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Interlake High School music students were winners in a recent contest.
Teens from the Bellevue South Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints helped out at a Special Olympics event on Saturday, May 31.
Teens from the Bellevue South Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints helped out at a Special Olympics event on Saturday, May 31.
Even though Bellevue’s economy has remained strong in recent months as the national economy has declined, the city is showing some signs of a slowdown, city council members learned this week.
At first glance, the third-graders in room 3b at Sacred Heart Elementary School appear like any other class. But look again and you will see 24 bright-eyed kids in Penny Koreski’s class who, over the course of the school year, have raised funds for a $12,000 scholarship that will be awarded to two students from Heritage University.
Eastern Washington University will graduate some 60 students from its center at Bellevue Community College during a special commencement beginning at 5:30 p.m. on June 19.
The Performing Arts Center Eastside (PACE) has announced a $6 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the completion of a new 2,000-seat performing arts facility in Bellevue.
Going green has become second nature to many, a revelation that is not lost on the business world. An increased number of businesses are embracing environmental responsibility and incorporating green practices. To relay their “green story” to the consumer, Bellevue-based Washburn Communication works closely with their clients to help them communicate their environmental position. For the lead marketing consulting firm, going green is more than just a trend, environmental accountability is at the core of the company and its employees.
Three Mount Rainier hikers from Bellevue, one of whom died and the others injured after getting caught in a blizzard overnight, have been identified.
For the first time in decades, the Bellevue Education Association voted to go on strike in the fall 2008-2009 school year, pending a tentative contract agreement with the district.
The vote passed with 94 percent approval by union members attending a general meeting Tuesday night at Sammamish High School.
The great questions I get in my AskAndy@PSE.com e-mail box are one of the things I enjoy most about being a Reporter columnist. Most are pretty straightforward, but others are a real challenge – like this one sent to me by Jeff:
Would you please advise on each step an existing business should take to go totally green?
The grand opening celebration of the Crossroads Water Spray Playground that took place this past weekend was a big splash.
The much anticipated opening of the new water-themed play area at Crossroads Community Park brought more than 350 community members, local leaders and neighborhood families together for a day of fun activities.
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Community events happening in the Bellevue area.
Community events happening in the Bellevue area starting June 11.
The sirens and flashing police lights were very real. Luckily for the students witnessing the aftermath of a drunk driving collision, the scene unfolding was a DUI reenactment.
The Bellevue Fire Department has presented the drill over the past two years to nearly every senior attending a high school in Bellevue.
A listing of events and activities happening at the Bellevue Regional Library.
Downtown Action to Save Housing (DASH), the largest non-profit affordable housing builder on the Eastside, presented a grant for $23,000 to the Lake Hills Elementary PTSA to support housing services Monday, June 2.
The donated funds will be used to assist Lake Hills families with housing deposits, rent, transitional housing, moving expenses, interest-free loans, utility bills, food and metro bus passes.
An Out of Iraq town hall meeting will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on June 17 at Bellevue City Hall in the City Council chambers.
The event will consist of a panel discussion about competing plans for leaving Iraq, as well as background talks on the problems of refugees and returning U.S. veterans, followed by a Q&A period.
Speakers include Darcy Burner, candidate for U.S. Congress in the 8th district.
