TechCity Bowl, a 32-lane bowling and restaurant complex in Kirkland, will celebrate its 50th anniversary July 25 through Aug. 8 with two weeks of events, including: give-aways; free bowling clinics for kids and seniors; free family bingo; a nostalgic ‘50s day with 50¢ bowling; and classic car show.
Six Kirkland businesses were last week named to King County’s list of the Best Workplace for Recycling in 2008. Google, Chameleon Technologies, Champagne’ Design, Eco Cartridge Store, Otak and Poggemeyer Design Group all made the list.
They can turn a metal door into a handsome mahogany portal or transform a terra cotta tiled floor into travertine marble.
In fact, they can make just about anything look like, well, anything else.
Practicing a trade commonly known as “faux finishing,” Todd and Susan Allemand are still busy sprucing up home furnishings around Kirkland and the Eastside despite declines in home values and a weakening real estate market.
Interested in helping the city work out its downtown parking problems?
Video game giant Nintendo became the latest high tech company to expand to Kirkland when it opened a new warehouse in Totem Lake last month.
A quick look at what’s up with businesses in and around Kirkland.
Kirkland-based retailer Celebrate Express Inc., which specializes in online sales of party supplies and costumes, has agreed to a preliminary deal to join Liberty Media Corp. of Englewood, Colo., for $31 million, the Associated Press reported last week.
In my last column, I posed the question “are you in business to make a living, or is this just a hobby?” In response to my point about the opportunities retail stores lose by keeping limited hours, I received several comments about how difficult it is for sole proprietors to be open as often as they’d like.
Reasons to Believe, an iconic downtown shop at 92 Kirkland Ave. that sells thousands of one-of-a-kind, handmade Santa figurines, will close at the end of July, owner Dennis Brown said last week.
Brown, who can often be seen from the storefront window sitting at his workbench crafting a Santa or a reindeer, cited a problem generating business as the reason for the closure.
The second Thursday evening of every month in Kirkland is best known for the Kirkland Art Walk. Recently, the downtown galleries, restaurants and local coffee shops have added jazz to this monthly scene. Last month, I decided to roam downtown to see for myself all the evening now has to offer.
Salon provides day of pampering to people adjusting to life after homelessness…Kirkland Chamber golf tournament set for Aug. 6.
The Green Car Company, a Kirkland car dealership specializing in electric and biodiesel cars and other environmentally friendly vehicles, is relocating to Bellevue.
The dealership plans to open its new location at 345 106th Ave. N.E. in Bellevue by the end of the week.
The second plan — or “Office Park” proposal — for Parkplace would not include a theater, sports club or hotel, according to the developer’s Web site at http://envisionkirklandparkplace.com/faqs. The current Parkplace includes both a movie theater and sports club.
The Howard/Mandville Gallery in downtown Kirkland is celebrating its 36th anniversary by featuring 36 of the gallery’s usual roster of artists, plus several special guests, throughout the month.
The Polyclinic, one of the largest multi-specialty clinics in the Puget Sound with 130 locations in the Seattle area, has added Meghann Mellon, a 1996 graduate of Juanita High School, to its staff.
Mellon, a dietitian, will help the clinic add nutritional services to its offering of health care specialties.
Agents and staff from Windermere Real Estate’s Kirkland Northeast office are volunteering their time next week as part of the 24th Annual Windermere Community Service Day on Friday, June 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
In my last column I focused on finding your “business hook.” But after moderating a panel of editors from the Kirkland Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal and the Seattle Times a few weeks ago, I realized that, while many small businesses might understand the concept of a strong story hook, they may struggle to actually pitch the story.
So here’s what I’ll do: Pitch to you, the reader, the story of one of my favorite local businesses.
Many downtown businesses will stay open until 8 p.m. on Thursday and Friday nights from now through Labor Day.
Now entering its second year, the Juanita Beach Friday Market will open for the first time in 2008 this Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. The market, located at Juanita Beach Park, goes through Oct. 10.
The Ashram yoga studio, which specializes in teaching hot yoga classes, celebrated its second anniversary earlier this month. The Ashram opened its doors on May 18, 2006, and has grown to offer more than 35 hot vinyasa and Bikram style classes per week. The studio marked the occasion May 18 by offering free classes to first-time clients, a raffle and a reception.
