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Articles by Raechel Dawson
The city of Kirkland received its first marijuana processing license application on April 18.
Kirkland’s marijuana retail applicants cut in recent lottery...
By Raechel Dawson • May 6, 2014 2:23 pm

The Washington State Liquor Control Board recently trimmed the 30-plus marijuana retail license applicants for Kirkland to 11 in a lottery held at the end of April.

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Kirkland Police Department
Kirkland man, woman celebrate Easter with drugs, alcohol...
By Raechel Dawson • April 30, 2014 8:23 pm

The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers.

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MomsRising CEO/Executive Director Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner speaks at the Equal Pay forum hosted in the Peter Kirk Room of Kirkland City Hall. Marilyn Watkins
Elected officials participate in Women’s Equal Pay forum...
By Raechel Dawson • April 30, 2014 11:01 am

Adriana Hutchings spent her college years at Western Washington University like many college students – studying, working part-time, and fairly broke.

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Jeremy Eubanks
FlyCaster Brewing to be first brewery in Kirkland...
By Raechel Dawson • April 29, 2014 6:39 pm

Bonefish Blonde, Hopper Pale Ale, Yakima River Red and Rocky Ford IPA.

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From left
Kirkland Housing Dialogue sparks discussion on job, housing...
By Raechel Dawson • April 28, 2014 6:45 pm

Council members Penny Sweet, Jay Arnold, Dave Asher and Rep. Larry Springer were among the 60 who attended the first Kirkland Housing Dialogue meeting on an early Tuesday morning.

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Dakota Wolf is handcuffed after being sentenced 20 years for killing Scarlett Paxton.
Former soldier sentenced to 20 years in Paxton,...
By Raechel Dawson • April 25, 2014 6:52 pm

A former Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier was sentenced to 244 months today for fatally stabbing a Kirkland woman back in 2011.

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Kirkland Police Department
10-year-old boy threatens to break mother’s neck |...
By Raechel Dawson • April 25, 2014 2:29 pm

The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter police blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 1,000 per week.

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Superintendent Dr. Traci Pierce speaks at the Lake Washington School District's 9th annual Legacy for Learning luncheon at Juanita High School.
Lake Washington Schools Foundation luncheon surpasses fundraising goal...
By Raechel Dawson • April 24, 2014 7:05 pm

It was another record year for the 9th annual Lake Washington Schools Foundation’s Legacy for Learning luncheon, which generated $237,023 — the highest amount yet.

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Kirkland firefighters responded to a garage fire in the North Juanita neighborhood Sunday night.
Second garage fire in one week strikes Kirkland...
By Raechel Dawson • April 21, 2014 6:19 pm

Kirkland firefighters responded to the second Kirkland garage fire in four days Sunday night.

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State Senator Andy Hill
Friends of Youth celebrates new homes in Kirkland...
By Raechel Dawson • April 21, 2014 4:57 pm

As First Lady Trudi Inslee addressed the crowd at a Friends of Youth event, she called on legislators, who were also present, to get more organizations like Friend of Youth implemented statewide.

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Former Kirkland mayor Joan McBride
Rep. Cyrus Habib, former Kirkland mayor Joan McBride...
By Raechel Dawson • April 21, 2014 2:57 pm

Rep. Cyrus Habib with the 48th Legislative District and former Kirkland mayor Joan McBride have switched which legislative positions for the 2014 Washington state election.

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Kirkland Police Department
Police investigate possible prostitution group | Kirkland Police...
By Raechel Dawson • April 18, 2014 12:34 pm

The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter police blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 1,000 per week.

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Kirkland firefighters responded to a garage fire in the North Rose Hill neighborhood on the evening of April 16.
Car totaled in Kirkland garage fire
By Raechel Dawson • April 17, 2014 7:21 pm

Kirkland firefighters quickly responded to a one-story house fire last evening that left car and garage charred.

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Kirkland children hunt for Easter eggs in years past.
Eggciting Kirkland Easter events of 2014
By Raechel Dawson • April 17, 2014 12:51 pm

Whether families celebrate Easter with Jesus or simply enjoy Easter bunny photos and a good egg hunt, there are plenty of ways to celebrate this spring holiday in Kirkland. Kirklanders only need now wish for sun. Here are just a few of the events taking place this weekend.

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Left
City cuts 70 feet off tree, Kirkland residents...
By Raechel Dawson • April 16, 2014 3:08 pm

A large cottonwood in the middle of the Kirkland Highlands neighborhood was hacked by 70 feet on Tuesday. Now standing 20-feet-tall, one Kirkland resident is extremely frustrated the tree, estimated to be 60-80 years old, had to be pruned down in the first place.

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Clifford Everell Reed gives a prepared statement to the court during his sentencing hearing for the murder of Sandi Rae Johnson
Montana man sentenced to 41 months for 1996...
By Raechel Dawson • April 11, 2014 8:37 pm

A Montana man was sentenced to 41 months in the murder of a Kirkland mother at King County Superior Court this afternoon.

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Kirkland Police Department
Man arrested for possession of meth at transit...
By Raechel Dawson • April 11, 2014 12:29 pm

The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter police blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 1,000 per week.

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This artist’s rendering shows what the Lake Street Place project will look like when built in downtown Kirkland.
Kirkland group goes informal after Lake Street Place...
By Raechel Dawson • April 10, 2014 12:56 pm

Kirkland city officials recently released documents outlining several mitigated measures developers of the Lake Street Place project will need to undergo as they construct the five-story office, retail and parking structure in the middle of downtown Kirkland.

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Great Ideas discussion group organizer Margit Moore speaks with fellow member Jeff Wheeler. Great Ideas is a group centered around conversation and meets monthly at the Kirkland St. James Espresso. Topics range from love and courage to science and religion.
New discussion group in Kirkland takes on Great...
By Raechel Dawson • April 9, 2014 11:55 am

While most coffee shops are alive in the mornings as workers rush to grab their caffeine fix, some may argue St. James Espresso in Kirkland is truly vibrant in the evening – at least once a month, that is.

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A rendering of the Potala Village project on Lake Washington Boulevard. The entrance has since been moved to the center as opposed to the south where it's currently depicted.
Potala Village developers to begin site cleanup in...
By Raechel Dawson • April 7, 2014 1:07 pm

After several years of controversy, city-imposed moratoria and legal battles, the developers of the Potala Village project are making headway on their proposed 88 unit apartment complex on Lake Washington Boulevard.

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