Bellevue News

Bellevue Jazz Festival

The Bellevue Jazz Festival will play host to 8 live performances, spanning from April 9th – May 24th. The headliner for this festival is three-time Grammy Award winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis, who will perform within a quartet Friday, May 23rd over Memorial Day weekend at Meydenbauer Center. The Bellevue Jazz […]

New Condo Project Announced: Bellevue Park Condominiums

A new condo, funded by a local group of investors, AFD LLC has just announced that it will fill the skyline of Downtown Bellevue. This complex will be quite unique, being built in the middle of Downtown Bellevue Park. All the details of the project have not yet been announced, […]

Last Chance: Vote for the Best of Downtown Bellevue

This is your last week to vote for the Best of Downtown Bellevue Haute Picks. In spirit of picking the “best of,” we thought we’d share our Downtown Bellevue Network picks for these awards: Best Coffee Spot: Starbucks at the Lodge Best Happy Hour: The Parlor Billiards and Spirits Best […]

Ask Lea: Spring Fashion Forward

Lea, I’m really good at the whole cold weather sweater, trench, boots thing, but I just feel lost when it comes to warmer weather! I feel like a fashion “faux-pa” with my bucket hat and cargo pants on. Where can I shop in the Bellevue area that will get me […]

Is the Downtown Bellevue Office Market Slowing?

City Center Plaza in Downtown Bellevue has begun to sneak up upon completion. This half million square foot building according to the Puget Sound Business Journal in a recent write up, has only El Gaucho as a signed retail tenant. Other buildings in the area such as, Tower 333 and […]

Diving Into the Bellevue Square Remodel

In a report put out by the Bellevue Reporter, a few details not already posted here on the Downtown Bellevue Network about the Bellevue Square remodel were uncovered: A Burberry retail store in the next several months will join Bellevue Square on the the first floor within the Nordstrom wing. […]

Chantanee Thai Restaurant To Move

Chantanee, a favored Thai restaurant in Downtown Bellveue, currently located behind Sports Authority in a remote alley for the last 14 years, has announced that they will move locations. Their 6,000 sq ft new location will be located a couple of blocks away, at Key Center in the Downtown core. […]

Stroll Down Bellevue Memory Lane

Here is a great slide show that was put together by the Eastside Heritage Center. For some of us, it brings us back down Bellevue memory lane. For others that haven’t been in Bellevue as long, it puts in perspective how far Bellevue really has come. Regardless, we can all […]

Bellevue Square Elevator Renovation

Bellevue Square’s elevator, located in center court, is now closed and going through an entire renovation. As the current state of the project shows (see pictures below), they have completely gutted the current elevator and are starting over from scratch. The new elevators promise to be “high speed” in nature. […]