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Multi-state Prostitution Ring Touches Downtown Bellevue

Six individuals, who utilized a network of apartments in four states, as brothels were indicted last week for conspiracy to transport individuals for prostitution, conspiracy to use a communications facility to promote prostitution and conspiracy to engage in money laundering, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan. The indictment was returned […]

Kemper Freeman Jr. Launches Personal Blog

Kemper Freeman Jr., the owner of Kemper Development Co. launched his own blog in late 2012 at www.kemperfreeman.com.  Since its launch the site has had routine posts a couple times a month.  It has given Kemper Freeman Jr. a forum to provide information that is specific to his infinitives, issues, […]

Bellevue Downtown Association Announces 2012 Place Makers

The Bellevue Downtown Association announced their 2012 Place Maker awards on Thursday at their 39th Annual Celebration.  The awards go to people and organizations that contributed to making Downtown Bellevue a great place to live work and play. === Arts Champion: Mary Pat Byrne Arts are an important piece of […]

City invites residents to share thoughts on future of Bellevue

Bellevue residents are invited to shape the city’s future at an upcoming planning meeting. The “Forming Our Future” meeting will take place from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, at the Crossroads Community Center, located at 16000 NE 10th St. City planners are seeking input from the public as they update […]

Munchbar and Mirror Ultra Lounge Will Not Reopen

Kemper Development Company released a statement today notifying the public that Munchbar and Mirror Ultra Lounge within Bellevue Square will not reopen following the shooting that took place on December 24th. At this time there is not any additional information on what will take the place of Munchbar. Below is the statement released: […]

Munchbar Shooter Now in Custody

According to a Bellevue Police report Ja’mari Alexander-Alan Jones, the suspected shooter in the Downtown Bellevue Munchbar / Mirror Ultra Lounge shooting on December 24th was taken into custody in Lakewood after a traffic stop Wednesday night. Lakewood officers randomly ran the license plate of the Toyota Corolla that Jones […]

Kemper Freeman Talks About the History of Snowflake Lane

Q13 FOX News recently interviewed Kemper Freeman in December. The full interview was recently released, which primarily focused on how Snowflake Lane came to fruition. Anybody that has ever seen Kemper speak knows that he is very engaging. The interview takes many intriguing tangents including details about Fashion Week and […]

One Dead After Shooting at Munchbar — Update

According to a Bellevue Police Department news release at 1:10AM this morning there was a shooting at the nightclub, Munchbar / Mirror Nightclub.  The shooting left a 30-year old male dead, and another male injured.  The shooting was a result of some type of altercation that led up to the […]

Bellevue Downtown Association Names New President

The Bellevue Downtown Association announced this week that Patrick Bannon will take over as the local non-profit organization’s new president on Jan. 2, 2013. Bannon currently holds the position of vice president of communications and public affairs for the BDA. He will succeed Leslie Lloyd, who has accepted an executive […]