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Schools slash lunchroom waste
Inspired by the City of Bellevue’s annual Green Genius Cafeteria Challenge, students at 21 Bellevue schools cut their lunch waste collectively to just 12 percent of the national average.
For the…
Council Roundup: 2019-20 Budget adopted
On Monday, the City Council unanimously adopted the 2019-20 Operating Budget and 2019-25 Capital Investment Program (CIP) plan. The action marks the conclusion of a process that began in March,…
Council Roundup: Budget moves toward adoption
On Monday, councilmembers had their sixth discussion on the budget. The council provided final direction on the proposed 2019-2020 Operating Budget and 2019-2025 Capital Investment Program (CIP) plan…
Safer bikes, faster buses with new bus platform
To make its downtown demonstration bike lane safer and speed passage for bus riders, the City of Bellevue has added a new kind of bus stop – a platform between the bike lane and vehicle traffic.…
Opening on Human Services Commission (1)
The City Council is seeking candidates for a vacancy on Bellevue’s Human Services Commission. You can apply online. Applications are due by 5 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7.
Made up of volunteers appointed by…
Council Roundup: Budget briefing on Community Development, Utilities
On Monday, councilmembers continued their discussion of the proposed 2019-2020 Operating Budget and 2019-2025 Capital Investment Program (CIP) plan. This week’s topics included CIP projects overseen…
Cultural Conversations: Six-word stories
At the next Cultural Conversations on Tuesday, Dec. 4, participants will be invited to take on a creative challenge: tell your story in only six words.
The conversation will be 1-2:30 p.m. at…
City congratulates T-Mobile on major campus renovation
On Monday, T-Mobile, one of the nation’s top wireless innovators, announced plans for a major remodel of its headquarters in Bellevue’s Factoria area. The announcement follows the company’s lease…
Snowflake Lane, Magic Season
The Bellevue Magic Season begins its annual run downtown on Friday with a holiday parade taking over busy Bellevue Way, between Northeast Fourth and Eighth streets, for one hour nightly. Visitors…
Council Roundup: Public safety in proposed budget discussed
On Tuesday night the City Council reviewed another component of the preliminary budget, which includes a proposal to add fire inspectors. The proposal is aimed at insuring that Bellevue’s fast-…