Since 2007, Bellevue has strengthened its commitment to the environment and sustainability through the establishment of the Environmental Stewardship Initiative. The initiative leads local and regional environmental efforts and facilitates better environmental citizenship by the municipality, residents and businesses to enhance and protects our natural resources, water, air, climate, parks […]
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Tracy Wort Named New President and Chair of Board at Bellevue LifeSpring
Bellevue LifeSpring, the first service organization that works closely with the community to foster stability and self-sufficiency for Bellevue’s children and their families, recently elected a new president and chair of its board of directors. Tracy Wort has been involved with LifeSpring for more than 10 years through volunteer work. […]
Temporary Homeless Men’s Shelter to Open in September on NE 8th Street
Congregations for the Homeless (CFH) will provide services at Northeast 8th Street and 108th Avenue Northeast as a temporary “bridge” shelter for homeless men, while the site at Lincoln Center on 116th is brought up to fire code for year-round operation. The shelter will open in September. At that time, […]
Bellevue Rent Continues to Climb, Ranks as Most Expensive Rent in Greater Seattle
We reported earlier this year that Bellevue ranked as the most expensive city for rent in the Seattle metro area, according to Zumper Seattle Metro. As of recently, not only does Bellevue continue to rank as the most expensive city for rent, but also, it has increased in price. The […]
City of Bellevue Proposes Doubling Down on Bike Lanes in Downtown Bellevue
The bike lanes in downtown Bellevue began operating as of July 2018. The project was intended to create more connectivity for people traveling in the city, as well as a connection between the SR 520 and I-90 trails. The lanes now run along 108th Avenue Northeast between Main Street and […]
Downtown Bellevue Bus Routes Impacted Due to Buses Removal from Seattle Transit Tunnel
As of March 23rd, the transit tunnel (or what was originally called “bus tunnel”) in downtown Seattle is closing and moving above ground to designated bus lanes. This is being referred to as the second phase of the “Seattle Squeeze”. There will be more than 800 bus trips moving from […]
Meydenbauer Bay Park Brings Dynamic Waterfront Park to Bellevue
Meydenbauer Bay Park opened on Saturday to much fanfare. The park fulfills 32-years of planning, according to the City of Bellevue. Meydenbauer Bay Park includes a quarter mile of waterfront and a seven-acre park. The rich features of the park include many dynamic areas such as an iconic pedestrian pier […]
East Link Light Rail Nears 50% Completion
Earlier this week the Bellevue City Council received an update from Sound Transit that the East Link Light Rail project has neared 50 percent completion. Some of the highlights from the project progress include: tunnel excavation work under 110th Ave NE that has recently been completed, significant progress on the […]
Top 10 Downtown Bellevue Network Articles for 2018
2018 has brought a flurry of new restaurant openings at Lincoln Square South, new condo pre-sales, and announcements about future commercial development in downtown Bellevue. The top article of the year was the announcement that Tom Douglas was going to partner with Nordstrom at Bellevue Square to open Department Bento. […]
Whole Foods (Now Amazon) Wins Bellevue Square Court Appeal
A Washington state appeals court has found that Bellevue Square cannot force 365 by Whole Foods, which is now owned by Amazon, to remain open. This was first reported by PSBJ. In October 2017, 365 by Whole Foods closed after 13 months of occupancy at Bellevue Square due to poor […]