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Wednesday was opening day at Caffé Rococo, Kirkland’s newest coffee shop and onsite roaster located at 136 Park Lane. Adam Olsen, general manager of Rococo has over 7 years experience in the coffee business and is known around town from his work at Kahili Coffee.
The minimalist interior, concrete floor, square lines and soft furniture [...]
Dick’s Drive-In is expanding for the first time in 36 years and it is possible they may return to the Eastside. The company is asking patrons to vote on where you’d like them to open their next restaurant.
Visit http://ddir.com/Dicks_Drive_In_Restaurants/About_Us.html and vote for the Eastside. Who knows, maybe they’ll bring one to Kirkland?
Dick’s – “Where taste [...]
This past weekend, Costco Wholesale Store #8 celebrated twenty-five years of serving the Kirkland community. To commemorate the silver anniversary, the wholesale giant made a giant cake and served it to shoppers.
How did we shop for barbecues, picnics and parties before Costco?
Costco is the largest membership warehouse club chain in the United States. As of July [...]
Food Specials and Ribbon Cutting to Celebrate Official Opening and National Chicken Month
Did you know that September is National Chicken Month? In honor of the mighty bird (and to celebrate the pop culture icon, Chicken Boy’s birthday on September 1st) The Wing Dome in Kirkland will host a special ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the [...]
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The list is out! Seattle Restaurant Week has announced its list of participating restaurants, which has grown from 106 in the spring run to 124 this Oct 17-28. There are ten restaurants on the Eastside including five in Kirkland participating this year. Last year, the program offered 3 course dinners for $25.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/seattlerestaurantweek/
The participating restaurants in [...]
Quality Growth Alliance uses rigorous criteria to honor planned projects offering real-world solutions for sustainable design and development
The Quality Growth Alliance (QGA) announced today four local development projects have been recognized for their high potential to contribute to the Central Puget Sound region’s sustainable economic, environmental and quality-of-life objectives. The honored projects, all in the [...]
On Sunday, the BeachHouse hosted the First Annual Spike & Dig Volleyball Tournament at Houghton Beach. The tournament winners were as follows:
1st Place Winners – Team Volleyball USA Grand Prize of $500 Cash & $100 in gifts cards to the BeachHouse
2nd Place Winners – Team Block Party $100 Cash & $100 in gifts cards [...]
Ari Weinzweig booksigning: Zingerman’s Guide to Better Bacon at Kirkland Metropolitan Market
Friday, August 27, 5 -7 p.m. at the Culinary Kiosk
Meet Zingerman’s Co-Owner & Founding Partner Ari Weinzweig on Zingerman’s Guide to Better Bacon, the first in-depth book on America’s favorite fat. Author Ari Weinzweig guides you on a personal tour of bacon’s long and curious history. [...]
Brown Bear Car Wash celebrates 53 rd anniversary with free car washes on Thursday, August 26
Over the last four years, the Seattle-based company has washed 78,760 cars during its annual “free car wash day”
Note: This event does not include Kirkland’s Brown Bear Car Wash as it is a self-serve location. The Redmond Brown Bear [...]
Ford of Kirkland is a proud sponsor of the WSDOT Adopt-a-Highway Program. Company employees clean their section of Interstate 405 on a quarterly basis.
Adopt-a-Highway is a roadside clean-up program to promote pride and local ownership in Washington.
The Adopt-a-Highway program:
Keeps the state clean
Helps taxpayers save money
Reminds people not to litter
Did you know?
There are close to 1,400 [...]
Spakrista is a new day spa with a relaxed social setting located on Market Street just walking distance from downtown Kirkland. A hidden treasure as you walk down the brick walkway to enter and find that the owner, Krista Warnock, has a vision of sophistication and style with an acute sense of detail and [...]
The BeachHouse bar+grill at Houghton Beach in Kirkland is presenting their 1st Annual Spike & Dig 4’s Co-Ed Volleyball Tournament on Sunday, August 22nd from 9:00 AM until 10:00 PM. Teams of 4 can register with a $40 entry fee per team. Registration is from 9am-10am and games begin at 10am.
The Red Bull Girls, Kube93 [...]
