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Patch Picks: Back to School

Every Thursday, Mercer Island Patch highlights editor and reader picks of great local businesses, destinations, services, organizations, ways to spend a day off, and more.

Summer is winding down, and now is the time for back to school shopping to ready students for a fun year of learning.

and have you covered for pens, notebooks, pencils, calculators, three-ring binders, glue, backpacks and all the other supplies your kids will need.

and have fashionable clothing to clad all the young ladies returning to school this fall.

have sartorial splendor for young gentlemen in need of tailored outfits for school.

has a variety of shoes for kids.

If you're looking for a bargain on school clothes, such as jeans and t-shirts, is right up your alley.

Parents and kids will enjoy gathering books from reading lists at , which also hosts school nights throughout the school year to raise funds for each school and provide books for their libraries.

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William Kratz May 20, 2013 at 05:36 pm
I'll be a bit more direct than Jerry. The new site is a mess. Visually it's extremely cluttered.Read More It's slow, very slow. There appear to be no RSS feeds, a major negative. Following a few links sometimes sends you to a different community's Patch site. And what happened with the editing staff. Unless I missed something, suddenly there are new editors without any warning. No matter what the circumstances, normally such a move would be accompanied by an announcement of some sort. Venice may be the greatest editor ever, but it looks like she is splitting her time among several Patch sites, so the odds are stacked against her. Her "latest activities" list even suggests that she is editing a Patch site down in the San Francisco Bay area. With all due respect, Patch sites should be hyper-local, and the best route to that is a local (i.e. Mercer Islander) editor.
Jerry Gropp Architect AIA May 15, 2013 at 02:07 pm
The Jury is still out. I liked the "Old Patch". J