The EZ Rocks – Skate for the Cure benefit ramped up at the Bellevue Skate Park on Friday to honor Ethan Zakes and support the nonprofit his parents established to advocate early detection of the rare and deadly disease that took their son.
Shifting demographics in Bellevue have challenged the city for years to better serve its diverse population, but a new City Council-driven initiative lays out a long-term plan for ensuring residents here no longer find themselves lost in translation.
The Vedic Cultural Center of Sammamish is expanding its presence on the Eastside with a future Sri Balaji Temple in Bellevue that will share space with a K-5 cultural school once permits and renovations are completed.
Carl Vander Hoek plans to return to the Bellevue City Council next week with strong endorsements to include underground parking in Downtown Park.
“And I’m going to help you guys pay for it,” he told the council Monday.
Bellevue veteran Jim Nelson is on a “magnificent mission” to right what he sees as historic racial injustices committed against black soldiers and Medal of Honor recipients, now trying more than 100 years later to offer a few the burial service they didn’t get then.
Major King County transportation players Metro and Sound Transit face massive cumulative deficits projected into 2015 and rapidly increasing ridership. County Executive Dow Constantine has instructed both agencies to work together to integrate and streamline service and planning.
The city has cleared the design for a seven-story AC Marriott Hotel on Northeast Second in downtown Bellevue to offer upscale lodging downtown.
Deputy Mayor Kevin Wallace was upset by both the idea and delivery of a proposal by the city’s transportation department Monday night to cut a northbound lane on a segment of 116th Avenue Northeast to add bicycle lanes.
Bellevue-based tech startup Point Inside today (Wednesday) announced a 1,690 percent growth in revenue since 2010, which CEO Josh Marti says positions the company to focus on new capabilities and products looking 18 months ahead.
Bellevue author Laurie Ann Thompson focuses on youth empowerment and how 18 teens were able to affect positive change in their communities in her new book, “Be a Changemaker: How to Start Something that Matters.”
After nearly two months on the market, Kidder Mathews has confirmed the Red Lion Hotel Bellevue is in contract to be sold.
The Bellevue Police Department is attempting to identify a suspect in a forgery case, where newly ordered bank checks were stolen from a residential mailbox on the 9800 block of Northeast 21st Street and later forged and cashed at the Aurora North Bank of America in Shoreline. The forged check was cashed for $215. Police are providing images taken from security footage at the bank in the hope that the suspect can be identified. Anyone who recognizes the suspect is asked to call the BPD at 425-452-6917.
National automotive retailer AutoNation announced today it will soon be the new owner of four Barrier Motors dealerships in Bellevue.
The Rotary Club of Bellevue convened in Downtown Park Tuesday to celebrate its $1.8 million fundraising milestone for the Inspiration Playground, which is a public-private partnership project for an inclusive play environment for children and adults of all abilities.
Bellevue-based game developer Bungie invited fans to tour its headquarters downtown Monday ahead of the midnight launch of Destiny, the company’s first post-Microsoft venture. Bungie is in a 10-year partnership with Activision to create four Destiny titles.
The 2014 Aki Matsuri Japanese fall festival is underway at Bellevue College today and Sunday. Presented by the Eastside Nihon Matsuri Association, the festival includes martial arts exhibitions, dancing, drums, manga exchanges and bonsai tree workshops, all in an effort to build community relationships on the Eastside by bettering people’s understanding of Japanese culture.
Puget Sound Energy will host another round of open houses for its Energize Eastside project next week, including one in Bellevue on Thursday, Sept. 11.
Wheels are in motion as the Women Against Violence Everywhere Foundation prepares to embark once again on its annual bike ride to raise awareness and funds for domestic violence victims.
There were several black bear sightings in the Newport Hills area this summer, but Washington Fish and Wildlife expects those reports to drop significantly with the change in seasons.
A 38-year-old homeless man pleaded not guilty Wednesday in King County Superior Court to charges he stabbed another transient man to death at a Bellevue Burger King on Aug. 17.
