Ears literally pop as one stands in the rapidly ascending elevator on its 40-second trip to the top floor of Bellevue Towers’ penthouse. The familiar ‘ding’ of the floor arrival precedes the opening of the doors directly onto the 42nd top floor of the luxurious North Tower penthouse similar to […]
Bellevue News
Barrio’s $100 Tequila Shot
There is a little known gem that sits on the shelf at Barrio Bellevue – Don Julio Real tequila. The bottle it’s contained in alone is something to behold, decanter-like and embraced with silver agave leaves, which to me look like hands holding up the bottle as if a holy […]
City of Bellevue Makes Pitch for Google Broadband
Almost a month after we encouraged our readers on Twitter to nominate Bellevue for ‘ultra-high speed broadband’ from Google, the city of Bellevue is pursuing the offer by Google to make Internet service available to both homes and businesses up to 100 times faster than the current standard. Building the […]
Townhome Grand Re-Opening – Just a ‘StonesThrow’ Away
StonesThrow, a new townhome community in Downtown Bellevue that was previously bank owned, will have a grand re-opening this Saturday, March 20th. Intracorp Marketing & Sales has been hired to sell the 9 townhomes that feature 2 and 3-bedrooms with luxury finishes. Intracorp sold 255 homes just last year and […]
Restaurants Evicted: Vertigo Lounge & Grill and Zen Asian Bistro
Two and a half years after Bellevue’s first nightclub opened, Vertigo Lounge & Grill has been evicted from its location at the 989 Elements building. The Asian fusion restaurant Zen Asian Bistro, downstairs from Vertigo, has also been evicted. Zen Asian Bistro’s location was subleased from the owner of Vertigo Lounge […]
2010 Blue C Sushi Eating Contest + New Trivia Night
2010 Blue C Sushi Eating Contest Compete to become the “Store Champion” of the Blue C Sushi Bellevue Store. On April 10th this contest will determine who can eat the most plates of cucumber rolls in a 10-minute period. Winners will receive a $50 Blue C Sushi gift card and […]
Touring One Main Street Condominiums
Over the weekend One Main Street hosted their 1st public event to preview their newly completed condominiums. The 57 luxury homes on Main Street have 37 unique floor plans. Although some floor plans may be similar, the views and patio/decks range from floor to floor. One feature that stood out at One Main […]
Twisted Cork & STIR Close at Bellevue Place
President of Solstice Restaurant Group sent a release Saturday night communicating that by Sunday, March 14th both Twisted Cork & STIR Martini + Raw Bar would close. This comes two months after “Twisted Cork” changed its name to “0/8 Seafood Grill & Twisted Cork” and made the decision to offer […]
New Hot Dog Stand Coming to Bellevue Square
Dog In The Park hot dog stand is coming to Bellevue Square. It will be located outside next to Red Robin on Bellevue Way. As the ‘coming soon’ sign indicates, they have been chosen as Seattle Weekly’s ‘Staff Choice’ for the best hot dog in Seattle. They currently have a stand located […]
2010 Bellevue Jazz Festival Announced
The 2010 Bellevue Jazz Festival lineup has been announced. The event, which is put on by the Bellevue Downtown Association and presented by First Tech Credit Union, will take place from June 3rd – 6th. The event that’s in its 3rd year will have tickets for sale beginning March 11th at […]
