Life
Miss Kirkland Teen woos judges, wins ‘Miss Photogenic’
Sixteen-year-old Camilla Cyr had never thought of wearing a crown until she was approached last year in a…
News
Planning Commission favors large scale Park Place project
After a year and a half of public hearings and study sessions, plans to revitalize the Park Place…
Life
Tent City 4 returns to local parish
On a cold Sunday evening, Alvin Day and his service dog, Milo, walked the grounds of St. John…
News
Community sends off man to get surgery for facial tumors
The bulbous tumors that have amassed on 46-year-old James O’Neal’s face since birth will soon be removed.
Business
Kirkland, Evergreen Healthcare dedicate Totem Lake Transit Center
The public joined Evergreen Healthcare, transit and city officials in the lobby of the new DeYoung Pavilion Oct.…
News
Kirkland drummers set new Guinness World Record
More than 3,000 drummers banging their drum sets in sync in an attempt to set a world record.
News
Broken promises: 45th District campaign gets ‘put in the gutter’
Mud slinging, name calling, deceptive ads – it’s the nature of the campaign beast. But when a negative…
News
Local man recognized for historic efforts
Former President of the Kirkland Heritage Society, Bob Burke was recently recognized for his historic preservation efforts within…
Life
20/20 Plan to bring city’s art vision into focus
The vision for the arts in Kirkland just got clearer. About 40 community members, city leaders and artists…
News
Springer, Haistings address top issues facing 45th District
As the former Kirkland Mayor, Rep. Larry Springer has taken a pragmatic, fiscally conservative approach from the local…
Life
Survivors celebrate life after breast cancer
It was a windy day in June and Barbara Purdom struggled to hold down her feathery pink boa.
News
Library closure for renovation project postponed
Library patrons looking for story times, book groups, literacy programs or to check out a good read during…
News
Gregoire takes to the streets on the Eastside
Gov. Christine Gregoire had barely finished the last bite of her Big Mac when she stepped out of…
News
‘Heart and Soul’ of Kirkland Performance Center says goodbye
When Steve Lerian sat in the audience for the first time, it was a cathartic experience.
Opinion
A familiar voice | Editor Carrie Wood
I’m putting myself out on a limb here. Just like the Cougars have rivaled the Huskies (of which…
News
Kirkland Council approves delay of downtown development
Kirkland City Council approves ordinance that will affect most new downtown development.
Life
Walking the Cotton Hill Park Trail
Students have trudged along the muddy Cotton Hill Park Trail to get to Kirkland Junior High and Peter…
News
Flag thefts puzzle Kirkland church that welcomes gays and lesbians
The congregation at Kirkland's Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church overwhelmingly supported a move last month to welcome gay, lesbian,…