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Articles by Matt Phelps
The Kirkland Council extended an emergency six-month moratorium on BN-zoned properties in the city
Divided Kirkland City Council recommends zoning change for...
By Matt Phelps • May 16, 2012 2:56 pm

Kirkland City Council members were deeply divided Tuesday evening. In a 4-3 vote, the council recommended to the Planning Commission that a hotly contested Business Neighborhood (BN) zoned property on Lake Street South be changed from a Residential Market designation to Neighborhood Center.

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Kirkland Police Department
Police searching for suspect who robbed Juanita Subway...
By Matt Phelps • May 15, 2012 3:32 pm

The Juanita neighborhood Subway was robbed early Tuesday morning according to Kirkland police.

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Juanita athletes dominate KingCo track and field meet
Juanita athletes dominate KingCo track and field meet
By Matt Phelps • May 15, 2012 3:01 pm

Kirkland high school girls athletes took nine first-place finishes out of the 16 events during the 3A KingCo championship meet held last week at Juanita High School, while the Kang and Rebel boys scored three individual first-place finishes.

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Brew Fest patrons enjoy some beer during the Washington Brewers Festival last year at Saint Edward State Park. This year
Brewers Fest moving from Saint Edward State Park...
By Matt Phelps • May 14, 2012 9:28 pm

But for others, the Washington Brewers Festival has become a Father’s Day tradition.

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Former Seattle Mariner Dave Valle signs autographs during Kirkland National Little Leagues’ (KNLL) annual FanFest on Saturday at Big Finn Hill Park.
Former Mariner Dave Valle visits Kirkland’s Finn Hill...
By Matt Phelps • May 14, 2012 4:40 pm

Former Seattle Mariner Dave Valle spent 12 years behind home plate in Major League Baseball. But some of his fondest memories of the game come from his first home growing up in Bayside, N.Y.

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Firefighters from Kirkland
Firefighters battle large house fire in Kirkland’s Juanita...
By Matt Phelps • May 14, 2012 2:43 pm

Fire engines from Kirkland, Redmond, Northshore and Bothell are responding to a large house fire in the Juanita neighborhood.

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Rebel softball takes KingCo tournament title, Kangs qualify for districts
Rebel softball takes KingCo tournament title, Kangs qualify...
By Matt Phelps • May 14, 2012 1:01 pm

The Juanita High School softball team won the KingCo tournament title Friday by beating cross-town rival Lake Washington 9-1.

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Kang baseball team loses to Mount Si, then Liberty to end season
Kang baseball team loses to Mount Si, then...
By Matt Phelps • May 14, 2012 12:40 pm

The Lake Washington baseball team battled its way to the KingCo title game last week, but came up just short of the championship, losing to Mount Si 3-2 on Friday.

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Kirkland resident Hadley Burns (right) shares some Oak Hills Farms Hawaiian Shave Ice with her sister
Eclectic mix of vendors open Juanita Friday Market...
By Matt Phelps • May 11, 2012 7:59 pm

Frogs, crepes and soap have very few things in common – until now.

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Two Juanita seniors take individual field-event KingCo titles
Two Juanita seniors take individual field-event KingCo titles
By Matt Phelps • May 10, 2012 4:42 pm

The Juanita and Lake Washington track and field teams competed at Juanita High School during the KingCo 3A championship meet Wednesday. The Juanita girls finished the day in third place with a team score of 29.33 points.

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Seattle University students Jason Huyhn and Evan Niimoto
Competition puts potential cross Kirkland trail’s safety in...
By Matt Phelps • May 10, 2012 10:07 am

The City of Kirkland finalized the purchase of the old Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail line through the city on April 13 for $5 million. But what now for the 5.75 mile stretch?

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Kirkland Police Department
Kirkland man and woman arrested after punching, kicking...
By Matt Phelps • May 9, 2012 7:08 pm

Between May 1-7, the Kirkland Police Department reported 414 traffic violations (three DUIs), 44 alarm calls, 21 car accidents, 22 noise complaints, 12 thefts, 19 car prowls,

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Martin Namazi (right)
Kirkland boat owners, lakefront residents speak out on...
By Matt Phelps • May 8, 2012 6:33 pm

Patrolling Lake Washington is a big job – 33.8 square miles big.

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Juanita boys soccer earns huge comeback win against Mount Si to advance in KingCo tourney
Juanita boys soccer earns huge comeback win against...
By Matt Phelps • May 8, 2012 11:31 am

The Juanita High School boys soccer team defeated Mount Si Monday 3-2, during the first round of the KingCo tournament at Mount Si High School despite falling behind 2-0.

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Solomon Metalwala hugs a friend Sunday night at Heritage Park in Kirkland
More than 60 attend vigil for Sky Metalwala...
By Matt Phelps • May 7, 2012 1:04 am

Over 60 people attended a vigil for missing two-year-old Sky Metalwala Sunday night at Heritage Park in Kirkland.

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A Kirkland police officer stands guard at the intersection of N.E. 134th Street and 90th Ave. N.E. due to an accident on the busy thoroughfare.
Driver suffers head injury, main thoroughfare blocked for...
By Matt Phelps • May 4, 2012 7:40 pm

Kirkland police have closed N.E. 131st Way between 94th Ave. and 90th Ave. due to a motor vehicle accident investigation on Friday.

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The FBI has released this photo of a man that robbed a Key Bank in Kirkland. Police believe the man could be linked to six other bank robberies in the area
FBI releases photo of man that robbed Key...
By Matt Phelps • May 3, 2012 4:27 pm

Kirkland police officers and the FBI responded to a report of a bank robbery at the Key Bank on Juanita Drive early Thursday morning in the Juanita neighborhood.

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Kirkland Police Department
Women, ages 99 and 94, cause disturbance at...
By Matt Phelps • May 2, 2012 5:22 pm

Between April 24-30, the Kirkland Police Department reported 608 traffic violations (six DUIs), 36 alarm calls, 18 car accidents, 20 noise complaints, 21 thefts, 21 car prowls, 10 domestic violence calls,

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Boomerang Kids Consignment owner Shannon Barnes talks with one of her consigning clients
Kirkland consignment store Boomerang brings back ‘cute kids’...
By Matt Phelps • May 2, 2012 5:16 pm

Anyone who has small kids knows that buying clothes can get pricey. Most kids can fit into a pair of pants or shoes about as long as it takes for the season to change. And if the genders are different, forget about hand-me-downs.

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Daren Compton
Only independent Eastside music store opens in Kirkland
By Matt Phelps • May 2, 2012 2:57 pm

Like many people Daren Compton remembers the first album that was purchased for him – when he was just 7 years old.

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