King County health inspectors closed Marinepolis Sushi Land for inspections on Aug. 11 after 2 people fell ill with salmonella, according to Seattle and King County Public Health. Both patients were not hospitalized and have recovered from their illnesses, according to the health department. Symptoms typically develop within 72 hours […]
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City Council Reviews Plans for Downtown Library’s Parking Garage
The Bellevue City County reviewed plans Monday for the construction of a 3-level parking garage for the downtown Bellevue Regional Library. The King County Library System plans to build the new garage to replace an 80-stall surface parking lot. When combined with parking currently available under the library, the garage […]
ePrize Opens Office in Downtown Bellevue
ePrize, a leading promotional and loyalty company headquartered in Detroit, has opened an office of 12 employees in Downtown Bellevue, at One Bellevue Center on 108th Street. This location will serve clients based in the Pacific Northwest and will be led by Kaiser Young, the Senior Vice President and Managing […]
East Link Light Rail Makes Progress: Sound Transit Chooses Tunnel
The City of Bellevue and Sound Transit are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, as the Sound Transit Board of Directors made the decision yesterday in favor of a tunnel for light rail in Downtown Bellevue. The City of Bellevue Council-members have long supported the tunnel option because […]
Forever 21 Opens at Bellevue Square
Forever 21, the popular fashion retailer known for its trendy clothes at affordable prices, will open its newest store at Bellevue Square on Saturday, July 23rd. Doors will open at 9:30am for the grand opening, and the 1st 200 people in line will receive a Forever 21 gift card valued […]
Bellevue Police Department Deploys Green Vehicle
The Bellevue Police Department recently purchased a new, green vehicle to help patrol downtown Bellevue. In fact, you may have seen it. The vehicle has already logged more than 100 miles. The T3 Motion Law Enforcement vehicle is a no emissions, 100 percent electric vehicle that specializes in community policing […]
Chicago businessman, hockey team owner answers questions about bringing NHL and NBA to Bellevue
It has recently been reported by KING5 that Don Levin, the co-owner of the AHL’s Chicago Wolves – a development league team for the NHL, is looking into building a new arena in Bellevue. The report states that Levin “had recently swung through Bellevue, looking into the possibility of building a new […]
Barrio Bellevue Closes
Announced today, Barrio restaurant in Bellevue is now closed. Over the next few months, Heavy Restaurant Group will be transforming the space into an event and catering venue that can hold up to 200 people. It will be unveiled this fall, and the venue will serve food from Lot No. […]
Koi’s Chinese Seafood Restaurant Featuring Dim Sum Now Open in Downtown Bellevue
Koi’s Seafood Restaurant is now open on the corner of 106th Ave. and 2nd St. Koi’s is a traditional Chinese restaurant, serving an array of seafood cuisine. Their menu offers uncommon items like jelly fish, shark’s fin, abalone and seacucumber. Dim Sum lunch is offered daily until 3 PM, and […]
Wells Fargo Lays Off 114 Employees in Downtown Bellevue
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage is laying off 114 employees and closing its downtown Bellevue office, according to an article in The Seattle Times. Wells Fargo & Co. decided to close the office, located at 600 108th Ave. NE, when its lease came up for renewal, according to the article. The […]
