Beginning September 10-19, Bellevue will be celebrating the sixth annual Welcoming Week with many different events. The week is dedicated to welcoming new immigrants and celebrating diverse communities. Residents are invited to engage in cultural traditions, art, and dance. Events taking place in Bellevue are as follows: PopUp StoryWalk, “Drawn […]
Bellevue’s annual arts festival, Bellwether 2021, is taking place September 9-19. The biennial sculpture exhibit, which began in 1992, now features diverse art forms and supports local artists. This year, Bellwether will include art exhibits, live music, pop-up art shows, artist-led panel discussions, and workshops. There will be two free […]
Goldman Sachs recently signed a lease for the site of Bellevue Straits, at 520 112th Avenue Northeast. Two high-rise office towers are being planned for this location, totaling over 1.2 million square feet of office, retail, and restaurant space. Executive Managing Director, Joe Lynch, and Senior Managing Director, Dan Harden, […]
In September 2020, we reported that a new office tower was set to begin construction in October 2022, located alongside Interstate 405 on 112th Avenue Northeast. The building is owned by Seattle-based Investment management firm, Columbia Pacific Advisors. The project was under design review at the time. According to the […]
According to the City of Bellevue, organizations and individuals providing art, cultural, and educational programming, events or services for Bellevue residents, can now apply to receive a grant to the City’s Arts and Culture Program. Several different kinds of grants are available for nonprofits and individuals planning to deliver arts […]
Bellevue residents are being asked to take a survey to help shape the 20-year Watershed Management Plan initiated by the city. The purpose of this is to improve the health of Bellevue’s streams for people and wildlife. The growth of Bellevue’s landscape has affected the health of the waterways and […]
Meydenbauer Bay Park swimming area is currently closed. According to the City of Bellevue, water quality tests showed increased levels of bacteria in the water. The closure of the swimming area was a result of the direction of Public Health – Seattle and King County. King County routinely tests water […]
The City of Bellevue is partnering with King County Parks and Sound Transit to develop a plan for the portion of the Eastrail trail that runs from Southeast 5th Street to Northeast 12th Street in Wilburton. It will eventually connect Eastside cities from Renton all the way to Woodinville and […]
According to King County records, the privately owned real estate company that specializes in multi-family and mixed-use developments, SRM Development, recently bought a downtown Bellevue Condominium site. The sale was for $18 million. The residents living in the building, The Polynesia, were all bought out, as first reported by Daily […]
According to the City of Bellevue, City Manager Brad Miyake appointed Wendell J. Shirley to lead the Bellevue Police Department during the search for a permanent replacement. Shirley will be acting as assistant chief for Chief Steve Mylett, who accepted a new job in Ohio. He will take on these […]
