Regional stakeholders gathered in front of the Wilburton trestle at the Bellevue Fire Station May 12 to sign a historic agreement that will bring the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Rail Corridor into public ownership.
The Washington State Patrol plans to specifically target Kirkland drivers not abiding by the state’s seat-belt laws today through May 29.
Sixty-five GPS units have been reported stolen to the Kirkland Police Department since the beginning of the year, according to police. The Kirkland area has experienced an increase in the number of vehicle prowls in the past few months, the department said through a news release late last week.
The Kirkland Design Review Board took another hit last week following the City Council’s controversial support of an appeal of the Bank of America/Merrill Gardens downtown redevelopment project.
Kirkland Police netted an unexpected catch last week in its ongoing focus on DUI enforcement.
Despite a full docket and the Bank of America/Merrill Gardens appeal to wade through at their May 6 meeting, Kirkland City Council paused to honor a long-serving veteran of the police department.
Leadership Eastside’s (LE) Class of 2010 shared its community project presentations at the Redmond campus of Lake Washington Technical College (LWTC) May 8.
Andrea Snyder, an assistant cheer coach at Juanita High School, is one of nine recipients nationally to receive the Pinnacle Award for Coaching Excellence, which is sponsored by Cheer, Ltd., Inc. The nine award recipients will be recognized at the 2008 National Cheer Conference (NCC) in Fayetteville, N.C., on May 17.
Diane Fennema of Lake Washington High School and Carol Hinrichs of Kirkland Junior High were recognized by the Kirkland Rotary Club last week as Kirkland’s “Outstanding Educators of the Year.”
Mary Glodowski, a biology and biotechnology teacher at Juanita High School, was honored last month at the White House with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching for 2007.
After months of gloomy forecasts, the City Council finally looked City Hall’s elephant squarely in the eye.
Between Wednesday, April 30, and Tuesday, May 6, the Kirkland Police Department reported 268 traffic violations, 18 car accidents, 17 alarm calls, 16 noise complaints, 15 thefts, 13 vehicle prowls, 10 DUI, 10 domestic violence incidents and nine assaults. At least 50 people were arrested.
Lake Washington School District officials ran their own version of the popular TV show “Extreme Makeover” at a special April 29 meeting for future Kangs and their parents.
The futures of both a planned downtown redevelopment and a key city board were put in doubt last week when the City Council voted to support an appeal of the project.
Supporting the so-called ‘War on Terror’ isn’t exactly the focus of suburban Kirkland.
The Lake Washington Schools Foundation (LWSF) held its third annual Legacy for Learning Luncheon April 30 at the Juanita High School Field House. Master of ceremonies, KING 5 TV news anchor Dennis Bounds — himself a proud Lake Washington School District (LWSD) parent — introduced speakers who shared good news about projects made possible through LWSF grants.
A new song from Kirkland band the Bergevin Brothers is the backdrop for a Barack Obama video advertisement that was selected for final voting in a nationwide contest sponsored by MoveOn.org.
