09/23/2026
Kirkland local test. 15 confessions, no tourist stuff.
The list is in the carousel. Nothing on it is a landmark or a bucket list item. It's Youth Traffic Court, the Cow and Coyote costume schedule, tartar sauce at Spud's, and whether you still say Parkplace.
A few that are real and checkable:
- Finn Hill, North Juanita and Kingsgate joined Kirkland on June 1, 2011, on a 59.94% yes vote. About 2,700 of those households had Bothell addresses.
- The Seahawks trained at Northwest College in Houghton from 1986 to 1996 and slept in the dorms.
- Kirkland Signature is named after the old Costco headquarters here. It left for Issaquah.
- Houghton is Hoh-Tun.
Scoring is simple. 12 or more and you're a local. Under 5 and you moved here for the commute.
I serve the B.R.K. luxury triangle, the heart of Seattle's Silicon Triangle.
How many did you get? Drop your number below, and tell me the Kirkland thing I missed.
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Teddy Lim & Co.
Realtor and Luxury Real Estate Advisor
eXp Realty
Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland
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