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 ...

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 ...

  Molly Michner, right, was caught sneaking around Kirkland Parkplace trying to find any discarded pumpkin seeds from the 600 pound behemoth parked between Mark's Hallmark and Weldon Barber. If everything goes as planned, Molly will ...

  [gallery] The Kirkland Wednesday Market celebrated the end of the season with a "Howl-O-Ween Dog Costume Fashion Show" which featured dogs of all shapes and sizes dressed up for Halloween. By popular demand, there was an encore appearance of the MaxMobile. The ...

[gallery] The rain subsided just in time for the estimated 1600 triathletes who stormed the beaches of Houghton. After swimming 1/2 mile in Lake Washington, mounting their bikes to pedal 12 miles through Kirkland and then running the final 3 ...

Taking place in 14 cities nationwide, the Breast Cancer 3-Day is a series of three day, 60-mile walks that raise millions of dollars for breast cancer research, education, and community outreach programs. Participants travel an average of 20 miles a day during each event...

Peter Kirk Park was awash with swimmers and their families, dogs, tents, coolers, and anything else they could bring for the Craze Swim League Championship Meet held at Peter Kirk Pool. The crowds were enormous for the "micro-olympic" event for swimming kids of all ages including the Kirkland Orcas Swim ...

At the other end of the 24-hour hotline are the nice people who scrub away all of what some communities call "art" from the face of our fair city. Fortunately, we in Kirkland have this hotrod speeding to the scene as soon as they get the call. Behold Kirkland's own ...

Moving Day Nettleton Mansion/Green's Funeral Home — Originally 400 State St. (Today it looks more like it is located at 500 State St, but it is on wheels so no telling how long until it moseys on down the road.) Originally built in 1914 for Clark Nettleton, then-publisher of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

Sarah Andeen sent in this Kirkland Snapshot from the crosswalk on Central Way at 1st Street. Sarah also brought to our attention an open house the Kirkland Transportation Commission is hosting regarding proposed sidewalk and bicycle lane projects (see below). Thanks for the information Sarah!

  Puddle Jumpers Bronze by Glenna Goodacre Location: 25 Lakeshore Plaza Drive (Marina Park). Purchased by Kirkland citizens, 2001. This photo of "Puddle Jumpers" was sent in and described as, "heated with ...