In response to the large influx of housing foreclosures and struggling families, Rep. Larry Springer (D-Kirkland) introduced a bill that provides an additional option for those affected by the economic downturn.
Kirkland City officials confirm the shopping center, long an underperforming dead-weight on the city’s tax-base, is being privately shopped around by owners Coventry/DDR.
K-6 grade Mark Twain Elementary students were introduced to engineering as they were given a bundle popsicle sticks and instructed to build one of four types of bridges – truss, suspension, beam or arch.
The Kirkland Woman’s Club will host a high tea and musical revue at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 8 at 407 First Street in Kirkland.
Under federal law, marijuana is classified as a Schedule 1 drug, meaning it has no medical value and lacks any safe level of use;
Sweet Cakes is sponsoring a book drive to support local charities.
Celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Kirkland Boys & Girls Club during a free event on March 14.
Every day, Sue Rahr does something that gives her a queasy stomach.
A bill introduced by Sen. Eric Oemig (D-Kirkland) would establish a comprehensive database of student and teacher information from all of Washington’s public schools to evaluate prog
In an effort to protect homeowners from a growing trend in new home construction defects and provide homebuyers with legal remedies and additional resources, Rep. Springer (D-Kirkland) has introduced House Bill 1393.
Every so often, benches are dedicated to the memory of a benefactor or a loved one who enjoyed a particular view or walk through town. But for 94-year-old Alta VanGenderen, a brand new wooden bus stop bench near the corner of 100th A
Washington, D.C.’s so-called “stimulus package” funding is on its way – but how much will reach Kirkland?
The State House approved three “good government” bills introduced by Rep. Roger Goodman, D-Kirkland, and sent them over to the Senate on Friday.
Between Feb. 18-24, the Kirkland Police Department reported 464 traffic violations (16 DUIs),
The caregiver of an elderly Kirkland woman was accused of stealing more than $770,000 to support her gambling habit.
Transit riders in most of the Puget Sound will get a break on fares for the first two weeks of March, due mainly to delays in getting new fare cards for sale.
More than 20 volunteers with ties to Leadership Eastside participated in the One Night Count of unsheltered persons in East King County on Jan. 30.
Kirkland Church of the Nazarene is holding an apple harvest fundraising event from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28 at the church, located at 232 Fifth Avenue South in Kirkland. Proceeds will fund the Youth Group’s outreach trip to Romania to work in a local orphanage and serve children this summer.
Lake Washington School District employee Nancy Pfaff will be presenting a workshop for school volunteers on Monday, March 2, at the L.E. Scarr Resource Center, located at 16520 N.E. 74th Street in Redmond. Pfaff will present three key areas to help make your time in the schools more valuable: Beyond Learning Styles – Connecting With Your Students; Visual Act Vision – A Different Way of Thinking; and Opening the Door By Asking Questions – Helping Students Think!
