The Sound Transit light rail East Link tunnel construction in downtown Bellevue is set to begin as early as March 25th. The first phase of this project will be a permanent closure of a section of SE 1st PL at 112th Ave SE. After the site is closed off structures and trees […]
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Lincoln Square Expansion Tenant Announcements: Henry’s Tavern, Fogo de Chão, & Cinemark Reserve
Kemper Development Co. made a few new announcements on Friday for tenants that will be occupying the Lincoln Square expansion. Henry’s Tavern is an American Bar and Grill that has roots in Portland, OR within the Blitz-Weinhard Brewery building. Henry’s Tavern Bellevue will offer 100 beers on tap to combine […]
Vote Now for Your Bellevue Favorites
425 Magazine has launched their annual “Best of 425” campaign to have readers vote for their favorite companies on the Eastside. Voting ends February 5th, so get your votes in now. Our bias of course is to vote for our downtown Bellevue favorite places. Vote for Best of 425> The […]
Top 10 Downtown Bellevue Network Posts for 2015
2015 has been an incredible year of construction and growth for downtown Bellevue. In that time there have also been a few restaurants that patrons will likely miss. Here’s a list of our top 10 articles based on page views in 2015. Tap House Grill Bellevue Abruptly Closes Bellevue Rock […]
Tateuchi Center Receives $3.5M in New Donations
A state-of-the-arts performing arts center for Bellevue is a step closer to reality. The Tateuchi Center Capital campaign reported new donations of $3.5 million, brining the total for 2015 to nearly $25 million. Groundbreaking for the project is planned for spring 2017. Carl and Renee Behnke recently made a $3 […]
Bellevue School District Partners with Microsoft for New Elementary School to Support Growing Downtown Population
The Bellevue School District and Microsoft plan to partner for the district’s first new elementary school in several years, the Bellevue Reporter reported. Elementary 18, the placeholder name, will be the second school in the district, after Sammamish High School, to collaborate with Microsoft. The 150 Microsoft Showcase Schools involved in the program […]
Impact Hub Bellevue to host launch party for new working space
Impact Hub Bellevue is a co-working space for 100 inspiring Eastside entrepreneurs and startups. On November 10th, in partnership with the City of Bellevue, Hub Bellevue will debut its space, including offices, conference rooms and an innovation lab. The official launch party will allow interested, prospective entrepreneurs, an opportunity to […]
Amazon: Bring Your Bookstore to Bellevue
UPDATED: 2:50PM 10/4/15 Amazon opened its first retail bookstore at University Village on Tuesday, which is named Amazon Books (see pictures of the store below). The store opening brings the largest online seller of books to the retail world. The store is first and foremost a bookstore, but is also […]
Bellevue Police Officers Save Suicidal Individual from I-405 Overpass
Bellevue police officers responded to a call for a suicidal individual that was hanging over the I-405 guardrail over the overpass. They were ultimately able to pull him from the railing. The rescue was captured on the traffic cameras and can be viewed below. The entire release from the Bellevue […]
Bellevue Rotary Launches Crowdfunding Campaign to Support Inspiration Playground at Downtown Bellevue Park
Bellevue Rotary Club is conducting a crowdfunding campaign for the Inspiration Playground in the Downtown Park, the park for kids of all abilities as described at: inspirationplayground.org The campaign launched October 5th on Indiegogo. For three years, Bellevue Rotary has been working to create an inclusive playground and sensory gardens to […]
