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Applications Now Open for Rental Risk Assistance Fund Program

Published on February 15, 2023

The City of Kirkland is now accepting applications from residential landlords with eligible tenants for its Rental Risk Assistance Fund Program. The program is intended to help those facing barriers to stable housing and will provide grants of up to $1,200 directly to landlords to mitigate risk of tenant default.

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Kirkland’s “Stay & Play” Launches This Week, Runs Through February 28

Published on November 23, 2022

KIRKLAND, Wash. – The City of Kirkland is bringing back its community currency program, “Kirkland Ca$h,” for the holiday season. Kirkland Ca$h is a dollar-for-dollar certificate program aimed at promoting tourism and supporting the local economy by providing an incentive for visitors to stay and play in Kirkland while assisting locally owned businesses.

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Kirkland Ranked Third Best Place to Live in the U.S. by Money Magazine

Published on October 04, 2022

Money Magazine named Kirkland third on its 50 Best Places to Live in the U.S. 2022 list. The annual list ranks cities across the nation based on criteria looking at economic activity, quality of life, diversity, and where the best futures lie.

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City Grants More Than $500K to Small Businesses

Published on August 04, 2022

Dozens of small businesses in Kirkland received in total more than half-a-million dollars in financial relief to help in their pandemic recovery efforts thanks to federal funds allocated by the City through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

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Kirkland Ca$h Program a Success for Local Hotels and Small Businesses

Published on July 14, 2022

The first Kirkland Ca$h program ended June 30 and supported local hotels and businesses with nearly 700 Kirkland Ca$h certificates generated from hotel stays from April through June 2022. This added up to more than $17,000 in community currency certificates issued to benefit local businesses.

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Kirkland City Council Adopts Plan for NE 85th Street Station Area

Published on June 30, 2022

At a special meeting on June 28, 2022, the Kirkland City Council adopted a plan for the NE 85th Street Station Area. The adoption of the plan paves the way for a walkable, equitable, sustainable, and complete transit-oriented neighborhood that will provide affordable housing, park amenities, high tech and family wage jobs, commercial and retail services, and opportunities for new school capacity.

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Apply for 2023 Kirkland Tourism Funding by August 8

Published on June 20, 2022

The Kirkland Tourism Development Committee (TDC) announced the launch of the 2023 Explore Kirkland tourism grant application process, open now through Monday, August 8.

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“Evenings on Park Lane” Return This Week

Published on May 25, 2022

The City of Kirkland announces the return of “Evenings on Park Lane,” starting on Thursday, May 26 and running through October 2, 2022. Evenings on Park Lane expand outdoor capacity for businesses and increase foot traffic in the downtown core by closing the west end of Park Lane to vehicles nightly from 6 to 11 p.m.

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Congrats to City Graduates of Women’s Leadership Academy

Published on May 20, 2022

Congratulations to two of our own from Kirkland’s Planning and Building Department - Prins Cowin, Administrative Supervisor, and Xiaoning Jiang, Resilience and Technology Officer! They were among 36 graduates of the Northwest Women’s Leadership Academy (NWWLA) this year, chosen for the program for their incredible accomplishments and commitment to public service.

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Kirkland Voted Best City in the 425 in 2022

Published on May 05, 2022

Kirkland has been voted Best City of 425! This recognition is part of 425 Magazine’s annual poll of online readers that yielded over 30,000 votes from across the region. This is the sixth time that Kirkland has been voted the best city in the 12 years that the magazine has been running the annual contest.

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News & Info

Applications Now Open for Rental Risk Assistance Fund Program

Kirkland’s “Stay & Play” Launches This Week, Runs Through February 28

Kirkland Ranked Third Best Place to Live in the U.S. by Money Magazine

City Grants More Than $500K to Small Businesses

Kirkland Ca$h Program a Success for Local Hotels and Small Businesses

Kirkland City Council Adopts Plan for NE 85th Street Station Area

Apply for 2023 Kirkland Tourism Funding by August 8

“Evenings on Park Lane” Return This Week

Congrats to City Graduates of Women’s Leadership Academy

Kirkland Voted Best City in the 425 in 2022

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