The City of Kirkland Design Review Board will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. Dec. 13 in the Kirkland…
Assault: 8 p.m., 12800 block of N.E. 70th Place. A 38-year-old Kirkland man was arrested for domestic violence and interfering after he assaulted his daughter’s mother.
“Paka,” the Swahili word for “cat,” might be a strange name for a man from Kirkland, but it’s what the…
The holiday season is traditionally a time for giving. Apparently, someone thinks it is also the time for taking from the less fortunate as well.
Two Salvation Army donation buckets have been stolen from two separate Kirkland locations in the past month.
Kirkland resident Nellie Youngquist is a very private person and didn’t want a big fuss for her 105th Birthday on Nov. 25, which was on Thanksgiving Day this year.
King County Metro Transit is advising passengers of several fare changes starting in January 2011. Those changes will also apply to a number of transit pass products.
HealthSource of Kirkland is taking donations of money and various items for Tent City during the month of December. For a donation of $5 to Tent City, receive a free exam and x-rays ($210 value). Items needed include:
Kirkland Congregational Church celebrated its 130th anniversary on Nov. 21, during worship services. Recently installed Pastor Reverend Jason Boyd recounted for the congregation how, in those 130 years, the church
One of the most dangerous stretches of roads in King County is in the annexation neighborhood of Juanita. Next May, the King County Department of Transportation (KCDOT) plans to do construction in hopes of fixing the problem.
Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire has appointed Darrell S. Mitsunaga of Bellevue to a five-year term on the Lake Washington Technical College (LWTC) Board of Trustees.
King County Executive Dow Constantine has appointed Terry McLlarky to serve as a King County Housing Authority commissioner. McLlarky was unanimously approved on Oct. 4 by the Metropolitan King County Council. McLlarky replaces Commissioner Delores Brown, who died in February.
Last spring, Community School rebuilt their garden area, with the help of grant money they received from both Home Depot and Pepsi. This fall, students from grades 1-6 harvested a heap from their bountiful little beds.
The Master Builders Care Foundation’s 7th Annual Painting a Better Tomorrow event attracted 11 MBA member companies to paint Friends of Youth apartment interiors in Snohomish and King Counties.
Getting involved with the holiday YWCA Adopt-a-Family program is a fun way to involve your family in philanthropy, to build team spirit in your workplace or to get involved in your community.
Kirkland Kiwanis not only raised the banners, but is expanding in Kirkland’s annexation area. During October, Kiwanis International sponsored Key Clubs were the center of attention at three Kirkland high schools.
John and Jan Martinka of Kirkland recently donated the first piano to The Salvation Army Eastside for its new grants project “Ten Grands” Seattle.
The Adopt-a-Family Program at Youth Eastside Services (YES) provides welcome economic relief to YES families by bringing community members together to meet needs during the holidays and throughout the year. YES is currently seeking companies, community groups and individuals to sponsor a family or child from Eastside communities.
The following Washington State University students from Kirkland have earned undergraduate degrees for the summer 2010 semester: Brittney Jessica Brandt,
The Eastside Month of Concern for the Hungry, “Share What You Can,” campaign collected more than 60,000 pounds of food and $11,000 in cash donations during the month-long food drive.
Preparation for a snow storm is critical to a city’s response. But when that storm hits at rush hour that preparation can be put to an extreme test.
The City of Kirkland managed to keep all major thoroughfares open while 13 side streets had to be closed during the snowstorm last week that paralyzed most of the region.