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Patch Picks: Something Different!

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.

There are some pretty unusual things you can buy on Mercer Island, believe it or not!

has all kinds of medical supplies for doctors, nurses and other health professionals.

has a variety of beautiful floor coverings in too many styles and colors to mention.

carries promotional items such as banners, awards, pens and posters for customer giveaways or gifts.

has a unique tool designed to lift heavy or awkward objects like flower pots, rocks or bags of mulch.

Mercer Island Music (formerly ) has band instruments for sale, rental and repair, plus music lessons from new owners Maggie Harvey, Peter Tellefson, and Connie Wible .

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Just a short thought to get the word out quickly about anything in your neighborhood.
Share something with your neighbors. Write a new post... What's up? Make an announcement, speak your mind, or sell something
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