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Articles by Carrie Rodriguez
Longtime Kirkland resident Brad Larrsen announced he will run for Kirkland City Council position No. 3.
Last-minute moves bring in more challengers for Council...
By Carrie Rodriguez • June 6, 2009 9:44 pm

All four Kirkland City Council positions have challengers, thanks to some last-minute moves Friday.

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Former Planning Commission member Matt Gregory announced his bid for Position 5 on the Kirkland City Council.
Longtime former Planning Commission member to run for...
By Carrie Rodriguez • June 5, 2009 5:04 pm

To help the City of Kirkland get “back on the train,” former Planning Commission member Matt Gregory is running for Council Position 5, currently held by Mayor Jim Lauinger.

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A Kirkland American Little League parent took this photo of Saturday's baseball game at Everest Park. The KALL Board did not prohibit Jodi Scheffler - a mom charged with assaulting a 12-year-old May 2 - from attending the game (she is pictured in this photo sitting on the bench
Parents outraged as Little League feud continues
By Carrie Rodriguez • June 2, 2009 8:49 pm

As Kirkland American Little League gears up for the upcoming end-of-season Tournament of Champions, outraged parents like Don Rohacek are pulling their kids from the game.

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EDITORIAL| Businesses piggy back on events
EDITORIAL| Businesses piggy back on events
By Carrie Rodriguez • May 28, 2009 5:58 pm

Founder of Barkz the Dog Stop LLC, Paula Heddle is doing quite the job rallying Kirklanders and getting us excited…

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A 42-year-old Renton man and multiple DUI offender was arrested May 22 after he led police on a high-speed car chase on I-405 in Kirkland. The chase ended when his BMW flipped over the median as he entered the N.E. 70 St. exit ramp.
Multiple DUI offender flips car after high-speed chase
By Carrie Rodriguez • May 26, 2009 8:20 pm

Washington State Patrol nabbed a multiple DUI offender Memorial Day weekend after a high-speed chase on southbound I-405 in Kirkland.

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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer (right) greets Ford Motor Company CEO Alan Mulally on the Microsoft campus Monday afternoon. Mulally handed the keys of a new SYNC-equipped Fusion Hybrid from Ford of Kirkland to Ballmer.
Ford of Kirkland running on all cylinders
By Carrie Rodriguez • May 26, 2009 7:18 pm

Mulally delivers Fusion to Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer from local dealership

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Ride for a cause: 7 Hills of Kirkland cyclists begin their trek up Market Street during the annual fundraiser Monday
Cyclists pedal hard for homelessness
By Carrie Rodriguez • May 26, 2009 5:05 pm

On a day set aside to remember men and women who died serving their country, 1,500 bicyclists on Memorial Day instead thought about a different population – the homeless.

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The Fourth of July celebration in Kirkland has brought together tens of thousands of people in past years.
Fireworks back on for Kirkland’s July Fourth; more...
By Carrie Rodriguez • May 22, 2009 7:10 pm

The brilliant Fourth of July fireworks show that has lit up Moss Bay for the past nine years is back on.

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UPDATE| Police find man’s body wrapped in plastic in motor home
UPDATE| Police find man’s body wrapped in plastic...
By Carrie Rodriguez • May 22, 2009 1:27 pm

Kirkland Police who found the body of retired Naval veteran 68-year-old David Creamer wrapped in plastic inside his motor home Thursday are treating the man’s death as suspicious.

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Longtime Councilwoman Mary-Alyce Burleigh will not seek a third term on the Kirkland City Council.
Burleigh won’t run again for Kirkland City Council
By Carrie Rodriguez • May 19, 2009 8:23 pm

Longtime Kirkland City Councilwoman Mary-Alyce Burleigh announced this week that she will not seek re-election to a third term.

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Juanita Elementary School Principal Paul Luczak and Amy Lofquist
Igniting inspiration: Lake Washington Schools Foundation raises $123,000...
By Carrie Rodriguez • May 18, 2009 3:39 pm

Fired by Donald Trump,

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Franz Bakery outlet store Manager Peg Tucker (left) and Katie Stewart
A bounty of bread: Franz Bakery open for...
By Carrie Rodriguez • May 11, 2009 10:50 pm

Franz Bakery celebrated its grand opening on Saturday. The store is located at 12644 N.E. 85th Street in Kirkland. For…

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A Kirkland mom was arrested Saturday
Mom arrested after Little League game goes foul
By Carrie Rodriguez • May 8, 2009 2:11 pm

A Kirkland mom was arrested for the alleged assault of a 12-year-old Little League player after a baseball game at Everest Park ball field Saturday, May 2.

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Artist Christine Sharp
A splash of color for Mother’s Day
By Carrie Rodriguez • May 4, 2009 8:38 pm

Shuffling around CNN’s Northwest News Desk, director Christine Sharp thrived off the adrenaline rush from covering all the breaking news – the Clinton/Lewinsky scandal, Simpson and the Unabomber.

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Seven-year-old Phoebe Mangouras (right) and sister
Downtown Kirkland gets a Clean Sweep
By Carrie Rodriguez • May 2, 2009 2:27 pm

Family, neighbors and city leaders dispersed onto the streets of downtown Kirkland with rakes and brooms and gave the city a spring cleaning During the Downtown Kirkland Clean Sweep event, dozens of volunteers, including City Manager Dave Ramsay, spruced up the streets, pulled weeds and got the downtown area ready for a busy summer season.

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Simplicity Decor store owner A Liengboonlertchai presents Hopelink Business and Foundations Relations Manager Sandy Clark
Small business Simplicity Décor gives big
By Carrie Rodriguez • April 30, 2009 1:20 pm

At a time when the giving hand may be tight-fisted and nonprofit organizations are struggling, one small business owner on Park Lane has taken a big stand.

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Standing atop a platform
Rotarians put ‘Service Above Self’ in Kirkland community
By Carrie Rodriguez • April 25, 2009 9:48 pm

Rotary Club of Kirkland Downtown and Bellevue Sunrise Rotary volunteers were off to an early start this morning as they began work on two unrelated service projects in Kirkland.

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Roof workers of an unknown roofing company look on as fire units from Kirkland
Torch causes Carillon Point roof fire
By Carrie Rodriguez • April 25, 2009 12:18 am

Roof workers using a torch to loosen tar caused a piece of wood to catch fire on the rooftop of One Carillon Point condominiums earlier today.

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Park Place Kit’s Cameras to close
Park Place Kit’s Cameras to close
By Carrie Rodriguez • April 24, 2009 9:23 pm

Kits Cameras located at 336 Park Place in Kirkland will close its doors by the end of May, a

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EDITORIAL | How to get there
EDITORIAL | How to get there
By Carrie Rodriguez • April 23, 2009 4:24 pm

A decision will usually only go one way or the other. But even more important than reaching a destination is how we reach it.

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