Kirkland Views is proud to be listed in Eastside Urban Pages as a neighborhood blog. A new publication called Eastside Urban Pages is being delivered to homes and mailboxes in Kirkland this week. The glossy ...

Kirkland Views has become a participating business in the Kirkland Green Business program. Kirkland Green Business incentive program has been created in partnership between the City of Kirkland, the Kirkland Chamber of Commerce, ...

At the December 2nd City Council meeting over twenty people signed up to speak to the Council on issues such as the Costco gas station PAR, Touchstone's Parkplace PAR and the South Kirkland Park and Ride. Both the Costco ...

This letter was sent out to friends in honor of Dick Beazell: So, our beloved Kirkland Icon, Mr. Dick Beazell has decided to give retirement one more try (they say 3rd time is the charm??) and he'll be rolling ...

The Argosy Christmas Ship Festival started the season with a concert for Kirkland locals huddled around a bonfire on the beach at Marina Park. The Seattle Girls' Choir - Cantamus entertained the crowds for twenty minutes before the flotilla sailed ...

The Kiwanis Club of Kirkland has their annual Christmas Tree Sale taking place now while supplies last (the word is they should be well-stocked through Dec. 23rd). The tree lot is located at 1010 Lake Street ...

    The Green Kirkland Partnership now includes a partnership between the Kirkland Highlands Neighborhood and the University of Washington Restoration Ecology Network ...

The Kirkland Chamber of Commerce has taken a stance in opposition to the planned "head tax", or "employee impact fee" on Kirkland businesses as recommended by the Kirkland City Council finance committee and city staff. The Chamber's position states, "The $100 ...

Start the holiday season right with the annual Christmas Tree Lighting at Marina Park. Then throughout the season enjoy holiday happenings that are affordable or free and full of good cheer. UPDATE: Photos from the Tree Lighting ...

The Downtown Kirkland Commercial Property Owners are extremely concerned about the potential changes the City is considering making to the downtown zoning code. For example, the change to increase the width of the sidewalks from 10' to 13' (12' minimum) will, in effect, substantially reduce the building envelope for ...

Kingsgate is a finalist in a contest about which not many people will be proud: Kingsgate is a likely home of the County's newest jail. The deal is not sealed as Kingsgate is one of only six sites ...

UPDATE: The slideshow presented at the Nov. 18th Public Hearing on the 2009-2010 Budget is available in PDF format. Download it here.   The City of Kirkland is facing extremely difficult budget choices ahead. Kirkland is in a ...

It's unanimous. The City Council, City Staff, the Developer and CiViK all let out a collective sigh of relief as the nine-month long ordeal ends with smiles and handshakes all around  ...

Dear Editor: The council is about to adopt a budget that includes higher fees and taxes to make up for their inability to balance the budget. [Editor's note: State law requires the City Council to balance its budget]  Not a ...

UPDATE: According to the Seattle Times, the new cost of a bridge has risen to $4.5 billion or more: "New cost estimates from the state Department of Transportation released today show the most likely price of a new Highway 520 bridge has increased to $4.5 billion, if an interchange ...

Improvements to include Library Services, Transit Operations, Sewer Capacity, Pedestrian and Vehicle Mobility   Kari Page, Neighborhood Services Coordinator for the City of Kirkland, sent this letter titled, "Downtown Kirkland is on ...

  At the November 13, 2008 meeting of the Kirkland Planning Commission, the majority voted to recommend to the City Council the approval of: Touchstone Parkplace Private Amendment Request (PAR) Costco Private Amendment Request (PAR) The first part of the meeting was a study session ...

The fog lifted from the lake just in time for the start of Hopelink's 8th Annual Turkey Trot in downtown Kirkland. Young, old, runners, walkers, strollers and LOTS of dogs all gathered at Marina Park to make ...