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Meridian/W Ada
Food
New fast food restaurant proposed for Ten Mile in Meridian
The City of Meridian received an application for what would be the city’s third Burger King.
The 2,910 square foot burger King will sit in...
Elections
Luke Cavener runs for third term on Meridian City Council
Meridian City Council member Luke Cavener says he wants to continue to serve the place he calls ‘home.’
This week, Cavener announced he is running...
Construction
Community Development Block Grant to give Jesse Tree funding, build all-abilities park
The City of Meridian receives annual funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for its Community Development Block Grant.
The grant money...
Meridian/W Ada
ACHD wants to make South Meridian more pedestrian-friendly & is looking for public feedback
The Ada County Highway District wants to make South Meridian more pedestrian and bike-friendly.
ACHD created a document with several sidewalk improvements, bike plans, crossing...
Hotels
New affordable extended stay hotel could come to Meridian
A new hotel could come to Meridian.
The City of Meridian received an application for an Extended Stay America at 3437 E. Pine Ave.
According to...
Meridian/W Ada
Large clothing store applies to take over old Toys ‘R’ Us store at the Village
The remaining empty half of the old Toys 'R' Us building in Meridian could finally get a new tenant.
Burlington has applied to take over...
Construction
‘Traffic’s going to be bad’: New high school will open without required road improvements
Owyhee High School will welcome 1,430 students at the start of the 2021 school year, but some road improvement projects near the school are...
Meridian/W Ada
Meridian’s city council says no to Eagle Rd. nightclub
After several hours of testimony in front of a packed council chamber, a proposed Meridian nightclub was denied a conditional use permit. Ultimately the...
Construction
ACHD is looking for feedback on a Meridian intersection
The Ada County Highway District is looking for your feedback on an updated intersection design in Meridian.
ACHD is working on improvements for Fairview Ave....
Construction
You asked: what’s going up on Ustick Rd.?
A new apartment complex is still on its way off of Ustick Rd. in Meridian.
Shannon Robnett industries’ Summertown Apartments recently started construction after a...
GetLocal
Pop-up event to support local women-owned businesses
A local boutique is hosting a pop-up event this weekend to help support local women-owned businesses.
Sisters Mindy Joslin and Colleen Satterwhite started Juniper &...
Meridian/W Ada
Chinden Blvd. saw a major widening project. But one section will stay two lanes, for now
A busy street in Meridian is nearly done getting widened, but a 2-mile segment of the road will stay narrow for at least another...
Meridian/W Ada
‘Amenity-rich’: subdivision could bring assisted living and single-family homes to Meridian
The Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission will hear an application for a subdivision with assisted living and single-family homes Thursday.
Babcock Designs' Andorra Subdivision would...
Meridian/W Ada
Proposed Meridian subdivision could bring a mix of over 200 houses and townhomes
A large subdivision with a mix of single-family homes and townhomes could come to Meridian.
Gem State Planning is asking Meridian Planning and Zoning for...
Business
Meridian merger: Chamber & downtown groups decide to join forces
The Meridian Chamber of Commerce and the Meridian Downtown Business Association (MDBA) have merged, and will create a new Meridian Downtown Committee.
The chamber's new...