Local Resources
Take a look at some of the great things Seattle and Kirkland have to offer. These resources are designed to help you move and get settled, and to acquaint you with the area after your move.
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| Christ The King School - We are a community school where our students are taught acceptance and respect for others and to embrace and enjoy the diversity of our school. Service to others is highly stressed at CKS with the students raising funds for disasters, collecting food for local food drives and performing outreach to migrant workers in Washington. | |
Saint Al's - St. Alphonsus Parish School has a large, comfortable building with a long history. For many years St. Al's housed a girls¿ high school (Holy Angels Academy) and is now a preschool through eighth grade school
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School Information - free school profiles
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| State dept. of education - school reports, statistics, demographics.... | |
| Mortgage | |
Mortgage 101 - Mortgage information, interest rates, mortgage calculators, quick-and-easy pre-qualification forms, and much more.
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| Area Information | |
Community Information - free community profiles
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| Local Information - research local area info, stats, and events | |
| Auction's | |
James G. Murphy Co. - Commercial and Industrial auction.
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Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers conducts over 180 unreserved industrial auctions every year at locations throughout North and Central America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Middle East.
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| Dining | |
| Sopranos Pizza - Great local pizza and pasta spot. | |
Tendrils - Great dining while doing eastern washington wine tastings
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The Hi Life - Take an historic, 1911 firehouse in Ballard, give it a loving renovation, add some veteran restaurant talent and a great menu and you've got yourself Chow Foods' fifth neighborhood restaurant, The Hi-Life, born Oct. 2004.
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Tulio's - Centrally located in downtown Seattle, Tulio offers a warm, inviting neighborhood setting to locals and visitors alike. Whether it's a special event in Solaio, our upstairs dining room, or dining with friends and family, let us share our contemporary Italian cuisine that we make with fresh, local ingredients everyday.
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| King County Websites | |
| King County & Seattle History - | |
| King County Tax Information - | |
| King County Website - | |
| Office of Emergency Management - | |
| Public Health - | |
| Recorders Office & Fees - | |
| Superior Court Clerk's Page - | |
| Maps | |
Mapquest - maps, driving directions, road trip planner....
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| News | |
Ballard News Tribune -
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| My Ballard.com - | |
| Relocation Links | |
| Seattle Real Estate - Yahoo! Real Estate offers a wealth of to help with every aspect of your move | |
| Moving Center - Moving Estimates, Truck Rental, Moving Supplies and Storage | |
National Weather - find weather info anywhere in the US
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| Official City Websites - find area info websites across the world! | |
| US State Departments of Education - see the list of all 50 states | |
| USPS' Movers Guide - help for planning and executing your move | |
| State of Washington Websites | |
| Demographics Now - | |
| Department of Revenue - | |
| Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission - | |
| Tax Information | |
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| Homeowner deductions information - | |
| How to report moving expenses - | |
| Selling your home - | |
| Tugboat's | |
Crowley Maritime - We are a diverse worldwide marine transportation and logistics services company. Over the past 116 years we have helped many of our customers achieve extraordinary success. This is due in large part to our employees, who are widely regarded as among the most knowledgeable, helpful and innovative in the industries we serve.
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Foss Maritime - A pioneer in ocean towing to Alaska and the islands of the Pacific, Foss has provided marine transportation services for more than 115 years. Today, the Foss fleet offers point-to-point towing worldwide with some of the most advanced and powerful tugs in the industry. The company boasts flat-deck, multi-purpose and specialized commodity barges, included a large fleet specifically for harbor and coastwise transportation.
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Fremont Tugboat Co. - Fremont Tugboat is located in Seattle, Washington and has been in business since 1915 providing tugboat service in Lake Union, Lake Washington and Puget Sound. We moor our tugs at our sister company, Fremont Boat Co., Inc. that has moorage for boats from 15 to 90 in Lake Union.
We operate smaller tugs and provide service 24 hours a day, seven days a week all year round. The tugs range in size from the 15 foot, 135 H.P. Jeep to the 51 foot, 500 H.P. Dixie.
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Island Tug & Barge - Whether you need assistance into a Puget Sound port, need marine construction support, or are shipping cargo outside Washington State, Island Tug & Barge can take you there. Since 1979 Island Tug & Barge has been providing quality and timely towing services throughout the western hemisphere.
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Western Towboat - A family owned business since 1948, that has been operating tugs and barges from Puget Sound to the Aleutian Islands, from Arctic Alaska to the Hawaiian Islands and to the Panama Canal. We provide customers with one of the most modern, custom built & designed tug & barge fleets on the West Coast.
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| Vendors | |
| Albert Lee appliance - | |
Ballard Lock and Key -
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City Discount Appliance - Great prices on used and used appliances. Great selection and helpful folks.
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| Limback Lumber - | |
| Parr Cabinets - In stock pre built cabinets to fit your budget. | |
| Weather | |
| Local Weather - forecasts, weather patterns, radars.... | |
| Weather - The best site I have found for weather. | |
| Wine | |
Cave B Winery -
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Fox Estate Winery -
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Grant County Wineries -
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Leavenworth Wineries -
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Martin Scott Winery -
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Saint Laurent Winery -
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White Heron Cellars -
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