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6 Bellevue Restaurants Receive National Recognition for their Wine Programs

Six restaurants located in Downtown Bellevue recently received national recognition for Wine Spectator’s annual awards. Wine Spectator is an American lifestyle magazine, focusing on wine and wine culture. Candidates go through a rigorous process in order to be a part of this nationally recognized program. Having this accolade highlights the […]

Snapdoodle Toys and Games

New Toy and Game Store Now Open on Bellevue Way NE

Snapdoodle Toys & Games is now open in Bellevue. The store opened one week ago at Bellevue North Plaza. The address is 1100 Bellevue Way Northeast, Suite 6A. Snapdoodle is a locally-owned toy store focused on fun and learning for all ages. The store carries all types of items from […]

Bellevue Transit Center

Victim Assaulted at Bellevue Transit Center Dies from Injuries

On July 10, 2022, Bellevue Police detectives investigated an assault at the transit center on Northeast 6th Street in Downtown Bellevue. It occurred just after midnight. According to Bellevue Beat blog, a 25-year-old male suspect, Gabriel Vargas-Garcia, assaulted a 63-year-old male victim. The victim sustained critical injuries at the time […]

Wetzel's Pretzels at Bellevue Square

New Pretzel Shop Now Open at Bellevue Square

Wetzel’s Pretzels is now open at Bellevue Square. It is located on the first level, next to Anthropologie. The pretzel shop features cheese pretzels, Wetzels dogs, Wetzels bits, drinks and dips. Some of the flavors include jalapeño cheese dog, cinnamon, and pepperoni twist. All menu items are baked in-house with […]

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No Plans to Increase Tax on Amazon after Growth in Bellevue

Geekwire recently published an article following up with the question of Amazon being taxed in Bellevue. Danny Westneat from The Seattle Times wrote an article in June asking if an Amazon tax would be coming. This was after a Bellevue City of Council meeting took place in March discussing the […]

Old Bellevue Wine walk

Save the Date for Old Bellevue Wine Walk on Main Street

Old Bellevue Fall Wine Walk on Main Street is coming back. Save the date for September 15th, 2022. From 5pm to 8pm, enjoy wine tasting from 14 different local Washington winemakers. Take your wine with while shopping at the same time. Attendees get 12 tasting tickets to try the wines […]