people considering a remodel on their home: “Find a team you can trust, the rest will fall into place.”

Pioneer Park Youth Club (PPYC) - Grand Reopening of the Lakeview Teacher’s Cottage!

July 15, 2022

We made history! Out of fire and smoke came inspiration, determination and generosity. Thank you, Mercer Island community, for making it happen.

Please join us for a Mayoral Ribbon-Cutting celebration in the front yard of the restored historic Teacher’s Cottage at 8635 SE 68th Street, Mercer Island on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 4:30pm - 6pm. Our celebration will include VIP addresses, the unveiling of historical markings, and an opportunity to tour the renovated cottage.

Refreshments will be provided. We will also be offering tours of the Mercer Island Saddle Club stables and the newly placed donor recognition plaques.

Not to late to contribute to this historic cause! Carrots for Cottage ($100+up) level donors are invited to feed treats and visit select horses. Lakeview Schoolhouse donors ($500+up) are invited on a rare group tour of the historic schoolhouse building after the ceremonies.

Your generous donations will go towards paying down the $40,000 loan taken to finish restoring this piece of local history. Thank you!

Pioneer Park Youth Club | Land Trust
Suzanne Zahr, Inc. | Architect
Redman Construction | Builder

Seattle Art Fair 2022 & SAM: Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure

July 15, 2022

Summer in Seattle is in full swing (finally!). This can only mean one thing - GREAT ART! Take a break from the glorious sunshine and enjoy these two exceptional exhibits.

SZ unequivocally supports the right to safe & legal abortions

July 1, 2022

It’s been a week since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that had guaranteed the right to an abortion since 1973. This is an unprecedented attack on women’s rights and reproductive freedom. Every person who can become pregnant deserves reproductive autonomy. Our firm unequivocally supports the right to safe and legal abortions.

We are actively listening to advocacy groups working towards protecting these rights and pledging sustained contributions to organizations that provide reproductive healthcare. Because the Supreme Court’s ruling disproportionately harms Black, Brown, and other people impacted by systemic inequities, SZ is supporting groups that serve vulnerable communities. We respect the personal choice of each sovereign individual, and believe that abortion access should be a fundamental right, regardless of race, gender, identity, economic status, or location.

The Court’s hostile ruling makes it clear that other freedoms are at risk. There is too much at stake for silence or inaction. We urge you to use your voice, resources and vote to stand against oppression in all its forms.