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Schools |
| | Seattle Times School Guide - The Seattle Times does an annual comprehensive look at Seattle-area schools, featuring profiles and statistical comparisons for 693 public and private schools. Will open in a new window.
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School Information - free school profiles
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| | School Digger -
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| | State Dept. of Education - School reports, statistics, and demographics from the state's Dept. of Education
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| | Lake Washington School District - Official district website. This district serves Juanita, Kirkland, Redmond, and Sammamish communities.
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| | Bellevue School District - Official district website. This district serves the Bellevue area.
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| | Northshore School District - Official district site. Northshore serves the areas of Bothell, Woodinville, Kenmore,
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| | Issaquah School District - This district serves the greater Issaquah area.
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| | Renton School District - Official district website; this district covers the greater Renton area.
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| | School Closures - A great link for emergency school closures. You can even sign up for email or pager alerts.
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City & County Links |
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Community Information |
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Community Information - Free community profiles, including statistics on crime rates, population and income levels by city, zip code, or school district
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| | Washington State Sex Offender Information - The information presented on this web site should not be used in any manner to injure, harass, or commit a criminal act against any individual named in the registry, or residing at the reported address.
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| | Kirkland Chamber of Commerce - Research local area information, stats, and events
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| | Kirkland Tourism -
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| | Bellevue Chamber of Commerce -
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| | Redmond Chamber of Commerce -
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| | Issaquah Chamber of Commerce -
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| | Washington State Tourism -
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Local News & Weather |
| | KING 5 News - Local Channel 5
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| | KIRO News - Local Channel 7
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| | KOMO News - Local Channel 4
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| | Local Weather - Weather forecasts, weather patterns and radars
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| | Seattle PI newspaper -
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| | Seattle Times Newspaper -
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| | Puget Sound Business Journal -
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| | Daily Journal of Commerce -
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| | Kirkland Reporter -
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| | PNW Local News - links to multiple community newspapers throughout the Puget Sound
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Maps |
| | Google Maps -
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| | Mapquest - Maps, driving directions, road trip planner....
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| | Yahoo Maps - Maps, also offers a satellite view
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First Time Homeowners |
| | Washington Homeownership Center -
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Home Improvement |
| | Ask the Builder - by nationally syndicated newspaper columnist Tim Carter
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| | DIY Home Improvement - How-to information for the do-it-yourself home improvement projects.
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| | Home & Garden Television -
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| | Home Depot - Home improvement store
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| | Home Time - From the TV show, do-it-yourself project information
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| | Lowe's - Home improvement store
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| | McLendons - Complete hardware store (Eastside location in Woodinville)
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Foreclosure Help |
| | HUD - tips for avoiding foreclosure
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| | Washington Homeownership Center -
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Traffic |
| | Freeways & Highways - Washington State Dept. of Transportation traffic flow map and cameras
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| | Bellevue - City of Bellevue Traffic Cameras
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| | Seattle Streets - City of Seattle traffic cameras
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| | Greater King County - King County Traffic Cameras
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| | Mountain Pass Conditions - from WSDOT
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| | Tacoma highways - WSDOT Tacoma traffic cameras
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| | Washington Ferries - Ferry schedules, current cameras, and fees
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Tax Information |
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| | Selling your home -
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| | King County Treasurer's Dept. - If you know your tax parcel number in King County, get tax information here.
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Relocation Links |
| | USPS' Movers Guide - Help for planning and executing your move
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| | US Department of Education - See the list of all 50 states for their Departments of Educations
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| | Moving Link - Moving consultation & solution -- compliments of Windermere.
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Hospital |
| | Evergreen Hospital - Kirkland Hospital -- Info., find a doctor, health related classes, etc.
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| | Overlake Hospital - Bellevue Hospital - lots of hospital, doctor, and health related information
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Senior Centers |
| | Northshore Senior Center - Located in Bothell,the senior center offers senior lunches, activities and computer center for nominal fees.
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| | Bellevue Senior Center - City of Bellevue's North Bellevue Community & Senior Center located on 148th
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| | Peter Kirk Senior Center - Located in downtown Kirkland, offers a wide range of classes and services (some for free), variety of free financial and health services/classes.
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Youth Centers |
| | Kirkland TUB - Kirkland Teen Union Building
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| | Issaquah Youth Center -
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Sports Teams |
| | Seattle Mariners - Baseball, played in beautiful Safeco Field. My favorite player will always be the legendary Edgar Martinez.
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| | Seattle Seahawks - Football
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| | Seattle Thunderbirds - Hockey team
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| | Huskies - University of Washington sports
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| | Storm - Women's basketball
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Shopping |
| | Alderwood Mall - in Lynnwood
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| | Northgate Mall - in North Seattle
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Favorite Restaurants |
| | Restaurant Reservations - Make online reservations to many of the areas better restaurants.
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| | Crab Cracker - Located downtown Kirkland, great seafood
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| | Hector's - Best breakfasts!
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| | Hoffman's Bakery - The best bakery ever!
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| | The Purple Cafe & Wine Bar - Great food, located in Kirkland Parkplace, with another one in Woodinville
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Just For Fun |
| | Comedy Show - Laughs Comedy Spot in Totem Lake neighborhood of Kirkland. Top headlining comedians. We love this place!
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| | Kirkland Performance Center - Located in downtown Kirkland, this performing arts theater provides a variety of entertainment from Shakespeare, comedy competitions, ballet, musical performances and on.
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| | Northshore Performing Arts Center - A state-of-the-art 600 seat theatre on the campus of Bothell High School, providing a variety of performing arts.
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| | Argosy Cruises - Great Lake Washington tours leave from the Kirkland dock & also in Seattle.
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| | King County Library System - With branches throughout the Eastside.
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| | Ste Michelle Winery -
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| | Recipes - Literally thousands of recipes of all kinds.
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| | Budget Calculators - Maybe not 'fun', but many calculators for budgeting, loans, retirement planning, etc.
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Favorite Plant Nurseries |
| | Molbak's - Located in the heart of downtown Woodinville, Molbaks has been in business here since 1956. This 15-acre nursery includes not only high quality plants, but garden and gift shop, espresso stand, and offers some great educational programs.
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| | Specialty Nurseries - links and information to many specialty nurseries throughout Western Washington
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| | Wells Medina - Located in Medina, this nursery has been family-run since 1971. High-quality plants and service.
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