The 4th annual Bellevue Jazz Festival has announced its artist lineup for the June music festival at Meydenbauer Center in downtown Bellevue. The event, organized by the Bellevue Downtown Association, is scheduled for June 1-5. The festival will offer a combination of free and ticketed performances by top regional and […]
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‘Royal’ Fashion Show Raises Funds for Tateuchi Center
The Act Two Guild plans to raise funds for the Tateuchi Center next month with a luncheon and runway fashion show fit for royalty in downtown Bellevue. The event, titled “Silhouettes of Style — A Royal Affair,” takes place at 11am-1:30pm Friday, April 29, at The Westin Bellevue. The fundraiser […]
‘Dine Around Seattle’ Includes 6 Downtown Bellevue Restaurants
The 10th annual “Dine Around Seattle” will feature a variety of Seattle area restaurants, including 6 in downtown Bellevue, next month. This bi-annual fine-dining experience offers guests 3-course dinners for $30 at participating restaurants, Sundays through Thursdays, from March 1-31. Each dinner includes an appetizer, an entrée, and a dessert. […]
Application Filed for New Marriott Hotel in Downtown Bellevue
HEI Hospitality Group recently filed an application to reinstate plans for a 16-story Courtyard by Marriott hotel in downtown Bellevue. The proposed hotel would be located at 200 110th Ave. NE, 2 blocks south of the Bellevue Transit Center. The plans include 378 guestrooms, a 142-seat restaurant and lounge, 297 […]
Wintergrass Festival Brings Bluegrass to Bellevue
The Wintergrass Festival will return in it’s second year to downtown Bellevue on February 24-27. This family-friendly bluegrass music festival will offer 4 stages inside the Hyatt Regency, as well as impromptu jams, music workshops, and an instrument auction and raffle. To purchase Wintergrass tickets, visit www.acousticsound.org. A performance schedule […]
Boom Noodle Offers Absolut Vodka Drink Special
Boom Noodle will offer Vodka flavored with Absolut Wild Tea every Wednesday night, at 7-8pm, from February 16 through March 23, at its bar in downtown Bellevue. The promotion includes giveaways, up to 30 drink tickets for $1 Wild Tea gimlets, and 2 “Geisha girls” offering fortune telling. Boom Noodle […]
Kemper Freeman Resigns from Bellevue Downtown Association
Bellevue developer Kemper Freeman has resigned from the Bellevue Downtown Association. Freeman, who owns Lincoln Square, Bellevue Square, and Bellevue Place, had been a member of the Bellevue Downtown Association for more than 30 years – his father was one of the group’s founders – but he strongly disagreed with […]
Kreiss to Leave Bellevue Place & Open Showroom at The Bravern
Kreiss, the luxury home furnishing and design company, will open a showroom at The Bravern on Saturday, March 5. The family-owned, Washington-based showroom is moving from Bellevue Place to The Shops at The Bravern, a European-inspired outdoor village filled with restaurants and designer shops in downtown Bellevue. The showroom will […]
Voting Begins for ‘The Best of Downtown Bellevue’
Fans of downtown Bellevue can now vote online for their favorite downtown restaurants and retailers in the 10th annual Haute Picks contest,” The Best of Downtown Bellevue.” Haute Picks features 20 categories, including Best Happy Hour, Best Place for Sushi, Best Workout Spot, and Best Place to See and Be […]
Bellevue Downtown Association Honors 2010 Place Makers
The Bellevue DowntownAssociation announced the winners of the 2010 Place Making Awards at the nonprofit organization’s 37th annual celebration on Thursday, January 27, at Bellevue’s Meydenbauer Center. The awards recognize significant events and achievements that have contributed to the cultural and economic growth of downtown Bellevue during the past year, […]
