Bellevue News

Sushispotting: ‘Rolls & Rolls + Sushi’ and ‘Sushi Maru’

Sushispotting is a multipart series to review all 15 sushi restaurants in Downtown Bellevue. ——– #1 Sushispotting: Rolls & Rolls + Sushi My first venture on my Sushispotting quest took me to Rolls & Rolls + Sushi, a neighborhood gem across the street from the Bellevue Downtown Library. Now, I […]

‘The French Bakery’ Coming to Downtown Bellevue

The French Bakery has its signs and permits up at Elements Too, the newly finished apartment complex in Downtown Bellevue on 111th Ave NE.  A large banner promoting the bakery indicates that the store will open in September. The bakery has locations in Kirkland & Crossroads.  The French Bakery will […]

A Weekend of Art: Bellevue’s Art Fairs

July 23rd – 25th Downtown Bellevue will play host to the annual Bellevue Arts Museum Artsfair, 6th Street Fair, and the Bellevue Festival of the Arts. Each fair is free and has its own unique arts and events: Bellevue Arts Museum Artsfair This year marks the 64th annual Bellevue Arts […]

Art Walk Bellevue Adds Sculptures to Downtown Scenery

Highlighted as one of the great art events of the summer, this year’s Bellwether 2010: Art Walk Bellevue has contributed to the many public art pieces you will find right now around the city. From Bellevue City Hall to Meydenbauer Bay, the sculpture exhibition adds to the summer scenery in […]

Palomino’s Ready for Summer: New Menu + 25% Off Gift Cards

New and local menu items have been added to the Palomino Bellevue menu, just in time for summer. Some of the new selections include brick oven-fired bruschetta – featuring Macrina Bakery bread, pigs in a blanket, truffle deviled eggs with pepper bacon, broth-laden, Puget Sound clams with Sopressata, garlic, tomato, and herbs, an […]

Summer Sunday Jazz Brunch at Z’Tejas Bellevue

Z’Tejas Southwestern Grill at Bellevue Square will have a live band during brunch on Sundays from now through Sunday, August 1st. The Jose Gonzales Trio will play jazz music during brunch from 11am – 3pm (band starts at 11:30am) and guests can enjoy Jose Gonzales on keyboard and vocals, Lamar Lofton […]

CNN Money Ranks Bellevue as #4 Place to Live in America!

CNN Money has ranked Bellevue the 4th best city to live in their 100 Best Places to Live in America 2010 edition. The description includes ‘pluses’ and ‘minuses’ for each city. Bellevue’s ‘pluses’ include natural beauty, excellent schools, and diversity. The ‘minuses’ include pricey real estate and rain. The description of the […]

Sushispotting in Downtown Bellevue

My office recently relocated from Pioneer Square to Downtown Bellevue– so now not only do I live here, I work here too. Besides the awesome commute (a 20-minute walk or a fun bike ride), I also get to explore new places for lunch. As always, my silver lining comes food-flavored. […]