The Bellevue City Council moved forward on a project to extend Northeast Fourth Street, which will require the taking of more than 10,000 square feet of land from the adjacent Best Buy property.
More than 5,000 residents of Eastgate and Tamara Hills are only a few weeks away from ending a years’ long quest to become part of the city of Bellevue.
On the eve of the state Republican caucuses presidential candidate Mitt Romney told a raucous Bellevue crowd that it was time for a president that fights for small government, and more individual opportunities. The former Massachusetts governor centered his message on President Barack Obama, without mentioning his fellow Republican opponents in this year’s hard-fought primary.
Bellevue is “in the game” for a new NBA/NHL arena, and a proposal may come forth in the near future, officials said today.
Bellevue’s new congressman hit the road last week, introducing himself to his constituents in the freshly-drawn 9th U.S. Congressional District.
Rep. Adam Smith stopped in at Bellevue City Hall for a town hall meeting Thursday night. The meeting was sparsely attended, with the crowd full of primarily democratic supporters. The line of questioning during the meeting was diverse, as Smith touched on topics from the national economy, to transportation needs, to the battles over gay marriage and access to birth control for women.
Bellevue is closing in on its April goal of completing annexation of Eastgate, and its 5,500 residents, into the city.
A 23-year-old Kent man pleaded guilty Wednesday to four counts of first-degree robbery in relation to heists at several Key Bank branches in Bellevue and Redmond.
A bill that would put an end to Community Councils in Bellevue and Kirkland appears close to passage.
House Bill 2610 was scheduled for a vote in the Senate Government Operations, Tribal Relations and Elections Committee Thursday, said Sen. Craig Pridemore (D-Vancouver). The bill cleared the state House of Representatives earlier this month. If it receives the necessary four votes it will move to the Rules Committee, and may be up for a final vote within a week.
Every big issue in Bellevue, and the region, from an NBA arena to a sidewalk, can be boiled down to one overarching debate, who is going to pay for it.
The Bellevue council delved into this cavernous question Monday as it continued a discussion of local improvement districts – a tool where nearby property owners pay for a part of projects they will receive a benefit from – as a way to partially fund several major road projects.
Bellevue is known for a lot of things – diversity, good food, its bustling downtown, but sunny days of beach volleyball isn’t one of them.
But in true Pacific Northwest fashion, a couple of Washington natives have adapted the game to fight this area’s grey existence.
Strong neighborhoods have long been a calling card for Bellevue. The names Lake Hills, Surrey Downs, Downtown and Old Main all evoke an image of a signature business, style or park. But when one mentions the area Uptown Bellevue, little comes to mind.
A group of business owners and a long-time resident are attempting to change that.
Tucked deep in the woods behind the South Bellevue Community Center is an area that in a few years time may be just as popular locally as downtown or the Crossroads Mall.
Local and state law enforcement officials are lining up behind a bill that would help people get unused prescription drugs out of their medicine cabinets.
King County is finally on stable financial footing, Executive Dow Constantine said at his second State of the County Address Monday.
A chipper Constantine extolled the virtues of the Eastside in his speech, which was held at Bellevue City Hall. He said the growth of Bellevue over the last decade is proof that employers want to be in the region.
A man was taken to Harborview Medical Center after suffering “critical” burns in a Newcastle house fire.
The blaze in the three-story home on the 6400 block of Lake Washington Boulevard Southeast began at approximately 1:30 p.m., Bellevue Fire Department spokesman Lt. Troy Donlin said. The owner of a Shell station nearby noticed smoke, and heard a detector go off. The owner saw people fleeing the home.
A section of West Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast, closed to vehicles since a Jan. 22 mudslide, will not reopen for six to nine weeks, Bellevue officials said Friday.
A 48-year-old man has barricaded himself inside a home in East Bellevue on Wednesday morning and is locked in a standoff with police.
Bellevue-based PACCAR achieved its greatest quarterly revenues in the company’s history in the fourth quarter of 2011.
City University of Seattle announced this week it is moving its headquarters from Bellevue to Seattle.
For the last few months a standoff has been brewing between First Presbyterian Church’s Eastside Academy and nearby neighbors over a proposal to provide two homes for at-risk teens.
The academy has educated high school students considered “at-risk” because of poor family conditions, substance abuse, or criminal history for the last 11 years. Called Re:New Homes for Youth, the new plan would house six boys and six girls in two homes on 100th and 101st Avenue Northeast. The program is expected to begin in February.