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Articles by Carrie Rodriguez
Zemarai Anjaz serves up a cup of coffee at St. James Espresso in Kirkland. His 19-year-old son
Q&A | Kirkland coffee shop owner brews up...
By Carrie Rodriguez • April 20, 2010 10:10 pm

Zemarai Anjaz saw his friend’s somber face and shaking body and knew something was wrong.

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Kirkland woman drops rape lawsuit against magician David Copperfield
Kirkland woman drops rape lawsuit against magician David...
By Carrie Rodriguez • April 20, 2010 7:57 pm

A Kirkland woman who claimed magician David Copperfield raped her – and was later charged with soliciting a business man for sex at a Bellevue hotel – dropped her federal lawsuit against the world-famous illusionist Tuesday.

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Theo Alexander
New nonprofit keeps kids in sports
By Carrie Rodriguez • April 14, 2010 6:29 pm

Between juggling her job as a car saleswoman and raising her son, single mom Erin Alexander knows that it takes…

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Kirkland Kiwanis members unload three truck loads of donations for Eastside Baby Corner at Fox Cleaners recently. From left
Kirkland Kiwanis kicks off Eastside Baby Corner drive
By Carrie Rodriguez • April 6, 2010 3:40 pm

Kirkland Kiwanis is sponsoring a donation drive for Eastside Baby Corner through April.

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Near explosive apartment kitchen fire leaves family homeless
Near explosive apartment kitchen fire leaves family homeless
By Carrie Rodriguez • April 2, 2010 4:25 pm

A Kirkland family was left homeless after a severe kitchen fire damaged their apartment unit Thursday morning.

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Anita Maxwell stands next to a statue of her great uncle Frank Gilbert
Local woman finds family, Kirkland connections through genealogy
By Carrie Rodriguez • March 30, 2010 9:43 pm

Anita Maxwell’s ancestral journey began with a missing statue.

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Editor’s Note | Come visit us at our new digs in Totem Lake
Editor’s Note | Come visit us at our...
By Carrie Rodriguez • March 30, 2010 9:11 pm

The arrival of spring means new beginnings and with that, the Reporter will move to its new location this week.

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Three plead not guilty in home invasion of medical marijuana grower
Three plead not guilty in home invasion of...
By Carrie Rodriguez • March 30, 2010 6:46 pm

Three Bellevue men charged in connection with a home invasion robbery attempt of a Kirkland medical marijuana grower earlier this…

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Kirkland American Little League players of the Raptor's team take their hats off as they listen to the National Anthem during the opening ceremony for the 2010 season at Lee Johnson Field Saturday. Left to right
Hundreds gather for Kirkland American Little League parade,...
By Carrie Rodriguez • March 23, 2010 8:59 pm

Kirkland American Little League kicked off its 2010 season as dozens of teams paraded through downtown Kirkland Saturday.

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Carrie Wood | Insensitive headline?
Carrie Wood | Insensitive headline?
By Carrie Rodriguez • March 19, 2010 6:05 pm

Finn Hill resident Cami Keyes brought to my attention a headline in last week’s Reporter that offended her. The headline…

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Vote for the Best of Kirkland 2010
Vote for the Best of Kirkland 2010
By Carrie Rodriguez • March 19, 2010 6:02 pm

Is there a particular Kirkland dentist who really brought that sparkle to your teeth? How about a favorite jewelry store…

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Guest author Ben Mikaelsen signs a copy of his book for Rosa Parks 4th grader Michelle Yang (right) during a young author's event at Benjamin Franklin Elementary Saturday. Also pictured is Wilder Elementary 5th grader Chloe McDonell (left) and Rosa Parks 4th grader Julian Guthrie (center).
Nearly 300 elementary students across the district ‘Paws...
By Carrie Rodriguez • March 16, 2010 6:31 pm

Nearly 300 elementary students across the Lake Washington School District gathered at Benjamin Franklin Elementary for the “Paws to Read”…

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Carrie Wood | Participate in census count, coming soon
Carrie Wood | Participate in census count, coming...
By Carrie Rodriguez • March 9, 2010 9:31 pm

In the next week or so, each Kirkland residence should receive a census form in the mail. We urge you…

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Kirkland Police Department
Body found in Lake Washington identified as Kirkland...
By Carrie Rodriguez • March 1, 2010 11:34 pm

The King County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the body found in Lake Washington on Feb. 27 as 42-year-old Richard Allen…

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Alex Morris
Bullying incidents on the rise in Lake Washington...
By Carrie Rodriguez • February 23, 2010 5:20 pm

If a berry smoothie smeared across Alex Morris’s windshield wasn’t enough to infuriate him, the gobs of spit on the back of his car was.
Alex stopped his car in between two crosswalks in the parking lot at Lake Washington High School, where he is a junior. He watched in his rear view mirror as a group of students spit on the back of his car and laughed earlier this year.
The incident – led by one student in particular – was just one of many that Alex has had to endure almost daily since sixth grade, when “cliques” began to form, he says.

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Tent City 4 will return to Kirkland's Lake Washington United Methodist Church on April 24.
Tent City homeless encampment to return to Kirkland...
By Carrie Rodriguez • February 23, 2010 3:41 pm

The homeless encampment Tent City 4 will return to Kirkland’s Lake Washington United Methodist Church on April 24. Tent City,…

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Calabrisella Ristorante Italiano in Kirkland will present two shows on Sunday
Calabrisella presents more Opera and Musical Theatre
By Carrie Rodriguez • February 16, 2010 1:04 am

For Calabrisella Ristorante Italiano house piano player Robin Maiers, bringing performances to the Kirkland restaurant has been a labor of…

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Isabella Adney (left) and Sophie DeRie play a game where they pretend to be specific objects during a class at Studio East in Kirkland.
Kirkland’s Studio East to move into new Totem...
By Carrie Rodriguez • February 15, 2010 11:57 pm

Keeping up with the Eastside community’s growing demand for more arts programs, Studio East has found a new space to expand its creative legs.
The organization, which is currently housed in a 7,600 square foot building at 402 Sixth St. in Kirkland, is set to open the doors at its new expanded facility May 1.

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Bob Gassen in his studio
Local photographer part of family through good times...
By Carrie Rodriguez • February 9, 2010 9:25 pm

When Bob Gassen came around the corner holding up a camera, his children used to run from him. “Here comes…

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Bothell woman carjacked at gunpoint in Kingsgate Library parking lot
Bothell woman carjacked at gunpoint in Kingsgate Library...
By Carrie Rodriguez • January 28, 2010 9:06 pm

Police caught one of the men who carjacked a 38-year-old Bothell woman at gunpoint in the Kingsgate Library parking lot…

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