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Permanent homeless shelter could be coming to the Eastside in 2019 | Video

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Permanent homeless shelter could be coming to the Eastside in 2019 | Video

Several faith-based organizations, in partner with local agencies and municipalities, are working to create a permanent homeless shelter…

Sensei Claire Sullivan, center, poses for a photo with, from left to right, Master Diaz (5th degree black belt), Master Thomas (5th degree black belt), Master Prosch (7th degree black belt), Shihan Ley (8th degree black belt), Master Ezlinger (7th degree black belt), Master Ducati (5th degree black belt) and Master Brookman (6th degree black belt) during the Z-Ultimate Self Defense Studios tournament in Everett in September. Courtesy of Z-Ultimate Self Defense Studios Kirkland

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Spirit of a tiger | 73-year-old earns honorary black belt

Claire Sullivan, of Enumclaw, has the spirit of a tiger.

CERT class teaches basic preparedness techniques

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CERT class teaches basic preparedness techniques

On Sept. 20, Kirkland’s Community Emergency Response Team began a nine-week disaster training course that instructs about 35…

Village at Totem Lake update: Nordstrom Rack, Trader Joe’s moving in late October

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Village at Totem Lake update: Nordstrom Rack, Trader Joe’s moving in late October

The Village at Totem Lake is taking shape, with the first retail businesses scheduled to open in the…

From left, Michell Darnell, Patty Kuderer, Indian Association moderator, Jinyoung Lee Englund, and Manka Dhingra at the Eastside Candidates Forum on Thursday. Raechel Dawson/staff photo

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Eastside senatorial candidates sound off on fully funding education

Cutting corporate tax loopholes, exercising fiscal discipline, creating a public infrastructure bank and providing more choice schools were…

Kirkland Art Center’s Cirque du Surreal celebrates the imagination this October | The Eastside Scene

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Kirkland Art Center’s Cirque du Surreal celebrates the imagination this October | The Eastside Scene

Artist Salvador Dali’s melting clocks, a ring master at a circus, and flapper girls from the 1920s.

City explores possible zoning change for unrelated occupants in single-family zones

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City explores possible zoning change for unrelated occupants in single-family zones

By Kailan Manandic

Youth Institute program teaches students valuable technical skills, instills confidence

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Youth Institute program teaches students valuable technical skills, instills confidence

Eastside students ages 14-17 have the opportunity to learn relative technical skills while creating their own video and…

A stock lunch photo. Sound Publishing file photo

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School lunch data raises questions of equity on the Eastside

The free and reduced lunches program offered by school districts is often used as a way to approximate…

Helping local ‘heroes’ find a home on the Eastside

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Helping local ‘heroes’ find a home on the Eastside

Stacey Porter, 34, teaches music and technology in Kirkland.

Marijuana plants seen from above. Sound Publishing file photo

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Will Washingtonians be able to grow their own weed?

When Initiative 502, which legalized a recreational market for marijuana, was approved by voters in 2012, it did…

Dr. Gary Kuleck, provost of Oregon Institute of Technology, Kathy Kinloch, president of British Columbia Institute of Technology, and Dr. Amy Morrison Goings, president of Lake Washington Institute of Technology signed the memorandum of understanding Sept. 12. Courtesy of LWTech

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LWTech joins forces with Pacific Northwest institutes of technology to provide industry aligned talent for the Cascadia Corridor

Lake Washington Institute of Technology joined forces with two other institutes of technology this month to collaborate in…

Kirkland motorcyclist dies in SR 599 accident

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Kirkland motorcyclist dies in SR 599 accident

A Kirkland man was pronounced dead after being thrown from his motorcycle after hitting a guardrail and getting…

Kirkland’s Hostetter recognized as top volunteer by ACS CAN

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Kirkland’s Hostetter recognized as top volunteer by ACS CAN

Eunice Hostetter was diagnosed with stage-two breast cancer in 2003 and in the almost decade and a half…

Carillon Chamber Choir welcomes young singers

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Carillon Chamber Choir welcomes young singers

As young people trickle into practice for the Carillon Chamber Choir, director Jim Peterson hands out music for…

State Senate candidates Manka Dhingra, left, and Jinyoung Lee Englund, center, at Monday’s League of Women Voters debate in Redmond. Aaron Kunkler/Redmond Reporter

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State Legislature candidates square off at debate in Redmond

Candidates from the 45th and 48th Washington state legislative districts met one recent Monday evening for a debate…

Attendees participate in a group discussion activity during a recent forum put on by First District Democrats focused on the school-to-prison pipeline. Samantha Pak, Bothell/Kenmore Reporter

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Courts, schools, other agencies address school-to-prison pipeline

As the trend for students to come into contact with the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems continues…

Signs on southbound Interstate 405 give information on the tolls for using express lanes Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, in Bothell, Wash. Gov. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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After a 2-year trial, are I-405’s toll lanes here to stay?

Lawmakers will decide whether to keep them or end the experiment and try something else.

Russian hackers targeted Washington election systems, Homeland Security confirms

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Russian hackers targeted Washington election systems, Homeland Security confirms

Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman said when her office discovered suspicious IP addresses last year, they had…

Eastside mayors talk challenges at the local, regional level

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Eastside mayors talk challenges at the local, regional level

Some might think traffic would be the focal point in a discussion about challenges facing Eastside communities —…