Author: Michael

The Bravern Opening Weekend Events (Update)

The opening of The Shops at The Bravern is almost a week away. To add to the excitement, The Bravern will be hosting some opening weekend festivities!  This is a special weekend that will be remembered.  Here are some events that you can be a part of: Neiman Marcus Grand Opening […]

Street Marketing – Hopeless Attempt or Effective Solution?

If you’ve driven in Downtown Bellevue recently you’ve likely caught a glimpse of the many stores that are going out of business.  The most visible sign of this are the street marketers with their liquidation signs. When driving last Friday afternoon, I did a double take while passing the Galleria […]

Everybody’s Abuzz About Neiman’s Gala

It has been hard to read anything related to Bellevue lately without hearing about The Bravern’s grand opening.  The date when all the stores will open together is quickly approaching, on Friday, September 11th. The day prior, Thursday, September 10th, Neiman Marcus will host a black tie Grand Opening Gala celebration […]

STIR Celebrates Grand Opening with All Week Happy Hour

Beginning today, Monday August 24th, STIR Martini + Raw Bar is celebrating its grand opening with an all-day week long happy hour through Sunday, August 30th. The happy hour menu will feature $1 and $3 Northwest and Asian influenced seafood appetizers and half-priced oysters. Drink specials are also featured: Specialty […]

Bellevue Z’Tejas Announces Winners of Chile Fest Contest

The Bellevue Z’Tejas Southwest Grill held its second annual open contest for community members to submit recipes for the Z’Tejas Chile Fest Dessert Contest.  This year’s winning recipe for the Bellevue restaurant was Blueberry Chipotle Shortcakes, created by Denise LaCaille of Kirkland.  As the winner, her dessert will be featured in the special Chile Fest […]

Comic Jeff Dye Announced to Perform at Parlor Live

Local comedian Jeff Dye, who is widely recognized from his national appearance as a finalist on NBC’s 2008 Last Comic Standing, will be performing at Parlor Live in Lincoln Square September 10th-12th. Dye will be headlining one show on Thursday night, 2 on Friday, and 2 on Saturday.  Tickets can be […]

Getting to Know David Barton Gym

In February 2008 David Barton Gym was announced as one of the first tenants at The Shops at The Bravern in Bellevue. Fast forward to now, and they are less than 30 days from opening! The popular and highly anticipated David Barton Gym will occupy an enormous 40,000 square feet on 2 […]