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Patch Picks: Labor Day Fun

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

It's the last week of summer, when everyone tries to get in one last bit of vacation before the school year begins. In case you need help planning that last hurrah, here are some Mercer Island businesses and events to keep you busy.

stands ready to help you find that sunny getaway to an exotic locale.

can book you on a cruise or a flight to grandmas house.

specializes in planning tours to Asian destinations, such as Japan and China or Singapore.

If a 'staycation' was more what you had in mind, is playing Seattle Prep on Saturday, September 3 at in Seattle, from 8 to 10 p.m.

If the arts are more your thing than sports, pretend you're visiting the Louvre in Paris by attending the Summer Sky exhibition at the , open Thursday through Sunday on Mercer Island in the Avellino Building.

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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
MIHS Baseball April 25, 2013 at 01:58 am
Thanks for your support tonight! See everyone on Friday for Senior Night!!