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Northup Connector Opens, Offering Direct Connection Between Eastrail and 520 Trail

Eastside officials and multimodal transportation advocates broke the ribbon Friday on a small but incredibly valuable new connection between the Eastrail and the State...

Liveable Kirkland Presents History of Exclusion Talk on December 2

Do you wonder how the Kirkland-of-today came to be? In 2017, Richard Rothstein’s riveting book, The Color of Law, documented how the continuing segregation of...
i-90 traffic under the Mercer Island lid at the HOV off-ramp to the island.

Mercer Island Debates Surveillance Cameras

Critics have raised concerns about a lack of privacy, data security, or demonstrated effectiveness in reducing crime. Mercer Island has a new initiative under consideration:...

Op-Ed: Amy Falcone Is the Councilmember Kirkland Needs

As progressive Kirklanders, we have been extremely impressed by Amy Falcone’s work on the Kirkland City Council during her first term, and we wholeheartedly...
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Metro Flex Microtransit Expands to Issaquah

King County Metro is expanding its on-demand microtransit service, Metro Flex, to serve the Issaquah area. The expanded service begins on October 16 as...
Incumbent candidate Kelli Curtis sitting on a wall with Lake Washington in the background.

Op-Ed: Kelli Curtis Is the Best Choice for Kirkland

We feel so blessed to call Kirkland home. Around the world, the country, and even in our state, we see communities struggle with intractable problems....

East Lake Sammamish Trail Bridges Redmond to Issaquah After Decades of Work

On Saturday, King County officials and Eastside leaders celebrated the completion of an 11-mile asphalt multiuse trail connecting Redmond with Issaquah, after construction wrapped...
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Bellevue Council Hopefuls Square Off at Forums on Safety, Environment, and Downtown

With ballots for the November general election set to go out in just two weeks, local voters will soon be tasked with selecting elected...