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Listen to the Januray 4, 2024 This Week In Kirkland Podcast to hear more about the tour!! Kirkland’s former Mayor and councilmember Penny Sweet, Deputy Mayor Jay Arnold, Interim Public Works Director Truc Dever, and the City’s solid waste team…
The pain was constant, excruciating, and came out of the blue. I woke up on a Sunday morning and felt like someone had jabbed an ice pick in my left shoulder blade. The pain radiated down my left arm ending…
While I’m a confirmed, lifelong subscriber to the glass is half-empty philosophy, I’m often awakened from my pessimistic melancholia when I observe people genuinely wanting to do the right thing when it comes to recycling, even if they’re making a…
For small businesses, there are lots of things to juggle to be successful. Local business Kirkland Bicycle knows that – but has also made doing their part for the environment a priority. For Bike Month, we sat down with Joe…
Is painting a room in your house or maybe your whole house on your “to do” list? A fresh coat of “Jungle Vine Green” or “Morning Hush White” can be a great pick-me-up for tired-looking walls, but did you know…
I know it’s not supposed to go in the trash, but where is it supposed to go? That’s a common phrase we hear about all sorts of different items – electronics, batteries, and CFL lightbulbs to name a few. The…
Show your Seahawks spirit at your game day party – go green with these party tips for setup, picking your drinks, and eco-friendly chow:
I’m Jenna Higgins, Recycling Programs Coordinator for the City of Kirkland. It’s a great gig – I get to work with residents and businesses on how to reduce waste and sort what they do have into the right spots. It’s…
Our society has done an outstanding job creating and perpetuating stereotypes: over-simplified assumptions and widely held beliefs about how a society, group, or thing might look or behave. So as not to offend, I’ll offer myself and my Scottish heritage…
So a couple of months ago I decided to buy a birthday present for myself. It’s one of those things that I had subconsciously coveted for literally decades but for some reason had never bought for myself or even considered…