Epicenter, the workout facility at Bellevue Place, effective February 1st, is no longer in business. According to Merle Gregg, president of Epicenter Fitness, “LA Fitness has agreed to honor all active current member, prepaid members, and prepaid personal training sessions.” This came as a complete shock to some members as […]

For those who love to brag about our beautiful city, we now have one more thing to tout – we have great credit! Both Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s have given the City of Bellevue the highest of marks on the city’s general obligation bonds, AAA and Aa1, respectively. The […]

Although receiving a decent amount of snow in Bellevue last night, Downtown Bellevue was practically unaffected. Everything today is running as normal. See traffic cams in Downtown Bellevue to check current weather conditions.Pictures taken in Downtown Bellevue this morning

Bellevue ranked among the top 100 Best Communities for Youth, decided upon by America’s Promise Alliance. This group’s mission is to ensure that children receive fundamental resources. The communities, which are the best places for young people to live and grow, are awarded. All types of communities are taken into […]

Downtown Bellevue’s most conveniently located apartment building, Avalon Meydenbauer, has long been under construction and is now ready for occupancy. Located kitty corner to Bellevue Square at 10410 NE 2nd St, the apartments are centrally located in Downtown Bellevue. In addition to the great location, amenities include a fitness center, […]

Crime you ask? Well yes, there actually happens to be some crime in Bellevue. The city of Bellevue has posted the FBI’s crime results for the first half of 2007. Impressively there were no homicide cases in the first half of 2007! The most notable stat is that Bellevue’s violent […]

The Seattle Times ran an article this weekend about the downtown “building boom.” Although having 15 projects underway in Downtown Bellevue, there have been very few complaints to the city due to noise. An interesting fact to note from the article is that the city in the past has only […]

Curious what all the police cars were up to at the Washington Mutual in Downtown Bellevue at Northeast Eighth Street and 108th Street NE Monday afternoon? According to Bellevue police at 12:23pm December 31st, a 23-year-old man was leaving the bank when an off duty police officer was driving by […]

The Puget Sound Business Journal has put together a very lengthy article on Kemper Freeman Jr. and his Bellevue empire. They have credited Kemper as “Executive of the Year.” The article takes you through his journey of the days when Bellevue Square was an outdoor mall, to the point now […]

For all of those out there that are proud BECU customers you will be delighted to hear that BECU will be opening a banking branch at the corner of NE 2nd & Bellevue Way in Downtown Bellevue. The branch will be opening in spring at one of the retail locations […]