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This artist’s rendering shows what the Lake Street Place project will look like when built in downtown Kirkland.

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Kirkland group goes informal after Lake Street Place SEPA determination

Kirkland city officials recently released documents outlining several mitigated measures developers of the Lake Street Place project will…

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.

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New discussion group in Kirkland takes on Great Ideas

While most coffee shops are alive in the mornings as workers rush to grab their caffeine fix, some…

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.

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Potala Village developers to begin site cleanup in Kirkland

After several years of controversy, city-imposed moratoria and legal battles, the developers of the Potala Village project are…

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Man arrested for stealing alcohol, police find heroin | Kirkland Police Blotter

The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up…

Debris from the aftermath of the Oso mudslide that occurred on March 22.

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Kirkland community comes together to help Oso mudslide victims

Touched by the devastation and travesty of the recent Oso mudslide, Kirkland residents and businesses are searching for…

The 37th annual Kirkland Summer Concert series will begin in July if organizers can attain full funding by May 1.

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Kirkland Summer Concert Series short $15,000, needs more sponsors

After nearly 40 years of providing the Kirkland community with free summer concerts, Kirkland Summer Concert Series organizers…

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Kirkland fraud reports spike, majority related to Seattle Archdiocese tax scam

Within the last month, the Kirkland Police Department has received more than 100 fraud reports from Kirkland residents…

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Kirkland woman charged with abusing then-2-year-old foster child

A Kirkland woman was recently charged with second-degree assault of a child after she was arrested for allegedly…

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Teen arrested for stabbing father in back | Kirkland Police Blotter

The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up…

The Kirkland City Council meeting was packed full of residents during a hearing about Marijuana retail regulations in the city. Those opposed to retail on Market Street wore yellow scarves in solidarity.

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Kirkland imposes new temporary marijuana zoning regulations

The Kirkland City Council unanimously passed an ordinance on Tuesday that replaces the marijuana interim zoning regulations that…

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Homeless man arrested for trespassing Juanita Pub | Kirkland Police Blotter

The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up…

John Bagge and Gov. Jay Inslee in Olympia as Inslee signs House Bill 2680 into Washington law on March 17.

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Local legislators help Kirkland catering business, gets bill passed to law in bipartisan effort

In the past, John Bagge, president of Twelve Baskets Catering in Kirkland, has lost a $40,000 catering event…

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Kirkland caregiver charged in felony hit-and-run

A Lynnwood man and Kirkland area caregiver was recently charged in a hit-and-run that left one Kenmore woman…

Tree climbers using the rope system Katie Oakley's Tree Time LLC employs.

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Kirkland native launches tree climbing business

Katie Oakley estimates she’s climbed about a couple hundred trees in her life. And now, the 24-year-old has…

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Man arrested for letting 5-year-old son drive through downtown during rush hour | Kirkland Police Blotter

The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up…

Kirkland resident Mike Lucero quit his job at Microsoft to follow his musical passions.

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Kirkland man leaves Microsoft to follow passion in music, entertainment

Kirkland resident Mike Lucero, 49, found himself talking to a career coach last October after 15 successful years…

Todd Jones stands at the new location of Todd's Crab Cracker near a boat that will become a table when the store opens. Regulars of the Crab Cracker may recognize the boat

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Kirkland Crab Cracker moves to Parkplace Center, changes name | Slideshow

Restaurant owner Todd Jones gets about 50 calls a day from people asking when the Crab Cracker will…

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Montana man pleads guilty to 1996 murder of Kirkland woman

A Victor, Mont. man pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter for the 1996 killing of a Kirkland mother.

The current Parkplace building in downtown Kirkland.

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Prudential partners with Talon on Kirkland Parkplace project

Executives with Prudential Real Estate Investors have partnered with Talon Private Capital, a local real estate investment firm,…

A woman views one part of the Cross Kirkland Corridor draft master plan before the community forum and presentation on Feb. 27. The city of Kirkland will hold another community forum on April 26.

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Community provides input on Cross Kirkland Corridor draft master plan

A tall tower, amphitheater, canopy walk and canyon. An “underworld skate and play,” rain gardens, pickle ball court…