Kirkland students advance to Destination ImagiNation finals

To Kirkland teams will advance to the Destination ImagiNation global finals competition at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville on May 22-25.  - Contributed
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To Kirkland teams will advance to the Destination ImagiNation global finals competition at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville on May 22-25.
The Ivy REALM, a Destination ImagiNation team of seven students from Kirkland Middle, Kamiakin Middle and International Community Schools scored first place for the structural

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3:36 PM May 20, 2013

Rally for the 4th of July!!

A note from our Kirkland 4th of July chairs----(I'm sending a check in from the Kirkland Blog right now... do it .. do it...)  Happy almost Summer Fine Folks of Kirkland!  It’s that time of the year again and Celebrate Kirkland! and the KDA are in the midst of our annual scramble to put on...

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Blogs 8:15 PM May 21, 2013 Kirkland Weblog, a Community Blog

Upcoming events to kick-off Kirkland city initiative to involve public with long-range planning

City of Kirkland leaders have launched an ambitious and inclusive public involvement campaign, “Kirkland 2035: Your Voice. Your Vision. Your Future.,”

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2:53 PM May 20, 2013

Weather Impacts of the Mount Saint Helens Eruption

Yesterday was the 33rd anniversary of the eruption of Mt. St. Helens, an event that devastated the mountain and surroundings and caused terrible problems on nearby rivers.But there is another story of the eruption and one far less known:  its impact on local weather. The eruption produced a huge volcanic dust cloud that was mainly...

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Blogs 8:54 AM May 19, 2013 Cliff Mass Weather Blog, a Community Blog

Biking Dry

Today is bike to work day and thus there is no better time to discuss how you can bike on most days without fear of getting wet....or at least very wet.Yes, even here in the Pacific Northwest a little meteorological knowledge and technology can help you avoid those raindrops and enjoy a very pleasant ride...

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Blogs 10:28 PM May 17, 2013 Cliff Mass Weather Blog, a Community Blog

Play-Well TEKnologies Grand Opening 5/18

Attention pint-sized future engineers--this place is for you!  I visited with the manager Brandon Jones yesterday, and he is super excited to be opening up Play-Well TEKnologies's first activity center in the state of Washington.  What is Play-Well, you ask?  It's a place for kids to learn engineering through play--with LEGO's!! Children 5-14 years old will learn about building...

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Blogs 12:09 PM May 17, 2013 Kirkland Weblog, a Community Blog

Plants that Don’t Love our Pets

How Does your Garden Grow? c Diane Rich 2013    The Rhododendron, a popular plant in the NW  is on the list of toxic plants. Like many people I love springtime and always look forward to gardening.  Through doing research about dog friendly plants I learned that in some cases the whole plant is toxic to...

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Blogs 10:43 AM May 16, 2013 Spokesdog's Canine Couch, a Community Blog

A New Chapter for U.S. Numerical Weather Prediction

Major news to report.The National Weather Service will be acquiring a radically more powerful computer system during the next year, one that could allow the U.S. to regain leadership in numerical weather prediction.  Used wisely, this new resource could result in substantial improvements in both global and regional weather predictions.Using 24 millions dollars from the...

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Blogs 11:35 AM May 15, 2013 Cliff Mass Weather Blog, a Community Blog

Top Dog Attack City Rankings

Postal Service Promotes National Dog Bite Prevention Week, May 19-25 WASHINGTON — As a prelude to National Dog Bite Prevention Week, the Postal Service released its dog attack city rankings today and urged pet owners to help reduce the incidence of dog bites to letter carriers.“If our letter carriers deem your loose dog to be...

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Blogs 11:24 AM May 15, 2013 Spokesdog's Canine Couch, a Community Blog

Knowledge Nuggets to Share…

I don't know much (go ahead, insert smart-ass comment here), but I will share these tidbits I know for now.  More later.  -Charlie's Burgers- CLOSED.  - Jake's "Life is Good" is closing- I heard Marty and Reagan are moving to Cali which makes me sad b/c they could quite possibly be the two nicest happy...

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Blogs 10:15 PM May 13, 2013 Kirkland Weblog, a Community Blog

Kirkland students make finalists in the 2013 Young Artist Awards, vote now

Two students from International Community School in Kirkland, Jay Grinols and Alexander Lu are among the top 11 finalists selected to compete in the Young Artist Awards 2013. Classical KING FM invites the entire Kirkland community to vote online at www.KING.org to support the rising musicians.

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11:07 AM May 13, 2013

Community Blogroll

  • Cliff Mass Weather Blog
    Cliff Mass is a UW professor of Atmospheric Sciences. He blogs about the local in the Pacific Northwest.
  • I Love Kirkland!
    Information about Kirkland, including resources, details, events, activities, parks and more.
  • Kirkland Weblog
    A blog about people, places and things in the Kirkland community.
  • Spokesdog's Canine Couch
    A journey about dogs and their people by Diane Rich
  • The Real Kirkland
    Ahead of the curve, fact-based blog with editorial style views on the current status and future of Kirkland, WA real estate. Written from the POV of an experienced Realtor working in the trenches of every day real estate in Kirkland.