On Sunday, May 22nd you’ll have a chance to be among the first to take a different look at Kirkland by walking on what is hoped to be a future community trail. The walk/treasure hunt will take you along the BNSF corridor in Houghton. You’ll get to experience the peaceful surroundings and lush greenery of [...]
About Debra Sinick
I've lived in the Kirkland Highlands for 16 years, been a Realtor with Windermere for over 20 years, and have been blogging about the Highlands, and Kirkland in general, for over 3 1/2 years on my Kirkland blog: www.kirklandhighlandsrealestatebuzz.com. Blogging for me started out as a way to talk about real estate issues, trends, and statistics. But blogging has become far more to me. It's given me an opportunity to combine my work, my volunteerism, and my passion for Kirkland together and have a place to talk about it all. I look at the city, literally and figuratively, with far different eyes than I did just a few years ago. Kirkland is a great city with a unique ambiance and I have fun writing about it.
Cotton Hill Park’s MLK Day of Volunteering Was A Success (Photos)
The United Way Day of Volunteering on Martin Luther King Day was a success at Cotton Hill Park. UW students from the Restoration Ecology Network joined forces with the Green Kirkland Partnership and the United Way to help clean out the blackberry bushes on the west side of the park. The blackberry vines were not [...]
Eastside Month of Concern for the Hungry Needs You to Volunteer
This year, the Eastside Month of Concern for the Hungry’s food drive is from September 25th through October 23rd. Kirkland volunteers will be collecting food at neighborhood grocery stores Saturday, September 25th and Saturday, October 9th (10am to 4pm). Two people are needed at each location for 3 hour shifts. You can help by signing up for [...]
Kirkland Alliance of Neighborhoods – Car License Fees, School Walk Routes, Neighborhood Picnics and More
Here’s the latest from last week’s Kirkland Alliance of Neighborhoods (KAN) meeting: A $20 car license renewal fee for Kirkland residents? This was one of the key points brought up at the KAN meeting last week. Ray Steiger, the interim head of Public Works mentioned a proposed $20 fee on license renewals for Kirkland residents. [...]
What Happened at KAN – The Kirkland Alliance of Neighborhoods Meeting?
By Debra Sinick KAN? The Kirkland Alliance of Neighborhoods (KAN) met just last week to share information about the latest happenings in Kirkland. For those of you who don’t know, KAN is made up of representatives from each Kirkland neighborhood. Guest speakers also make presentations at each meeting about topics which affect Kirkland. Topics discussed [...]
Guest Commentary | A trail now on the BNSF corridor?
By Debra Sinick A trail now on the BNSF corridor? Over 40 people came out for last week’s Eastside Trail Advocates meeting to hear about the possibilities of a trail on the corridor now, with a train, if needed at a later date. The ETA supports the publicly funded studies that have concluded commuter rail [...]
BNSF Rail Corridor sale – Conservation Futures Tax questioned as source of funds
The sale of the BNSF corridor seemed like a done deal. The news media reported the sale of the BNSF line to The Port of Seattle at the close of 2009 with plans to sell the line to King County in 2010. But now some question how the sale will be funded. By Debra Sinick [...]
Will Kirkland Be The Only Major Seattle-Eastside City Without an Off Leash Dog Area?
By Debra Sinick I always kid my husband that if we ever break up our dog is a real “people” magnet. He’d have no trouble meeting people, especially the female kind, if he has Henry, our dog, by his side. Dogs do that for their people. Dogs are magnets for other dog lovers. People love [...]
Thanks to Our Local Scouts for Giving
By Debra Sinick Hi Rob, Were you a Boy Scout or Girl Scout when you were a kid? Do you remember how much fun it was? The weekly meetings, making new friends, and working hard to earn badges. I was a Girl Scout and a Brownie back in Connecticut where I grew up. I remember [...]
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