Are you going to a Mariners baseball game this season and want to avoid the traffic and parking hassles? Here’s a few things to know about riding Metro Transit buses to Safeco Field: There are plenty of regular bus routes that travel near Safeco. Look for bus routes that serve these key locations for [...]
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REMINDER: 38th Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Peter Kirk Park, 1:30pm
Join the 38th annual Easter Egg Hunt, presented by the Kirkland Kiwanis at Peter Kirk Park. Ages 4 and under: Playground area; Ages 5–7: Lee Johnson Field; Ages 8–12: Grass area west of QFC. BYOB: Bring your own basket. Sunday April 8, 1:30 p.m. Peter Kirk Park Free.
Kirkland Soon to Own Portion of Former Eastside Rail Corridor; Dedication Ceremony April 14
City officials invite public to celebrate the “Cross Kirkland Corridor” On Friday, April 13, 2012, Kirkland will realize a vision for a trail and transit corridor that has been decades in the making when the land purchase of 5.75 miles of the Eastside Rail Corridor by the City of Kirkland from the Port of [...]
City Announces First Youth Basketball “Steve Hale Sportsmanship Award” Recipients
UPDATED In memory of Stephen (Steve) Hale, the City of Kirkland’s Parks Superintendent from 1956 to 1961 and “founding father” of the City’s Pee Wee basketball program, youth basketball league coaches and teammates selected players from each team to receive the Steve Hale Sportsmanship Award. Recipients of this award exemplified outstanding sportsmanship, team play, and [...]
Merrill Gardens at Kirkland Team Member Mia Damayanti wins Bagley Wright Award
The Merrill Gardens company is honoring local Kirkland team member Mia Damayanti with the prestigious Bagley Wright Award. Named for the company’s late Chairman Emeritus, Northwest businessman and philanthropist Bagley Wright, the award is given annually to one team member who best exemplifies the Merrill Gardens philosophy of quality care and service. Merrill Gardens, one [...]
Downtown Kirkland’s 1930s-era Ferry Clock Restoration Gets Underway
Kirkland’s historic ferry clock might soon be repaired and restored to it’s original glory, at least if the spunky Sue Contreras, a Kirkland Park Board member and the ambitious group she’s assembled get their way. From 1905 until 1950, Seattle-bound Kirklanders lined up at the foot of Kirkland Avenue to board a ferry crossing [...]
Emergency Sewer Program: NE 104 St, from 129 Ave NE to 130 Ave NE
The City of Kirkland, along with its contractor, Shoreline Construction of Woodinville, will be installing new sanitary sewer lines on NE 104th St, from 129th Ave NE to 130th Ave NE. Construction for the 2012 Emergency Sewer Project has started and all areas are estimated to be complete by the end of May 2012. Work on NE 104th Street [...]
Kirkland Dog and His Groomer take Top Honors
The Northwest Grooming Tradeshow was held at the Murano Hotel Convention Center in Tacoma March 16-18, 2012 and attracted many grooming industry vendors, groomers, pet salon owners, pet owners, and competitors who were participating in the annual grooming competition. The Andis Grooming Competition attracted groomers from all over Washington State as well as California, Idaho, [...]
Seattle Times | Kirkland city manager stumps for trail project along old rail line
Kirkland City Manager Kurt Triplet has been featured in a Seattle Times article about the BNSF trail. The article details the history of how the Kirkland portion of the 42 mile rail line was purchased and quotes a few of the Park Funding Exploratory Committee members. Standing on a railroad tie on a hillside in Kirkland, [...]
Over 1,600 runners, walkers, strollers and dogs participate in 1st Annual Kirkland Shamrock Run
On Saturday, over 1,600 leprechauns invaded downtown Kirkland to participate in the first annual Kirkland Shamrock Run. The 5k and family fun run was, of course, in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, and attracted participants from far and wide, many of whom were pleased to find an Eastside alternative to crossing the toll bridge for [...]
Cross-country cyclist pedals to fight hunger, mark 70th birthday
Patricia Hansen, a Redmond woman, will spend 97 days pedaling across the nation to shed light on hunger in the United States and to raise $50,000 to feed families in need. Her goal is to feed as many families as possible each day of the year and to provide meals that are healthy and nutritious. [...]
YES Invest in Youth Breakfast Raises Over $520K
Elizabeth Smart helps pack Meydenbauer Center with 1,000 people It was a morning of courage and hope at the 2012 Youth Eastside Services (YES) Invest in Youth Breakfast. Keynote speaker, Elizabeth Smart, helped draw a crowd of approximately 1,000 guests who together donated more than $520K to help kids and their families on [...]
Kirkland Kiwanis Announces Scholarship Availability
The Kirkland Kiwanis announced today that it will again make up to eight scholarships available to graduating seniors on the Eastside. The awards range from $500.00 to $1,000.00. Students, or their parents, must live or work within the attendance boundaries of Lake Washington High School or Juanita High School. This includes Kirkland and [...]
Welcome Deru Market! Local, organic, gourmet takeaway… where have you been all these years?
If you love food like we do, you will appreciate Deru Market, a new artisan market tucked away in a nondescript building just north of downtown Kirkland. Deru Market has been open since July, featuring local, organic gourmet dishes for takeaway. The place is so small that there is no room for chairs, but don’t [...]
Kirkland Traffic Alert: Kirkland Shamrock Run, Saturday, March 17
Commuters should expect traffic delays due to the Kirkland Shamrock Run to be held on Saturday, March 17, 2012. The Market Street and Central Way entrance to Lakeshore Plaza Lot will be closed from 5:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Boat launch access at Marina Park will not be available during this time. The [...]
Boaters convince Kirkland to sink “rafting” regulations
The Kirkland City Council got more than they wanted when they asked city staff to produce a plan to deal with noisy boaters disturbing lake-front residents. The resulting plan, in development since September 2011, not only set fines for noisemakers but went so far as to prescribe the number of boats which could actually [...]
Boating Activity in Juanita Bay (video)
For those who are unfamiliar with the boating scene in Kirkland during the summer, the following YouTube videos showing the potential level of activity one can find on Juanita Bay on warm summer days. The first is a time-lapse video posted June 16, 2011 of “the 1st day of Sun in Seattle this year”. It appears [...]
Kirkland City Council to consider restricting watercraft regulations (poll)
The City of Kirkland is recommending sweeping changes to the City’s watercraft regulations due to complaints from residents living on the water about excessive noise from revelers on boats. The Council will consider this issue at their March 6, 2012 meeting. In a staff memo to the Kirkland City Council titled, Amendments to KMC Title [...]
LETTER | Unlimited Residential Density in Commercial Zones Threatens All Kirkland Neighborhoods
Are you aware that Kirkland’s Zoning Code allows unlimited ”Residential” density in any “Commercial” zone in the City? This is a major problem for every Kirkland neighborhood. Potala Village in the Moss Bay neighborhood is just the most obvious current example. This huge loophole needs to be eliminated. Therefore, we are asking the Planning Commission to place caps on Residential development in Commercial [...]
Rob Butcher, Editor
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