Bellevue News

The Bravern Announces Elizabeth Arden to Open

Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa is the newest retail tenant, as announced by The Bravern this week. This New York originated day spa, will bring the first Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa to the Pacific Northwest. As stated in the press release, “The Spa will feature nine treatment rooms together […]

Bellevue Towers Tops Out Top Floor

The city’s new tallest peak in town has arrived! Bellevue Towers had their “Topping Off Ceremony” Wednesday afternoon, celebrating the freshly poured concrete on the 43rd story of the South Tower building. The views from the top are absolutely breathtaking. From this vantage point, there are views of Lake Washington, […]

The Village Bellevue – Open House

Today, from 4-8pm, The Village Bellevue will be hosting an open house to show off their rentable office space concept that will occupy a portion of Su Development’s Element’s Too building, which is currently under construction. We previously reported the announcement of this project back in March. They now have […]

City of Bellevue “Expo” to Highlight City’s Major Projects

The City of Bellevue will be hosting a Spring Forward Expo Thursday, May 15th, highlighting the major events in Bellevue. This will allow for an in-person forum to provide feedback to the city about it’s current projects that are in the works. Here are a few of the projects to […]

Downtown Bellevue Network Turns 1 Year Old!

Last night The Downtown Bellevue Network celebrated it’s 1 Year Anniversary at 520 Bar and Grill! Thanks to our readers, we had a fabulous turn out and got feedback that people had wonderful time. We are looking at having events, like yesterday’s, on a quarterly basis…so stay tuned for the […]

Koots Green Tea, Nau, and More – Close Their Doors

Koots Green TeaNot even two years since it’s opening, Lincoln Square’s Koots Green Tea has closed it’s doors effective yesterday. The company, which has several locations in Japan, opened it’s first store in the US here in Bellevue. After expanding to Seattle as well, both stores have now closed. NauOver […]

Presidential Candidate, John McCain, Visits Bellevue Tuesday

John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, will be visiting Downtown Bellevue on Tuesday, May 13th at the Hyatt for a fund raising event. According to the event’s Website, the pricing to attend are as follows: Reception $1,000VIP Reception $2,300Photo Reception $10,000Victory Dinner (per couple) $33,100

Trader Vic’s Now Offering Free Valet Parking

In an attempt at driving more business, Lincoln Square’s Trader Vic’s is now offering free valet parking to it’s customers while dining. There has been a rumor floating around for the last year that Trader Vic’s is actively looking to unload their lease, due to poor business in this location.

$40 Million Bellevue Square Face-Lift, Uncovered By PI

Yesterday, featured in the Seattle P-I, was an article reaffirming all the new upgrades Bellevue Square is and will be doing in the coming months. The Seattle newspaper quoted Kemper Freeman explaining that, “Shopping centers, as a rule of thumb, need to be remodeled every 10 years.” The last major […]

Ask Lea: "I Love Sushi"

Dear Lea, I see that Blue C Sushi is coming to Downtown Bellevue this fall. My co-workers and I have been wanting to go to a good sushi restaurant, but we don’t know of any places near by right now. – Sushi Seeker Dear Sushi Seeker, You’ve asked the right […]