A summary of the Mill Creek City Council meeting held on Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

Love is in the air as the biggest date night of 2013, Valentine's Day, approaches. It's a good idea to reserve a table as soon as possible at a restaurant you've been meaning to try or at your favorite spot in Mill Creek. We've listed some local restaurants that are offering a special multi-course menu or special menu items.

Call all restaurants ahead of time to check on complete offerings and pricing, and to inquire about reservations.

Kafe Neo
(425) 357-0512
Kafe Neo is having a special dinner for $69.99 per couple. This includes a champagne toast, soup and salad, an appetizer to share. Steak and Lobster dinner for each person and Molten Chocolate Cookie Sundae to share.

La Palmera
(425) 379-5100
La Palmera is serving a special dinner for two, choices include skillet steak, grilled chicken and prawns, rice and salad for $29.95 per couple.

Tablas Woodstone Taverna
(425) 948-7654
Tablas is offering a special six course menu for $55 per person. This includes a choice of appetizers, soup, salad, entrees such as Seafood Medley with Fresh Pasta and Surf & Turf , followed by dessert.

Wasabi Bay
(425) 743-4424
Chef Kyung Oh is preparing a special three course meal.  This includes nine bites appetizers, such as toro sashimi, spicy scallop and shrimp tempura , followed by a two foot long roll, made up of three chef special rolls and dessert of green tea tiramisu with berries.  The cost is: $80.00 per couple.

If you've spent any time in Mill Creek Town Center over the last couple of years you may have noticed a group of moms with little ones in strollers working out together. This is the highly successful business Stroller Strides®.

Jami Ray purchased Mill Creek's Stroller Strides® business in July 2010. Jami had been a Stroller Strides® member with the previous owner since her daughter was six months old.

January 31, 2013 Update

A Puget Sound Energy contractor is in the process of replacing the temporary cold-patch on Village Green Drive with a permanent hot-patch that will be much smoother and more drivable.

This work will continue over the next month or so on Village Green Drive, 148th Street SE, and 35th Avenue SE.

Members and guests of Mill Creek Women's Club were presented with a short documentary film, “Introduction to Americana Women: Roots Musicians - Women’s Tales & Tunes” by long time member and former club president Dyann Arthur on Wednesday, January 16, 2013.

Dyann and her husband Rick wondered what retirement would bring them. They knew they wanted to travel and as they are both musicians they knew they wanted to do something involving music.

Looking to build upon Mill Creek’s successful American Cancer Society Relay for Life event last summer, planning is underway to grow participation to 35 teams and donations to exceed $60,000 this year. 

Interested members of the greater Mill Creek community are invited to attend the kick-off meeting at 7:00 pm, Wednesday, January 23, 2013, at the former Zen Garden Restaurant at 16300 Mill Creek Blvd.

The Mill Creek City Council was unanimous in taking action on four issues at the regular City Council meeting on January 8, 2013 as follows:

• Ordinance imposing the Public Safety Sales Tax
• Interlocal Agreement for 164th Street NW overlay repaving
• Mill Creek Sports Park policy amendments
• Appoint Dave Tyler to Mill Creek Design Review Board

With New Year's Eve just a few days away we've compiled a list of local venues that have a special menu and/or entertainment planned for the evening of Monday, December 31, 2012

We've included links to their websites to make it easy for you to plan your evening and make a reservation.