Bush’s visit to Bellevue on Monday brought demonstrators, road closures, and secret service snipers. Stuff the city isn’t typically used to on a Monday afternoon. A passionate, yet smaller than expected group of protesters petitioned the Bush administration outside of the Hyatt hotel. A day prior to Bush’s arrival, lead […]
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President Bush in Bellevue Monday *Update*
President Bush is scheduled to be campaigning in support of Congressman Dave Reichaert on Monday at the Downtown Bellevue Hyatt Regency. The City of Bellevue is predicting massive traffic backups due to the presidential motorcade. Some streets and highways will be closed to the public. Much of the information for […]
New Look & Name
Yes, you are on the right site! We have changed our look up a little bit to reflect the upscale and sophisticated nature of Bellevue. In addition to the look we are sporting a new name. We are still a Downtown Bellevue News Blog, but we thought “Downtown Bellevue Network” […]
Bellevue is Missing Artists
According to John Su, the owner of 989 Elements apartment tower, what Bellevue is missing are artists. Su is engaging in a project called Open Satellite. It will allow artists to use a large open (what would’ve been retail space) space to create large-scale art in all mediums. The idea […]
Picking up a Wendy’s Double Stack?
If you are planning to visit the Wendy’s in Downtown Bellevue from this point on… Driver Beware: Bellevue Place construction, which is in beginning stages of building an additional 351 rooms to the Hyatt has taken over the Wendy’s original entrance on Bellevue Way and most of their parking lot. […]
Bellevue Towers to Release South Tower Inventory in September
With around 80% of the North Tower now sold in pre-sales at Bellevue Towers condominium project, some might be awaiting the release of the South Tower units to go on sale. Well, wait no longer. September 21st represents the release of the these units. For those of you who waited […]
Bellevue Downtown Park needs to add Summer Movie Nights
Woodinville, Freemont, South Lake Union, and Carillon Point all host outdoor movie nights in local parks throughout the summer. Bellevue Downtown Park seems like a perfect candidate for a summer series of movie nights. After viewing the type of turn out that the 4th of July had this year at […]
Main Street in Old Bellevue Closed this Week *Update*
Puget Sound Energy workers will close sections of Main Street throughout a 10-day period to install new natural-gas pipeline. The work will begin Monday August 20th and be complete by Thursday August 30th. The roads will be closed 7 days a week from 7am – 7pm, but will be open […]
Yahoo Coming to Downtown Bellevue?
According to Brier Dudley a reporter for the Seattle Times he says he has been “tipped off” that Yahoo is looking to open a office in Downtown Bellevue. The office space they are supposedly looking to occupy would be around 120,000 square feet. In comparison, Expedia will be leasing 348,000 […]
5 Reasons Bellevue is better than Seattle
Thanks for the great introduction Michael! It’s true we are growing and my name is Vikrant (rhymes with croissant). Feel free to call me Vik. I’m hoping that my weekly column (still to be given a formal title) is enjoyable. It wasn’t difficult to come up with an idea for […]
