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MLK celebration to feature health fair
A Celebration of a Dream --a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., will be held Monday, January 20, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at Crossroads Bellevue Shopping Center Market Stage (corner of Northeast Eighth…
Now forming: first-ever Downtown Residents Association
Downtown has been the city's fastest-growing neighborhood in recent years and it's one of Bellevue's largest, with a population of about 10,000. Yet there has never been a residents association for…
Cultural Conversations: Moving beyond assumptions
Everyone makes assumptions. It's part of being human and helps provide context. But when it comes to different cultures, assumptions can be limiting if one is unwilling to go beyond appearances.
At…
Help identify robbery suspects
On January 2, five suspects went to the Walmart in the Kelsey Creek neighborhood (15063 Main St.) looking for victims to rob. All five arrived in a van. The two female suspects waited…
Council Roundup: Balducci chosen mayor
Also, Wallace tapped as deputy mayor, Hidden Valley Park project
The City Council on Monday elected Councilmember Claudia Balducci to serve a two-year term as mayor. Councilmember Kevin Wallace was…
Balducci elected mayor
Bellevue's City Council rang in the new year with an election for mayor and deputy mayor. Claudia Balducci, now in her 10th year on the council, was elected mayor. Kevin Wallace, who joined the…
Year of the lion
In 2013, a pair of guardian lion statues from sister city Hualien, Taiwan took up residence at City Hall, a farmers market moved downtown and City Councilman Don Davidson bid farewell. In this…
Ice Arena, Garden d'Lights continue into 2014
Christmas is over but some Bellevue Magic Season events continue into 2014, namely skating downtown and the dazzling Garden d'Lights at the Bellevue Botanical Garden.
Complete details, hours and…
Suspect in fatal crash charged with vehicular homicide
On December 19, the King County Prosecutor's Office notified Bellevue Police they had issued an arrest warrant for Caleb J. Floyd for the crime of vehicular homicide.
Four officers from the Bellevue…
Fire damages Newport Shores home
Bellevue firefighters and crews from other cities responded to a house fire Thursday evening, December 19, in the Newport Shores neighborhood in the southwest part of the city, near Lake Washington.…