r/Kirkland 3d ago

King County Ballot Drop Box Locations

21 Upvotes

With the recent court decision on mail-in voting changes, many residents may no longer trust putting their ballots in the mail.

With that in mind, here is the official map of King County ballot drop boxes.

Your ballot must be returned to a ballot drop box by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Plan ahead to avoid lines.

24 Hour Drop Boxes

Open 24 hours a day beginning July 16th.

Closes on Election Day, August 4th at 8pm.


r/Kirkland 16h ago

90s Rewind at The Village in Totem Lake

17 Upvotes

Rock The Village is back! Mark your calendars and be sure to join us for our free summer concert series every Wednesday through August 19th at 7pm-8:30pm on the green near Cinemark. Seating is available but feel free to bring your own lawn chairs.

https://thevillageattotemlake.com/events/rock-the-village

The lineup:

▪️July 22nd: 90's Rewind (90's)

▪️July 29th: Wheels in the Sky (Journey Cover)

▪️August 5th: The Beat Project (Top 40/70s/Party Mix)

▪️August 12th: Stonesy (Rolling Stones Cover)

▪️August 19th: The Jewel Tones (Motown)


r/Kirkland 19h ago

Foraging and Hiking friends or groups

18 Upvotes

Hello,

I am someone who loves being outside and active, and am curious if there are groups or people who are into foraging hiking. (Doing real hiking trails, but slowly so we can stop to forage) cuz despite knowing basic survival, ive had a few scares when ive gone by myself. Usually I go Saturdays or Sundays ETA: I am a 28 year old NB femme where being alone is not that safe for me, despite me wishing it was.


r/Kirkland 2d ago

Is Kirkland ready for Erika Kirk?

0 Upvotes

Kirk & TP USA,

this Friday, 7/24 5:30pm

9051 132nd Ave NE


r/Kirkland 4d ago

MEOW Cat Rescue in Kirkland full to the brim with cats and kittens for adoption

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136 Upvotes

The peak of summer is here and MEOW CAT RESCUE (of Kirkland) is open for visits with LOTS of new cats and kittens up for adoption! We are currently at capaxity and hoping to have a successful adoption weekend that sees many wonderful felines find their new furrever homes!

Walk-ins welcome!

This week's hours are as follows:

Thursday: 1pm - 5pm

Friday: 1pm - 5pm

Saturday: 12:20pm - 5pm

Sunday: 1pm - 5pm

(Last walk-ins taken at 4:00pm)

For more information and a look at SOME of our available adoptables, please visit www.MeowCatRescue.org


r/Kirkland 4d ago

Seven candidates seek District 1 Congressional seat

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The Herald newspaper just published a story on all the 7 candidates running in district 1 in the state of Washington. It clearly shows that Mary Silva is an anti Israel and anti Jewish conspiracy theory nut job. After this interview was published in the Herald. The Republican Party of King County pulled back their endorsement of Mary Silva.

https://www.heraldnet.com/2026/07/15/seven-candidates-seek-district-1-congressional-seat/

Mary Silva

Silva, 46, is an audiologist. She lives in Everett and is running as a Republican.

Her top priorities include addressing the rising cost of living and bringing cyber technology and manufacturing industries to the United States, she said in a July 1 interview.

To improve affordability, Silva said she would look to implement tax incentives for small and medium-sized businesses to grow the economy and get more competition. She said she would also pressure states like Washington to revamp their tax systems and reduce the overall tax burden.

To bring technology back to Washington, Silva also said she would use tax incentives to attract companies while also implementing new, stricter security rules to prevent cyber attacks and sabotage.

“If you’re going to be a giant multinational corporation, there’s going to be rules if you want U.S. taxpayer contracts,” Silva said.

She said she would consult with economic and national security experts to develop the constraints.

On healthcare, Silva said that she would consider breaking up large corporations like United Health Group, because she said companies offering both insurance and healthcare coverage amounted to monopolizing. Silva also said she would be a proponent of individual choice when it comes to public health decisions, citing government policies from the COVID-19 pandemic she saw as “unconscionable.”

“It was absolutely ridiculous what they put people through,” Silva said. “The level of anxiety, the unhappiness that happened as a result, and it was basically for, you know, a strong flu.”

About 1.2 million people have died from COVID-19 since the start of 2020, according to CDC data.

Regarding immigration, Silva said the country benefits from hard-working immigrants but it also needs to protect its borders.

“I am not against immigrants,” Silva said. “What I have a problem with is opening the borders to let anyone and everyone through who may or may not benefit us, and in some cases, they harm us.”

On the environment, Silva said she is “not a big believer in the climate change narrative that we’ve been sold,” but she said that she would support policies that maintain the land and forests in Washington.

“It’s good to be good stewards of the land, but as far as capitalizing off of people’s fears about what’s happening with climate change and things like that, we need to consider, I think, the reality a little bit more and just do our best not to destroy where we’re living,” Silva said.

