Issaquah Highlands Undressed

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Issaquah Highlands Garage Sale - Sat June 21 9-4

It’s here! The semi-annual Issaquah Highlands Garage Sale. June 21 9AM-4PM Saturday.

Do You Have Snoqualmie Pass Stories Or Photos To Share?

We would love to post them on our new blog: Snoqualmie Pass Undressed.We would be, Kathleen, Myself, and Thomas Wolter. We have some exciting announcements coming soon and believe the site is already the best collection of content of any Snoqualmie Pass website or blog. 

Again,that is Snoqualmie Pass Undressed .com.

You can email me at Larrykcragun(at)Yahoo.com

Eagle Wounded By Poacher Gets New Beak

From MSNBC.com

Issaquah Homes Closed Sales

The closed home map is updated. click here

The map has sold and ask prices for Issaquah homes, closed, since March 1, 2008. The information is taken from the NW MLS data.

Mortgage Market Update by Loan Central

Courtesy of Loan Central:

3 Month Trend fof the National Average Rate for 30 Year Fixed Loans Priced with 1 discount point.

Note in the graph above almost 70% of Mortgage Execs Surveyed expect rates will go up.

So you complained about the market, the economy was bad. Then you prayed it would recover.

See, this is what you get.

Tags: rate+survey, mortgage, real+estate

This is Bear Country

I am told a couple of our nearby neighbors are joining me in an interview to be published in the June Issue of Seattle Magazine.

We have posted a few articles on http://IssaquahUndressed.com/ and http://IssaquahHighlandsundressed.com/ about our local bears. They were found by the Seattle Magazine and I was able to connect the reporter with a couple more people who have had bear encounters.

I am told you can read about it in the June issue.

In the meantime, here is an appropriate cartoon from the Bergen Record newspaper

Watch for Kathleens upcoming article on the Arbor Day Festival. She learned a lot of interesting info about bears there.

Tags: bears, issaquah, seattle+magazine

A Ballet Studio in Issaquah Highlands

MK Ballet has opened its doors in Issaquah Highlands. The Studio is located at 2520 NE Park Drive, in the Starpoint north building. MK teaches the Art of Classical Ballet. They teach classes for all ages and experience levels. Michiko Black is the Art Director and owner with her husband Robert.

Other classes will be offered as well including Yoga and Pilates. They are open to community interests as they determine them.

Following is part of an article on MK Ballet from IssaquahUndressed.com

MK Ballet has recently opened their doors after much hard work and effort to provide a beautiful studio for their students. Owners are Robert and Michiko Black. Pictured here is a photograph of Michiko. Michiko is a beautiful and gracious woman. She will undoubtedly cause her students to idealize her as she is extremely professional, kind and yet firm. I watched her teach a class of ten little girls, ages from 3 to 5 years. I couldn’t stop smiling as I observed even the very littlest try so hard to follow Michiko’s instructions.

Michiko has much to teach as she performed professionally for the Tokyo Ballet, and has had ballet studios in Tokyo and in Washington for many years. It is a pleasure to watch her dance.

One thing I noticed was how each child received individual attention. That is not easy with ten small fry. Her husband said that is not done by many ballet schools.

Follow the rest of our pictures and see if they don’t put a smile on your face…………….. CLICK HERE for related article from IssaquahUndressed.com.

For information and registration, contact Michiko at 425-442-3226 or

RABlack@comcast.net

For info on ballet classes and also pilates classes by Heidi Marten http://heidimarten.com/

The Issaquah Open House And Latest Sales Maps Are Updated

Click here for the open houses in Issaquah this weekend

click here for the recent Issaquah sales maps. (with asking vs sales prices)

Here for IssaquahUndressed.com

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