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Whole Foods to anchor Totem Lake development Trader Joe’s representative states store to stay as well BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com
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hole Foods Market has announced it will open its first store in Kirkland, which will act as a retail anchor for the redeveloped Village of Totem Lake - the land that currently houses
Totem Lake Malls. The 40,000 square foot store will be located in the mixed-use development at I-405 and Northeast 124th Street and is anticipated to open during summer 2017 when the redevelopment is finished. According to Whole Foods, the store will fea-
ture a community butcher, fishmonger, baker and a team of chefs who will prepare take-out meals. The store is expected to have 150 employees. “We’re so excited to be joining the community in Kirkland and we look forward to sharing our mission and values with our new neighbors,“
Whole Foods “We’re so excited to be phy and pracMarket’s Presi- joining the community tices, and we’re dent of the in Kirkland and we look eager to begin Pacific North- forward to sharing our this work in west region Joe mission and values with Kirkland. In Rogoff said in our new neighbors.” the next few a press release. months, we’ll Joe Rogoff “Creating jobs, be working supporting lovery closely cal producers with the and finding opportunipeople of Kirkland to ties to partner with area design a store experience schools and non-profits that reflects the needs of are core to our philoso[ more FOODS page 3 ]
Inaugural Rave Green Run this Sunday in Kirkland BY TJ MARTINELL
2015 Primary Election Results Kirkland City Council Position No. 2
58%
Shelley Kloba
17%
Bill Henkens
16%
Jason Chinchilla
9%
Jory Hamilton
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Sounders FC fans and runners will be participating in the inaugural Rave Green Run in Kirkland on Sunday, which will include sections of the Cross Kirkland Corridor (CKC). The event, sponsored by EvergreenHealth, will include a kid’s 1k, a 5k and 9k course. Jeff Orswell, president of Orswell Events, said they hope for the event to become an annual tradition. They were inspired to create the event after the Seahawks 12k Run at The Landing in Renton. The popularity of the race made them look at doing the same thing for the Sounders FC. Looking for a place to hold the event, they went with Kirkland due to the strong fanbase and popularity of running on the Eastside. “The Sounders thought it would be fun to have an Eastside event close to home for the Eastside fans,” Orswell said. “We [ more GREEN page 6 ]
Dr. Amy Goings’ contract as president of Lake Washington Institute of Technology was renewed for another five years by the college’s Board of Trustees. The Kirkland college also received notice that it has obtained $800,000 in new grants. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO, LWTech
LWTech receives $800,000 in grants, Goings extended five years Kirkland college to offer new technology program, scholarships for STEM BY TJ MARTINELL tmartinell@kirklandreporter.com
In 2013, when Amy Goings accepted the position of president of Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech), she said the biggest challenge for the institution was funding. Now, as the Board of Trustees has renewed her contract for another five
years, she said the funding challenge remains. She was unanimously chosen as school’s ninth president in 2013 after a seven-month public process to replace the college’s late president, David Woodall, 67, who died in September 2012 from a heart attack. “We have a board of trustees who take their role very seriously and
they are great partners with me leading the college forward,” she said. “I see that (contract renewal) really, it was intended as an affirmation of the work the college has engaged in during the last several years.” Goings cited her two visits to the White House and increased local recognition for both student and teacher ac-
complishments. “We have great faculty and inspirational students who have been recognized,” Goings said. “The community has just been so supportive of the college. I hope to continue that for a number of years to come.” Despite some positive outcomes from the latest legislative session that [ more GOINGS page 7 ]
The primary is a top-two election with the two candidates garnering the most votes advancing to the general election, to be held Nov. 3. All results are as of Tuesday night. For more up to date results visit www.kirklandreporter. com