Massive student population growth and last year’s failed bond measures are playing a large role in the Lake Washington School District Board of Directors race that features two challengers from a district task force.
Mayors from across the Eastside helped welcome the incoming Leadership Eastside (LE) classes during a luncheon at Cascade Community College in Bothell on Sept. 11. During the luncheon, the mayors discussed both their respective cities as well as those of other neighboring communities while discussing possible ways to improve both with attendees.
After two years of tinkering, Redmond resident Hui Dai and Kirkland resident Alvin Loh have developed what they hope is the equivalent of match.com for small and medium-sized businesses.
The Lake Washington Schools Foundation (LWSF) celebrated its 10th anniversary by setting even loftier goals for funding educational programs within the school district in the next decade.
Property owners in the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) may see the amount they pay in property taxes increase under proposed legislation intended to shift funding for basic education costs away from local levies and back to state property taxes.
More than two years after Initiative 502 was passed legalizing recreational marijuana in Washington, Kirkland’s first marijuana retail store is set to open in the Totem Lake neighborhood.
After five years and following the completion of the largest capital campaign in the organization’s history, CEO Terry Pottmeyer is stepping down from Friends of Youth (FOY).
The International Ballet Theater (IBT), which features Redmond performers, is dedicating its upcoming performances of “The Nutcracker” at the Kirkland Performance Center (KPC) to two of the most influential men in the city’s history. One of them, former Kirkland mayor Bill Woods, will also be performing in the ballet in the role of the grandfather. The other man is Chuck Morgan, who died in 2009 at age 98. He was simply known as “Mr. Kirkland” and performed the role of the Godfather into his 90s.
An accident involving two Rose Hill Middle School (RHMS) students in Redmond on Wednesday near the school resulted in no serious injuries, according to the Lake Washington School District.
It seems too far fetched for even an episode of “Breaking Bad.”
A drug operation 300 hundred feet away from an elementary school. Underground bunkers for growing marijuana and later a shooting range. “Johns” crawling through side windows to solicit prostitutes. And former Seattle Sonics basketball player Robert Swift.
Jack Toland is looking to continue his ascension in the sport he loves. He will have that chance during the upcoming Kirkland Triathlon on Sunday.
At just 18 years old, his two and a half years competing in triathlons have paid off. Recently, The Overlake School student took first place for his age group (20 and under) at the 2014 ITU Sprint Triathlon World Championships held in Edmonton, Canada.
“It was really awesome,” he said of the race. “Everything sort of pulled together.”
On Thursday, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2995 for the greater Lake Washington area will assemble its 15,000th package, and on Friday will ship it overseas as part of its troop support program. The Lake Washington post serves Redmond and Kirkland.
Navy veteran Matt Isenhower (D-Redmond) and small-business owner Joel Hussey (R-Redmond) will be challenging Sen. Andy Hill (R-Redmond) and Rep. Roger Goodman (D-Kirkland), respectively, for their seats representing the 45th Legislative District.
