Fresh skepticism and concerns have been injected into a proposed ordinance that would lower the number of parking stalls required for multi-family developments.
A new bill introduced to the State House would remove personal exemptions for vaccinating children who attend public schools, including in the Lake Washington School District (LWSD).
The Kirkland Planning Commission has voted to recommend to the City Council several changes to zoning at Parkplace and amend the Kirkland Parkplace Master Plan and Design Guidelines.
A financial education website has named Kirkland as the sixth best city in the state for “millenials” seeking jobs. But local officials suggest this pertains mainly to those who work the city’s many hi-tech companies – at least for the time being.
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 1,000 per week.
A new Kirkland coffee store offers residents the taste of imported coffee from Hawaii, the only state in the union to grow it.
The KingCo 4A basketball tournament originally scheduled at Juanita high School has been moved to Redmond High due to repairs on the bleachers.
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 1,000 per week.
Goodwill has announced that it will be opening a new 28,000 square foot retail store at the old Albertsons location in the Juanita neighborhood of Kirkland.
Former Seattle Seahawk and current Kirkland resident Sam Adams has been charged with tax fraud, as well as 17 counts of theft, for failing to pay wages and benefits to 12 employees who worked at two athletic clubs he operated with a partner, who has also been charged.
Lake Washington High School had eight students sign on to play college sports, five from the Kangs’ girls soccer team that took second place at state last season.
The legal battle between the city of Kirkland and Potala Village over the number of units allowed on the property has finally come to an end.
Five former Juanita High School football players have been charged with second degree attempted rape for allegedly trying to sodomize a special-needs student on Oct. 22 in the school locker room.
Andre Feriante’s upcoming concert at the Kirkland Performance Center marks his 20th year performing on Valentine’s Day. For the award-winning virtuoso guitarist, it also marks 20 years of showcasing his blend of flamenco, classical and Brazilian music. Playing at Benaroya Hall for years, he recently brought his unique, multi-instrument experience to the Eastside.
The Lake Washington School Board approved changes to the school zone boundaries preserving the current configuration for several neighborhoods such as Yarrow Ridge, yet the effects on special education children remains to be seen.
More than two years after Initiative 502 was passed legalizing recreational marijuana in Washington, Kirkland’s first marijuana retail store is set to open in the Totem Lake neighborhood.
Kirkland based EvergreenHealth hospital has recently introduced a new program to help patients determine their out-of-pocket costs for medical procedures.
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 1,000 per week.
Although the city of Kirkland declined to file charges against a driver who hit and killed a Kirkland resident last year, local residents in the neighborhood, as well as the city, are looking to improve safety at intersections.
A Kirkland man with a criminal history has pled guilty in Seattle to making threats on Facebook to kill white police officers in Ferguson, Mo., including former Ferguson Police Department officer Darren Wilson.
