Thu Vo is a guest writer who lives and works on the Eastside, frequenting downtown Bellevue restaurants and shops. She recently experienced a Whisk cooking class and is sharing her experience below. Walking into Whisk, your sight is stimulated by all the culinary displays. Walls of beautiful cookware, utensils perfectly […]
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2017 Bellevue Jazz & Blues Festival Headliners Announced
The 2017 Bellevue Jazz & Blues Festival dates and headline acts have been announced. The festival will run May 31 – June 4 and include Catherine Russell and The Corey Harris Band as headliners. These performances will take place at Meydenbauer Center Theatre and will cost $30 per ticket. Other […]
“The Market at Lincoln” to Feature Several New Restaurants
According to the Ascend Hospitality Group’s website, there will be a flurry of new restaurants opening at Lincoln Square expansion’s “The Market at Lincoln”. This is expected to be a premium food hall that will be opening this fall. This is building on the news in February, regarding the expected top […]
KidsQuest Children’s Museum to Open in Downtown Bellevue January 31
The KidsQuest Children’s Museum’s new facility in downtown Bellevue will open January 31, 2017 at 1116 108th Ave NE. KidsQuest Children’s Museum is a 15,000 square foot interactive museum for for kids from infants to eight years old. New exhibits will include: a newly designed water gallery with a toddler […]
Sneak Peek into The Bellevue Collection’s Lincoln Square Expansion
On Wednesday The Bellevue Collection hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of the Lincoln Square expansion project that will have retail open later this month. The construction for the common areas inside the project are nearing completion and the buildout for each tenant is in currently in motion. […]
New Announcements for Lincoln Square Expansion: Samsung, Wild Ginger, Taylor Shellfish, and more
Strolling by the Lincoln Square expansion today I saw lights starting to turn on, the escalators in plain sight, and the construction equipment beginning to be removed. The project will open to the public in January. On Wednesday the Puget Sound Business Journal reported on several new pieces of information about […]
Tateuchi Center Planned to Open in 2020
A performing arts center in the core of Bellevue is transforming into reality. Last week, spokespersons of the Performing Arts Center Eastside (PACE), the nonprofit parent company of Tateuchi Center, proclaimed that construction would begin in spring of 2018, with a goal of opening in the fall of 2020. The main […]
2016 CHOWDOWN(town) Bellevue Set for July 13th and August 10th
The 2016 CHOWDOWN(town) Bellevue will be held on Wednesday, July 13th and August 10th from 4:00 – 8:00 PM at Ashwood Park in downtown Bellevue. The event will host several food truck venders, live music and entertainment. Event goers are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs. According to the […]
Parlor Live Files for Bankruptcy and Switches Owners
Parlor Live at Lincoln Square in Bellevue has filed for bankruptcy and owners have switched hands according to a report in the PSBJ. The original owner was Steven Olson, a former dentist from Phoenix. He opened what was then known as “The Parlor Billiards & Spirits” at the end of 2005. The Parlor […]
2016 Bellevue Jazz & Blues Festival Kicks off June 1st
The 2016 Bellevue Jazz & Blues Festival kicks off next week, June 1st. The event that is put on by the Bellevue Downtown Association and features 50 live shows over five days all across downtown Bellevue. The festival features national artists, regional artists, and next generation rising stars. Many of the events […]