City planners see the need for a new fire station in downtown Bellevue. City staff has been considering potential locations for a new downtown fire station since 2002, when it was forecast that there would be large population growth, in new buildings, in downtown Bellevue. City officials believe a city-owned […]
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KidsQuest to Move into Former Bellevue Doll Museum in 2015
KidsQuest Children’s Museum plans to move from the Factoria Mall to the former doll museum building in downtown Bellevue in 2015. KidsQuest has agreed to purchase the former Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art, located at 1116 108th Ave. NE, according their recent press release. The building is more than […]
Goodwill Now Accepting Donations Saturday’s & Sunday’s in Downtown Bellevue
Goodwill is accepting donations in a temporary location in Downtown Bellevue at the old Cadillac dealership location at NE 10th St & 106th Ave NE. The Goodwill truck will be collecting on Saturday’s & Sunday’s 9AM – 5PM. Previously there was a pickup location at the South Bellevue Park & […]
Bellevue Post Office Consolidation May Leave Downtown Bellevue Without a Location
A letter from the United States Postal Service to the City of Bellevue states that both the Midlakes and Bellevue Main Post Offices may relocate to one location just north of Bel-Red Road, at 120th Ave NE. The relocation is part of a cost cutting measure for the U.S.P.S. that […]
Bellevue Boasts AAA Bond Rating
Bellevue and Seattle are the only cities in Washington to still have an AAA bond rating, according to a recent statement from the Bellevue City Council. Last week, both Moody’s and Standard and Poor’s assigned their highest ratings for Bellevue’s general obligation bonds. The city’s high bond rating allows it […]
Share Your Feedback on Public Transit in Bellevue
The City of Bellevue is offering incentives to get your feedback regarding all aspects of public transit in the city. To get your feedback, a transit survey has been devised. To date, thousands of surveys have been completed. The objective is to create a master plan aimed at making the […]
Is Starbucks Planning a Juice Retail Store at The Lodge in Bellevue Square?
The Starbucks at The Lodge has gone through several transformations. 1st the location was one of the restaurant Starbucks concept stores and then it was a Starbucks Hear Music store. It then transformed a 3rd time into a large, yet typical Starbucks store as we typically know it today. A […]
City Manager & Goldman Sachs Representatives Added to Arena Discussion
City Manager Steve Sarkozy and a representative of Goldman Sachs will be added to the speaking panel for the Bellevue Downtown Association breakfast meeting on Tuesday, February 28th. The meeting, as originally announced, will also feature Brian Robinson of ArenaSolution.org. The breakfast meeting is intended to discuss the possibility of […]
President Obama to Visit Downtown Bellevue Friday
The President of the United States will be fundraising for his upcoming campaign in Washington State on Friday, February 17th. One of the fundraisers will take place at the Westin Bellevue after visiting a private fundraiser at a Medina home, which Obama will attend. The event at the Westin Bellevue […]
LunchBox Laboratory Now Open in Bellevue
Crowds were pouring out of the door when the newest location of LunchBox Laboratory opened in downtown Bellevue. The people were eager, not just for a typical hamburger, but ones with titles like “Burger of the Gods,” with a huge beef patty topped with bleu cheese and a gorgonzola spread […]