Nearly all scientists studying the Earth’s climate believe that the human burning of fossil fuels has warmed the Earth’s surface and is impacting its climate through more frequent and severe extreme weather events.

Other priorities Silva would hope to undertake if elected include addressing money laundering from the sale of illegal drugs, ending mail-in voting, auditing the Pentagon and opening another investigation into the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, she wrote in a July 2 email.

In a 2024 Ballotpedia statement, Silva wrote that she was educated by a number of writers, some of which have espoused various conspiracy theories. Among the writers that inspired her were Christopher Bollyn, William Cooper and G. Edward Griffin, she wrote in her 2024 Ballotpedia survey.

Bollyn’s writings, which have been criticized as antisemitic, state that he believes the American media and government are controlled by a “Jewish faction” and that the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks were “an Israeli-produced false-flag terror spectacle.” (They were not).

Cooper, at one point, had claimed that a U.S. President signed a treaty with aliens, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Sheriff’s deputies in Arizona killed him during a shootout with law enforcement after he spent years on the run for tax evasion, the LA Times reported in 2001.

In a recorded interview, Cooper stated his belief that HIV/AIDS was a man-made disease “implemented into the population as a population control.” (That is false. Research has shown the likely origins of HIV emerging from chimpanzees and gorillas in west central Africa).

Griffin is the founder of the Red Pill Expo, a gathering with noted conspiracy theorist Alex Jones listed as a speaker during the 2026 event. According to MediaMatters, Griffin stated that there “isn’t even such a thing as HIV” on a 2010 radio broadcast, referring to the disease that killed an estimated 630,000 people in 2024.

In response to follow-up questions about the listed authors, Silva wrote in an email Tuesday that the authors have produced “sincere documented evidence over the years” but she does not agree with everything they have said and done.

On Bollyn, Silva wrote that he had produced “the most well-referenced work on 911 you could hope to find.”

https://www.kincaidforcongress.com/2026/03/campaign-update-making-my-case-to.html


r/Kirkland 4d ago

Lost fishing pole

6 Upvotes

Hello everyone.

I made the unfortunate mistake of dropping my fishing rod into the lake at the Kirkland Marina, on the dock by the first wooden bench. I dove in after it but sadly it sank to the bottom of the lake before I could grab it.

I would be so grateful if somehow, if it washed up on shore (or someone caught it, I guess?) someone could respond to this message. It's an orange dough bait caster from Bass Pro Shop.

Thanks!


r/Kirkland 4d ago

Parks with nice walking trails near the Inglewood/Finn Hill part of town

10 Upvotes

Looking for somewhere to take a nice walk in the woods tomorrow.


r/Kirkland 6d ago

Bonsai dude is by the Goodwill today

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104 Upvotes

Since so many mentioned wanting to check his stuff out, he's set up at NE 132nd and 100th Ave NE, by the Goodwill right now!


r/Kirkland 5d ago

Seeking recommendations for an attorney for estate planning

2 Upvotes

I'm looking for suggestions for a local attorney/firm to do very simple, very basic estate planning. Thanks for the help.


r/Kirkland 6d ago

DelBene Voted to Spend Billions on Genocide, Again. She's Funded by AIPAC.

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152 Upvotes

From The Burner:

"However, despite our state’s progressive reputation, Democrats from Washington are still lagging behind. Five of Washington State’s eight Democrat lawmakers in the House voted against the amendment: Reps. Suzan DelBene, Rick Larsen, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Kim Schrier, and Marilyn Strickland. 

Isolationist Republican Rep. Thomas Massie championed an amendment to a State Department spending bill that would have cut $3.3 billion in funding to Israel. With 215 Republicans and 98 Democrats voting “no,” the pro-Israel faction tanked the measure. 

Of course, these Democrat lawmakers are massively out of step with the base they are supposed to represent. A New York Times/Siena College poll conducted in May found that 74% of Democrats opposed giving Israel more military and economic aid.

But their big dollar donors have a different view. Many lawmakers are bought and paid for by the pro-Israel lobby and those from Washington State are certainly not an exception. Every one of the five Washington Democrats and both of the Republicans who voted against the measure is backed by the pro-Israel lobby."

https://www.theburnerseattle.com/post/almost-half-of-house-democrats-vote-to-cut-aid-to-israel-wa-state-delegation-lags-behind-turning-ti


r/Kirkland 5d ago

Do landlords in Kirkland need to register with department of revenue for s business license ?

1 Upvotes

Getting conflicting information.


r/Kirkland 4d ago

A few FACTS on Oct 7 and AIPAC

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r/Kirkland 6d ago

Dog running down the road Kirkland Way

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Just saw a dog (looked like an australian shepard or border collie) running full speed down the road. Kirkland Way towards Peter Kirk Park. I think he got spooked by the thunder. Please keep an eye out.


r/Kirkland 7d ago

Any other mountain bikers/outdoorsy younger folks with summer off?

