In honor of the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day celebration on March 17th ,the Wilde Rover in downtown Kirkland has put out a call for entries for their 1stAnnual Limerick Writing Competition. All entries will be displayed in the windows of the Rover on Central Ave. during the week of St. Paddy’s Day, (provided the entry is [...]
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PSE Substation controversy continues with claims of unsafe EMF radiation
The Kirkland neighbors of a new Puget Sound Energy (PSE) substation in Juanita continue to make their case to other neighbors, the City Council, the media – anyone who will listen. They have lodged complaints against City Hall, the permitting process and PSE. Their complaints are not just about the process and damages to their [...]
Furlough Days: Kirkland City Hall to be closed eight days in 2010
Due to the significant budget problems experienced by the City of Kirkland, the City Council has enacted measures intended to balance the budget as required by law. The choices made by the council included both increased taxes and reductions in spending. As a budget reduction, furlough days will be in effect for 2010 which will result [...]
Kirkland Council Seeks Ethics Committee Members
Letters of Interest due March 25 The Kirkland City Council seeks volunteers to assist the Council in developing a code of ethics. Individuals will serve on an ad hoc committee of five to seven members for a period of approximately six months. The role of the committee is to develop a recommended code of ethics [...]
LWSD | News from the Schools – March 5, 2010
Redmond High School Student to Perform at Benaroya Hall Koyo Kim, a student at Redmond High School, will solo on the violin with the Seattle Symphony at Benaroya Hall on Saturday, March 13, on the “Discover Music: Peter and the Wolf” morning concert. Pat Cashman is the narrator for Peter and the Wolf. Koyo is also [...]
Kirkland Goes After High Fiber Google Network
Citizens encouraged to nominate City for trial project by March 26 Kirkland hopes to add some seriously high fiber to the community’s broadband network as it competes for Google’s “Fiber for Communities” project. Google plans to test ultra-high speed broadband networks in one or more locations in the United States and seeks proposals, including citizen [...]
Evergreen Hospital Gala Will Benefit Evergreen Cardiovascular Services
The Evergreen Healthcare Foundation Annual Gala, planned for Saturday, May 1, will benefit Evergreen Hospital Medical Center’s Cardiovascular Services. The party begins at 6 p.m. and will be held in a giant, luxurious tent in King County’s Marymoor Park. More than 700 guests are expected to attend the black-tie event. The gala begins with cocktails, [...]
Green Kirkland Forest Restoration Saturday, March 20 Cotton Hill Park
Please join volunteers, EarthCorps, and UW Restoration Ecology Network students for our forest restoration work party! Did you know that March 15-21 is National Wildlife Week? Healthy forests have many positive functions, including increased human health and well-being, and improved habitat for beneficial wildlife, such as birds and butterflies. An EarthCorps crew will be leading invasive plant [...]
Marsh Park drowning victim investigation underway by Kirkland Police
UPDATED On Saturday, February 27 at about 4:00 p.m. a body was found floating in Lake Washington 15 yards off shore from Marsh Park. At the time, news reports incorrectly stated that the victim was a 35 -year-old male. Since the initial reports, there has been little new information to release. According to the Kirkland [...]
Surplus Material & LWSD | Equipment Sale to be Held on Saturday, March 20, 2010
Surplus materials and equipment available to the public Lake Washington School District will hold a surplus material and equipment sale on Saturday, March 20 from 8 a.m. to noon at the district’s warehouse annex (15130 NE 95th Street, Redmond, WA 98052). This event is open to the public. Materials and equipment included in the sale [...]
Northwest MLS brokers say housing market in Washington state indicates recovery
KIRKLAND, Wash. (March 4, 2010) – Northwest Multiple Listing Service members reported strong gains in home sales during February, with brokers pointing to several encouraging signs for a busy spring season. Improving consumer confidence and a looming deadline for homebuyer tax credits are helping to boost activity, according to NWMLS officials. “We are entering what is [...]
Vacancies on Kirkland’s Tourism Committee
Applications Being Accepted through March 10 The City of Kirkland seeks applicants for its Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC). Eligible organizations are invited to propose representatives for appointment to the Committee. The LTAC advises the City Council on allocating the lodging excise tax fund for tourism and is comprised of seven voting members. Applications are [...]
Just how “Googley” is Kirkland?
UPDATED Read The City of Kirkland’s news release on this subject. Google has announced a plan to develop an experimental fiber network with ultra high-speed broadband in a small number of trial locations across the United States. With internet speeds of over 100 times faster than typical connections, the 1 gigabit per second fiber-to-the-home also [...]
The Future of Kirkland’s Neighborhoods – Annexation Brings Many Questions
By Rob Butcher UPDATED At their March 2 Study Session, the Kirkland City Council briefly discussed the issue of how annexation might affect Kirkland’s neighborhoods and how the neighborhoods might be re-partitioned in the post-annexation era. At issue is the size and population of the soon to be annexed neighborhoods of Finn Hill and Kingsgate in [...]
Kirkland City Council Annual Retreat March 19-20
The Kirkland City Council will hold its annual retreat on March 19-20 to receive results of the recently conducted community survey, discuss goals and performance measures, be given financial updates and discuss the 2011-2012 Budget outlook and process. The retreat will be held Friday, March 19, 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Heritage Hall, 203 Market [...]
King Conservation District offers series of free “how to” workshops in conjunction with 40th anniversary of Earth Day
The King Conservation District (King CD) will offer a series of free workshops in March and April offering “how-to” tips and advice ranging from chemical reduction around the home and farm as well as super cool ways to care for your septic system. WSU Extension’s Teri King will present information-packed workshops on septic care and [...]
Kirkland’s new tourism branding: Water. Colors. Everything.
The City of Kirkland has a new tourism branding logo. The new image depicts a sailboat with the word Kirkland and the strapline, “Water.Colors.Everything.” At the March 2 Kirkland City Council meeting, the council approved the new branding for the city following a presentation by Ellen Miller-Wolfe, Economic Development Manager. On February 9, 2010 the [...]
Kirkland Temporarily Expands Membership on Advisory Boards for Annexation Area Residents
At its March 2 meeting, the Kirkland City Council unanimously approved the temporary expansion of membership to its Planning Commission, Park Board, Human Services Advisory Committee by two seats and the Library Board by one seat. The expansion allows for residents of the annexation area to participate. Applications are being accepted now for terms that [...]
THE HEATHMAN HOTEL IN KIRKLAND ADDS AMENITIES TO EVOLVE WITH THE NEEDS OF ITS BUSINESS TRAVELERS
STATE-OF-THE-ART TOUCH SCREEN KIOSK HELPS GUESTS WITH PLANNING NEEDS WHILE WIMAX MODEMS EQUIP THEM WITH OFFSITE INTERNET ACCESS Exceeding the demands of time-pressed business travelers, The Heathman Hotel in Kirkland has installed a state-of-the-art guest kiosk in its lobby and implemented WiMax high speed modems for guests’ offsite use. Outfitted with a Sony L All-In-One Touchscreen PC, an [...]
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