Ears literally pop as one stands in the rapidly ascending elevator on its 40-second trip to the top floor of Bellevue Towers’ penthouse. The familiar ‘ding’ of the floor arrival precedes the opening of the doors directly onto the 42nd top floor of the luxurious North Tower penthouse similar to […]
Author: Denise Sakaki
Bellevue Arts Museum Celebrates Innovation of Shoe Designer, Beth Levine
For those fluent in the language of fashion, names like Manolo Blahnik, Christian Louboutin, or Jimmy Choo ring with immediate recognition as famed shoe designers. The Bellevue Arts Museum’s new exhibit, Beth Levine: First Lady of Shoes, seeks to reintroduce fashion lovers to a design leader showcasing an impressive collection […]
Exploring the Snack Shack – The Center of On-the-Go Meals
Work can be hectic; some days it feels like there’s a little digital clock counting down the minutes and seconds of your busy life, like the television series 24. Be you a secret agent or blue collar hero, a person’s gotta eat, and there’s not always enough time for a sit-down […]
STIR Martini + Raw Bar is Playing Cupid for Bellevue Singles
It can be as simple as the sparkle in someone’s eye as glances meet from across the room or the combination of skill and luck, striking the perfect note of humor to get a genuine laugh – the science of human chemistry has been pondered over, from the likes of […]
A Tale of 2 Burgers: Broiler Bay and John Howie Steak
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age… of hamburgers. Charles Dickens probably didn’t have drive-through food in mind when he wrote A Tale of Two Cities, but when it comes to Downtown Bellevue’s landscape of high-end restaurants and humble family-run establishments, […]
Wild Ginger’s Brunch Offers Dim Sum and New Experiences
When a longtime patron of dim sum describes memories of weekend meals spent with family and watching the food carts with towers of steamer tins roll by, they will most likely speak of it with great affection. A parent introducing a wonderful new flavor, sharing the last bite of something […]
