More than 50 people were lined up at the new Metropolitan Market in Houghton on Thursday morning, an hour and 15 minutes before the grand opening. By 9 a.m. the crowd swelled to more than 500 customers as the line wrapped around the building.
The Kirkland City Council announced that it has selected former Interim King County Executive Kurt Triplett to be the next Kirkland City Manager during its regular meeting on Tuesday, June 1.
It was all uphill for hundreds of bikers Monday, but it was for a worthwhile cause.
Bikers raced along a 60-mile stretch through Kirkland for the annual 7 Hills of Kirkland bike event.
For most, sailing is a relaxing pastime. For Bryan Elwell it took him straight to jail – twice.
According to King County charging papers, the owner of a 35-foot boat docked at the Kirkland Marina behind Anthony’s Homeport
Between May 19-26, the Kirkland Police Department reported 294 traffic violations (at least three DUIs), 18 car accidents, five burglaries, 10 noise complaints, seven thefts, 13 car prowls, 20 alarm calls, four malicious mischief calls, six domestic violence calls, three calls for fraud, 10 calls of disturbance, five incidents of harassment, nine hit and runs and two animal control calls. At least 28 people were arrested.
Redmond and Kirkland city leaders met formally for the first time in two years on May 25 to discuss issues that impact both cities, trade ideas and to see if there is common ground that the neighboring cities can work together on.
Both cities need a community indoor recreation facility and pool. The two councils agreed to look into jointly using a Metropolitan Parks Department (MPD) to create the facility together. A MPD would be governed by a board with equal members from each municipality represented.
Visibility has not always been the best selling point for the Stonehouse Bookstore in Kirkland’s Houghton neighborhood.
When it opened in its original location in Redmond, it was the only one of its kind on the Eastside
Family, friends and community leaders made their way to the Kirkland Performance Center (KPC) Thursday afternoon to remember the woman known as the “First Lady” of Kirkland – JoMae Woods.
For Parkinson’s patients it can be reality.
But a new program called “Every Victory Counts” is aimed at not only giving patients medical information about the disease but also attempting to help with the emotional effects.
Former interim King County Executive Kurt Triplett and current Yakima Assistant City Manager Dave Zabell are the final two candidates for Kirkland City Manager.
The announcement came during the May 18 Kirkland City Council Meeting.
The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter Police Blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland,
Tony Lewendon has spent his life serving others.
The 68 year old served 20 years in the British military. Lewendon now helps other seniors to stay active by teaching them to bowl and play golf on the Nintendo Wii at the Northshore Senior Center (NSC) in Bothell. But the former master sergeant, whose degenerative condition called Ataxia has confined him to a wheelchair, has had a tough time leaving his own home.
Friday afternoon about 30 people crowded his driveway and front door in the North Juanita neighborhood during a ceremony to say thank you. The group presented a new wheelchair ramp through the Master Builders Association’s Ramp-a-thon for the wheelchair-bound veteran’s house.
By Kevin Opsahl and Matt Phelps Kirkland Reporter The Kirkland City Council gave approval by a unanimous vote Tuesday, May…
During a special Kirkland City Council Meeting on Tuesday, May 4 the council voted to interview five of 15 recommended candidates for the Kirkland City Manager position.
The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter Police Blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 800 per week.
Most would not consider the opening day of a community market to be an emotional event. But those people probably did not know Jodi Bardinelli.
Bardinelli, who died of liver cancer in December, was the previous organizer of the Kirkland Wednesday Market and her two daughters were invited to cut the ribbon to open the 2010 event March 5 at Marina Park.
Many words are associated the Lee Johnson family and Chevrolet dealership like community, generosity and Kirkland history. But for Johnson family members two words depict their childhood more than any others: Play ball.
A 30-year-old Bellevue man turned himself into police Monday morning after reportedly hitting and killing a man on Interstate 405…
The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter Police Blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 800 per week
Bakovich, who pled guilty last October to three counts of second-degree theft, has not yet been charged in the investigation, but investigators say he is using the same scam.
Bakovich, who works his scheme primarily on the Eastside including Kirkland,
