Author: Lauren

County Closes Downtown Bellevue Restaurant During Salmonella Investigation

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 […]

Pearl Offers 2-for-1 Dinner Promotion

Downtown Bellevue residents can snag a 2-for-1 dinner deal at Bradley & Mikel’s Pearl Bar & Dining now through early September. Pearl is offering a free entrée to guests who purchase another entrée of equal or greater value for dinner on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays through September 10th. Guests must […]

The Bravern Hosts ‘Fashion’s Night Out’ Event

Downtown Bellevue residents will walk the red carpet next month during the second annual Fashion’s Night Out at The Shops at The Bravern. At 6pm on Thursday, Sept. 8, fashion lovers will congregate at The Bravern for a night of fashion, models, and live music. Last year about 5,000 people […]

Bellevue Arts Museum Fundraiser Raises Record $685,000

The Bellevue Arts Museum raised more than $685,000 — a record for the downtown museum — at its annual Artful Evening fundraiser last week. More than 400 art supporters attended Artful Evening, the Bellevue Arts Museum’s largest fundraiser of the year, on July 27. The evening included a curator tour […]

Registration Opens for Downtown Bellevue Entrepreneurship Conference

Registration is now open for StartupDay 2011, an entrepreneurship conference for people interested in founding or joining a tech startup, in downtown Bellevue. The conference will feature talks on building a technology startup business, finding co-founders and advisors, customer acquisition, and making money. Speakers include Eric Ries, author of “The […]

Bellevue Art Fairs Coming in July

From July 29 – 31, 3 art fairs come together to celebrate one of the largest art events in the Northwest! Together they are known as Bellevue Arts Week and were awarded the 2011 Best Festival and Best Event in 425 Magazine’s ‘Best Of ’ issue. The Bellevue Arts Museum […]

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 […]