Square Roots Salon is now open on Northeast 4th Street and Bellevue Way Northeast. The address is 10419 Northeast 4th Street. The salon offers services including haircuts for women, men, and children, hair coloring, highlights, balayage, extensions, smoothing treatments, perms, and makeup. Haircut pricing for women begins at $85, while […]
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New Non-Profit Rescues Healthy Food Going to Landfill, Delivers to Those in Need
Sharmila Rathinam and Sunita Shastri founded the non-profit organization, Eat Happy Now in June 2022. Their mission is “Solving for hunger by rescuing healthy food going to landfill and delivering it real time to those in need, through nonprofit partners.” Eat Happy Now connects the supply and demand for surplus […]
Amazon to Move 2,000 Office-Based Employees from Seattle to Bellevue
2,000 Amazon employees are going to move their home base from Seattle Bellevue, according to an employee at the Worldwide Communications team at Amazon. The company recently announced plans to shift some of their employees to offices on the Eastside. Amazon will be closing at least two office buildings in […]
Bellevue Commits to Building Sustainability with Launch of 2030 District
According to a recent press release, Kiki Gram of Vulcan Real Estate announce the launch of a Bellevue 2030 District. The vision of the 2030 Districts Network is to establish a global network of thriving high-performance building districts and cities, uniting communities to catalyze transformation in the built environment and […]
Bellevue Leads the Way in Challenging Regional Office Market
Kidder Matthews recently published their Seattle office CRE market. Much of the information highlighted that Bellevue has shown to be thriving in comparison to other cities in the struggling office market. Even with an increase in vacancy rates, the Eastside has maintained the lowest regional vacancy rate. Bellevue has shown […]
Bellevue Hospital Maintains “A” Grade in Safety
In November 2022, The Leapfrog Group, which informs health care decisions by collecting and reporting data to empower patients, rated Overlake Medical Center & Clinics with an “A” for Hospital Safety Grade. This national distraction recognizes Overlake’s dedication to protecting hospital patients from preventable harm and errors. Hospital Safety Grade […]
Amazon Plans to Move into Two Bellevue Office Towers in 2023
Amazon will be moving into two more towers in Downtown Bellevue at the end of 2023, according to the Puget Sound Business Journal. The buildings are 555 Tower and one of the towers at the West Main development. 555 Tower is a mixed-use office space that is made up of […]
Bellevue Ranks 8th U.S. Suburb with Largest Amount of Coworking Spaces
CoWorkingCafe did a study on the migration from urban to suburban areas with a coworking twist. Through data, the company determined which American suburbs best cater to the work needs of their residents by having the most coworking spaces. The shift from larger, urban areas toward suburban and rural ones […]
BelRed Area Strives to Establish Itself as Arts District on the Eastside
The BelRed Arts District Association, a nonprofit partner, is leading the effort to establish the BelRed area as an arts district, according to the City Council. The organization wants the city to make the area east of downtown “the epicenter of arts, culture, creativity, and innovation on the Eastside.” The […]
Enrollment Decline Could Result in Closure of 3 Bellevue Elementary Schools
According to an email sent out by the Bellevue School District, a presentation was made in January to the Bellevue School Board to consolidate three of the seven elementary schools to stabilize elementary enrollment. The schools that have experienced the greatest enrollment decline to date include Ardmore, Eastgate, Enatai, Phantom […]