Program collects school supplies needed for teachers to assist students this fall
WHAT: Bartell Drugs and World Vision launch the 7th Annual “School Tools for Kids in Need” program to collect school supplies for students in need at all 58 Bartell Drug locations now through August 29.
Federal Way-based World Vision provides Puget Sound area teachers –whose students [...]
These photos of the demolition of the building adjacent to Hector’s in downtown Kirkland were submitted by John Michael Gilday. The building was brought down on Monday morning. It was the former home of Manhattan woman’s clothing and World Wrapps.
The re-envisioned development project includes plans for an exapnded Hector’s with rooftop deck, street level parking [...]
If you happened to be on a morning walk in downtown last Wednesday, you might have seen some folks cleaning the storefront of A Touch of Class Barber Shop (111 Lake Street South). Perri Delaney and Keith Brush gathered together with a crew from Sternoff Development to power wash the sidewalk and spiff up the building. Perhaps [...]
Metropolitan Market’s Peach O Rama is going on now at all locations!
Remember when you used to wait every summer with anticipation to sink your teeth into a sweet, juicy, fragrant, sun-ripened peach and the juice would run down your chin? Relive that great taste of the ol’ days! The best, sweetest peaches are [...]
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Trellis’ VinTimate returns Aug. 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m. featuring not one but two highly regarded winemakers: Marcus Notaro of Col Solare and David Rosenthal, Enologist of Chateau Ste. Michelle, presenting their wines alongside carefully paired tastes from Trellis Executive Chef Brian Scheehser. In addition to the flavors of VinTimate, local art will be showcased by Eva Isaksen (artist [...]
The Kirkland Reporter, Kirkland’s free weekly newspaper, is changing its publication day from Wednesdays to Fridays. The Reporter’s first Friday edition will be published August 13. The newspaper will no long be published on Wednesdays.
The Kirkland Reporter is published by Sound Publishing, Inc.
Sound Publishing, Inc. is owned by Black Press, a publication company that produces newspapers in the [...]
Kirkland resident and star of TV’s “Bachelor”-Turned-Newlywed and Travel Ambassador Offers His Take on the Wonders of Traveling to Australia, New Zealand and Africa
Australia and New Zealand vacation wholesale specialist Down Under Answers (http://www.duatravel.com) or DUA is excited to introduce the newest member of their travel team, Jason Mesnick—a name known to millions [...]
For those of us who don’t spend every waking moment of our time in the water, stand up paddle boarding is a unique and eye-catching sport to watch. If you have spent much time along Kirkland’s waterfront, you have probably seen paddle boarders gliding across the water. A cross between surfing and paddle boating, paddle [...]
Bridle Trails ACE Hardware, and INK-O-DEM, the leader in integrated inkjet cartridge refilling and testing technology for retail and university environments, today announced an inkjet cartridge refilling service available to the public for the first time at this ACE Hardware store in Kirkland.
This store’s launch marks the second store in Washington state for INK-O-DEM’s inkjet refilling [...]
Readers of the 425 Magazine voted 25 Kirkland businesses as “The Best of the 425-Eastside.” All results from the second annual vote are published in the July/August 2010 edition of the magazine and online at www.425magazine.com. The City congratulates the following Kirkland businesses:
Best Wine Selection: Purple Café & Wine Bar (multiple locations)
Best Chef: [...]
After a few weeks of remodeling, the Wing Dome located at 232 Central Way is once again open for business. They are still serving up the same hot wings and cold brew goodness as always, however now they come wrapped in a snazzy new restaurant. Check ‘em out.
Steamers Seafood Cafe in downtown Kirkland opened for lunch for the first time on Tuesday, the company’s fourth location. The restaurant at 228 Central Way, is right next door to the Wing Dome. General Manager Scott Olson explained that the addition of Steamers next to sister eatery the Wing Dome, has allowed for greater space [...]
Okay late-night downtown Kirkland hot dog fans, your wait is over… Haute Dog Girl is now officially open as of 11:30 on Tuesday. Her new digs are at 200 Central Way. Located just two blocks from Lake Street, this is one dog vendor with your bar-hopping munchies in mind – they stay OPEN UNTIL 3 [...]