1 Upvotes

I’m a new school counselor and most of my friends still have to work over summer. Looking for new friends to spend time with during the weekdays. Looking for folks in 20s to early 30s mostly.


r/Kirkland 7d ago

Cat & dog adoption event at PetSmart Woodinville on July 25

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6 Upvotes

r/Kirkland 8d ago

Heads up: Overnight I-405 full closures in Bothell and Kirkland this week

50 Upvotes

Heads up, I-405 travelers! There will be a full directional closures on I-405 in Bothell and Kirkland overnight from July 15-17.  

WHAT TO EXPECT 

Northbound closure details  

Crews will close all lanes of northbound I-405 between Northeast 124th Street and Northeast 160th Street starting at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, July 15 until 5 a.m. Thursday, July 16. The following northbound ramps will also close:  

  • Northeast 124th Street on-ramp 
  • Northeast 128th Street on-/off-ramps 
  • Northeast 132nd Street on-/off-ramps 
  • Northeast 160th Street off-ramp  

Southbound closure details  

Crews will close all lanes of southbound I-405 between Northeast 160th Street and Northeast 124th Street starting at 11 p.m. Thursday, July 16 until 4 a.m. Friday, July 17. The following southbound ramps will also close: 

  • Northeast 160th Street on-ramp 
  • Northeast 132nd Street on-/off-ramps 
  • Northeast 128th Street on-/off-ramps 
  • Northeast 124th Street off-ramp  

 DETOUR ROUTES 

People can get around the closures using the signed detours that will be in place:  

405 BY detour NE 124th to NE 160th
405 BY SB detour NE 160th to NE 124th

 WHY ARE WE DOING THIS 

Crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will set girders over the roadway to support a future pedestrian bridge as part of the I-405/Brickyard to SR 527 Improvement Project

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR DRIVERS  

This closure overlaps with ongoing Revive I-5 work on the Ship Canal Bridge, where two northbound lanes remain closed and express lanes are running northbound only 24/7. 

If you're traveling through the area over the next couple of days, plan ahead for overnight delays and follow signed detours.


r/Kirkland 8d ago

I take it back. Tons of people at Google playing volleyball. Come join the party!🎉

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53 Upvotes

r/Kirkland 8d ago

Has part of Kirkland become more conservative? Or is the quiet part just being said aloud now?

76 Upvotes

Living in south Kirkland, I encountered a lot of neighborhood objection to the creation of one permanent housing project for homeless adults. Many were angered by the project and its processes. This led to the development of a new organization (Cherish Kirkland) and new candidates for the Kirkland city council.

We now see Christian nationalists in town. Pursuit church is apparently rich and popular.

Has a faction/portion of Kirkland grown more politically, socially, and theologically conservative in recent years? Have some residents changed in this regard? Or are long-held views simply more public/publicized?


r/Kirkland 8d ago

Experience talking to pursuit church (where Erika kirk is coming)

81 Upvotes

I decided I was going to go and try to talk to someone about my concerns with Erika Kirk coming, so I did. I explained that I’ve lived in Kirkland most of my life, I moved back about 6 months ago. I was trying to explain that with Erika Kirk coming it makes me feel less safe. I have a biracial son. I tried asking couldn’t you find someone less political? It was the weirdest interaction. I felt like it was righteous gem stones come to life. She talked about how it’s their first amendment right, they can’t control protesters. I said ok, so new people learning about god out weighs the community fears? Yes absolutely it does was her reply. I’ve been to lots of different churches, my grandparents are very involved in Christian communities around Seattle, this was by far the weirdest interaction I’ve ever had. Will be very happy when this is over. Just wanted to share.


r/Kirkland 9d ago

TPUSA/erika kirk protest?

95 Upvotes

is anyone aware of any potential organized protests or rallies that would be going on before/during erika kirk’s speaking event next weekend?
if not, would anyone else want to show up and make some noise? lol. july 24th at 6:30. this is pissing me off and i want to do smth abt it

EDIT!
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisibleeastside/event/981903/
cap hill pride has organized a peaceful protest happening during the event!


r/Kirkland 9d ago

Toilet Paper USA

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544 Upvotes

r/Kirkland 8d ago

Any roadside Cherry stands this year?

2 Upvotes

I usually stop at the one on Juanita/Woodinville but I haven’t seen it there yet.


r/Kirkland 8d ago

Need Volleyball players at Google ASAP

4 Upvotes

No longer true. It’s a party!


r/Kirkland 9d ago

Youth sports authority groups

3 Upvotes

Looking for what options exist for soccer specifically, for east side area, that arent private and super expensive. I saw Seattle side has the sysa.org group which looks similar to what we had in North Texas for a city sports authority, it was like $90 to enroll for a season of soccer. Is there an equivalent of that for Kirkland/Redmond?