A study done by the FBI sited that violent crime in Bellevue has increased in 2006. Violent crimes are categorized as, murder, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and property crime. The most significant increase was within forcible rapes increasing from 29 in 2005 to 42 in 2006. While any murders […]
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Bellevue City Council Approves Domestic Partner Benifits
The City of Bellevue council voted 7-0 deciding in the favor of gay and straight domestic partner employees of the City of Bellevue to receive the same benefits as married couples. This story has been high profile and closely followed by the local media. Gay-rights activists have been fighting for […]
Bellevue Square’s New Lights…First of many upgrades
Have you noticed while parking at Bellevue Square, you can now actually see where you are driving now? You can credit this to the new white fluorescent lights that have (finally) been installed throughout the parking garages. Previously were lights that were yellowish in nature (puke). This is just one […]
Culinary & Wine Showcase @ The Bellevue Collection
The Culinary & Wine Showcase is currently taking place at the Bellevue Collection until May 27th. If you are a wine freak, or just looking for something to do this weekend there will be plenty to do. The event promises, “five-day event tastings, winemaker dinners, cooking demonstrations, expert classes on […]
Bellevue High Schools, Top in Country
Newsweek has ranked the top 1,200 top U.S. high schools in the nation. International School, Bellevue, Newport, and Sammamish all placed within the top 104 spots!
Constructon By The Numbers
Bellevue Did You Know?Cranes 17Permits 13,800Needed Building Inspections 60,000 Source City of Bellevue
Bellevue Place to Lincoln Tower Sky Bridge
A section of NE 8th Street has been closed on occasion in late April, and early May due to the implementation of the new Sky bridge that will soon connect pedestrians to and from Bellevue Place and Lincoln Square on their respected second floors. The bridge will connect on the […]
Crane Fall was due to Faulty Structure Says State
A state L&I issued report found a flawed engineering design to blame for the November Crane accident in Bellevue. In the accident Matthew Ammon was killed in his top floor apartment at the complex across the street from the crane’s original location. The crane was being used for what will […]
Downtown Bellevue Major Project Updates
According to the City of Bellevue, the downtown area has 31 projects major projects in the pipeline. Many of which are on their way to already being completed in the very near future. A very sweet PDF pamphlet is available to view all the different projects in the works. Bellevue […]
Hello World, Hello Bellevue
Hello world, but more importantly hello Bellevue. I have been a resident of Bellevue, Washington my whole life, and know this city inside and out, so I thought why not share the wealth of information! This site will be dedicated to information relating to anything from new retail, real estate […]
