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The Kirkland Downtown Association Fall Ball

The Kirkland Downtown Association Fall Ball

Tuesday, September 30, 2008 14:06

  The Kirkland Downtown Association is hosting a "Fall Ball" event on October 11th on the Argosy MV Kirkland. Enjoy great food from Lake Street Catering, mix and mingle, bid on some fabulous auction items and dance the ...

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Point/Counterpoint: CRD on Kirkland Parkplace Parking

Point/Counterpoint: CRD on Kirkland Parkplace Parking

Tuesday, September 30, 2008 6:44

The proposal by Touchstone Corporation to redevelop Parkplace provides for grossly inadequate parking. If approved as proposed, the parking shortfall will deliver a lasting, negative impact to the residents and businesses around downtown...

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Point/Counterpoint: Touchstone on Kirkland Parkplace Parking

Point/Counterpoint: Touchstone on Kirkland Parkplace Parking

Tuesday, September 30, 2008 6:43

Throughout the public-review process of Touchstone’s proposed redevelopment of Kirkland Parkplace, parking has been one of the primary topics of discussion among local residents, business people and other community stakeholders...

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CRD to host open house to oppose Kirkland Parkplace preferred mixed-use plan

CRD to host open house to oppose Kirkland Parkplace preferred mixed-use plan

Saturday, September 27, 2008 16:55

The Kirkland Parkplace opposition group, Kirkland Citizens for Responsible Development (CRD) has produced a mailer announcing an open house the group will be holding. The mailer will be sent to 4,000 plus households in the Moss Bay, Highlands, Norkirk and Market neighborhoods. ...

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Rail Foe uses false information in attempt to sway the public opinion against Port of Seattle and BNSF rail operator

Rail Foe uses false information in attempt to sway the public opinion against Port of Seattle and BNSF rail operator

Saturday, September 27, 2008 9:41

  Yesterday, an effort was made to plant a news release on these pages by an anonymous author attempting to legitimize his/her comments by using a false name, false telephone number and a false email address. The ...

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Local Author book signing to benefit Children's Hospital

Local Author book signing to benefit Children’s Hospital

Friday, September 26, 2008 15:44

Hi Rob,  I thought I’d let you know about a local Kirkland event my Children’s Hospital Guild is hosting that I thought you might be interested in sharing with your readers.  Next Wednesday we will host a wine and hors de oeuvres ...

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City of Kirkland enters into 60 day stay with SRM

City of Kirkland enters into 60 day stay with SRM

Friday, September 26, 2008 15:24

The City of Kirkland has entered into a stay of 60 days in a good faith effort to settle the court case filed against the City by SRM Development over the process and outcome of their Bank of America / Merrill ...

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City Hosts Budget Open House Monday, September 29

City Hosts Budget Open House Monday, September 29

Friday, September 26, 2008 6:33

  Monday night is the last public meeting regarding the budget mess Kirkland faces. The first meeting was held on the same night as several major events in the city and it has zero attendance. If you have an interest in the financial health of our city, ...

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Notes from Kirkland City Council's Special Meeting

Notes from Kirkland City Council’s Special Meeting

Friday, September 26, 2008 6:33

The Kirkland City Council held a Special Council Meeting to answer questions of the Juanita neighborhood held Thursday evening at the Holy Spirit Lutheran Church in Juanita. Each council member spoke briefly about an issue and the audience was allowed to ...

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Evergreen Healthcare TTTS Race for Hope 5K Run/Walk

Evergreen Healthcare TTTS Race for Hope 5K Run/Walk

Friday, September 26, 2008 6:13

  Brief Description: Evergreen Healthcare's TTTS Race for Hope presented by Portland Bolt and Manufacturing will be on Sunday, September 28, 2008 at Marina Park, Kirkland, WA. Events: 5K run/walk, Winkcup Cakes kids fun run, the NOMOTC family festival, and sponsor expo. Don’t Miss the Fun! Awards, Food, Kids Activities. Additional Information The TTTS ...

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Market Street sewer main work scheduled to start Sept. 29

Market Street sewer main work scheduled to start Sept. 29

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 15:18

  The Market Street Sanitary Sewer Main and Storm Sewer Replacement Project is scheduled to begin on September 29, 2008 and is expected to be completed by the end of the year.  The project calls for upgrading the existing ...

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Kirkland City Council to hold Public Hearings on Building Moratorium

Kirkland City Council to hold Public Hearings on Building Moratorium

Tuesday, September 23, 2008 16:19

The City Council will conduct two public hearings regarding the building moratorium, both on October 7, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall Council Chamber, 123 5th Avenue. These hearings will be open to the public ...

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New features at KirklandViews.com

New features at KirklandViews.com

Tuesday, September 23, 2008 11:43

New features have recently been added to KirklandViews.com and this has left readers with questions about how things work on this site. Here is a brief run-down of the recently added features: Features of this site...

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Green Jobs Symposium

Green Jobs Symposium

Monday, September 22, 2008 13:51

  WHEN: Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 from 7a to 11a WHERE: Bellevue Club, 11200 SE 6th St, Bellevue, WA 98004 WHAT: Join Governor Gregoire and Dean Allen of McKinstry and many other forward ...

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Kirkland October Events Guide

Kirkland October Events Guide

Monday, September 22, 2008 13:27

The Kirkland Tourism Board as put together the following list of Kirkland events: Featured Events From Farm To Table Harvest Bounty On October 6 at 6:30 p.m., Sur La Table ...

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Kirkland Triathlon at Carillon Point

Kirkland Triathlon at Carillon Point

Sunday, September 21, 2008 9:32

[gallery] The rain subsided just in time for the estimated 1600 triathletes who stormed the beaches of Houghton. After swimming 1/2 mile in Lake Washington, mounting their bikes to pedal 12 miles through Kirkland and then running the final 3 ...

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The Future of K-12 Public Education, Expectations and Funding

The Future of K-12 Public Education, Expectations and Funding

Friday, September 19, 2008 14:14

This came in today from Kathryn Reith of the Lake Washington School District: Rob: I wanted to make sure you are aware of an event on Monday at the Lake Washington School District Resource Center. The School Board is hosting a conversation with...

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Deja vu - Kirkland's 1997 Moratorium

Deja vu - Kirkland’s 1997 Moratorium

Friday, September 19, 2008 10:33

Your editorial on Kirkland's six-month moratorium on high-rise construction downtown ("Kirkland takes a breath," April 19) raises troublesome questions about such actions beyond protecting a "treasured sense of scale," which most of us value. All those who have a stake in the integrity of the public...

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Washington State offers Online Voter Registration

Washington State offers Online Voter Registration

Friday, September 19, 2008 9:46

Washington is only the second state to allow online voter registration. Our state has seen more than its share of controversial elections. Just two years ago, Sam Reed was quoted saying a voter fraud incident “was the worst case of election fraud in our state's history. It was an outrage”...

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Kirkland Wednesday Market Harvest Supper and Sustainable September Green Festival

Kirkland Wednesday Market Harvest Supper and Sustainable September Green Festival

Thursday, September 18, 2008 15:11

Downtown Kirkland was hopping Wednesday as two events filled Park Lane with vendor booths, information, activities and live music as both the Green Festival and the Harvest Supper shared the street. The Kirkland Wednesday Market...

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