Bellevue News

IMAX Projector Breaks On Opening Night

The highly anticipated Lincoln Square Cinemas IMAX Theater, which opened last Friday night, was brought to a halt when the projector broke.  The 8pm and 10pm shows on Friday night were both canceled.

IMAX Opens In Bellevue’s Lincoln Square Cinemas

The amenities lacking in Downtown Bellevue are diminishing by the day.  On Friday, the popular Lincoln Square Cinemas will add the Eastside’s first IMAX 3D Experience.  The IMAX 3D projector, coupled with special polarized IMAX 3D glasses, makes characters and objects virtually jump off the screen and move around the […]

The Bachelor Casting Call at Bellevue Square

ABC’s hit show The Bachelor is hosting a casting call at Bellevue Square mall on April 18th from 1-5pm.  The show will be looking for single women to star on the next Bachelor.  Star 101.5 will be there to accompany the event. Prizes from Bellevue Square will be given out […]

Boom Noodle Opens in Downtown Bellevue

Friday evening, Boom Noodle opened their doors for their grand opening in Downtown Bellevue at The Lodge at Bellevue Square.  Boom, which sits next to Blue C Sushi on Bellevue Way, serves fresh Japanese cuisine and specializes in noodle dishes, hot and cold. Boom brings a contemporary spin on not only the […]

The Bravern Condos Construction Topped off

On Thursday March 19th, The Bravern Signature Residences topped off their 2nd residential tower.  The final concrete pour was on the 33rd floor of the south tower. “We’re pleased to have reached this construction milestone and are on track to deliver residential occupancy early next year,” said Dan Ivanoff of Schnitzwer West, […]

Game Company Bungie Reportedly Taking Over Galleria Office Space

Bungie LLC, the company known for developing Microsoft X-Box’s popular “Halo” video games, is reportedlymoving from their Kirkland office space into Downtown Bellevue to The Galleria. Currently the 85,000 sq. ft. of office space at The Galleria has sat empty since most of the retail, including the movie theatre, was closed. […]

2009 Bellevue Jazz Festival

The 2nd annual Bellevue Jazz Festival will feature singer Dianne Reeves and the Mingus Big Band.  The festival will span Memorial Day Weekend, Friday, May 22nd – Sunday, May 24th. The festival, which is produced by the Bellevue Downtown Association, will play host to over 20 free jazz concerts over that weekend. […]

Paddy Coyne’s Irish Pub Opens In Time for St. Patrick’s Day

Paddy Coyne’s Irish Pub opened Friday at Lincoln Square, appropriately days before St. Patrick’s Day.  This will be the third Paddy Coyne’s adding to their Seattle and Tacoma locations. The intimate restaurant squeezes in a bar, two plasma screens, several booths, and tables where Koot’s Green Tea previously occupied on […]

Bellevue Downtown Association 35th Annual Celebration Features Keynote Speaker Ed Viesturs

Thursday night, the Bellevue Downtown Association celebrated their 35th annual celebration at Meydenbauer Center.  Keynote speaker and mountaineer extraordinaire, Ed Viesturs, spoke about the parallels between mountain climbing and the business world.  He also spoke about his recent venture with Downtown Bellevue based Eddie Bauer and their new sub-brand, First […]