Bellevue youth wins national digital arts competition

Ten-year-old Andersen Le, a member of the Bellevue Boys & Girls Clubs, won the national Digital Arts Festival competition, beating out contestants from clubs across all 50 states. Anderson won top honors in the 10-12 age group of Game Tech for his video game "Recycle Man."

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1:44 PM June 18, 2013

Summer Thunderstorms

An area of summer thunderstorms and cumulus convection is moving through tonight, and for many of you this is the first rain in weeks.Let's look at recent radar imagery every two hours.5 PM:  lots of showers on the coast and offshore.7 PM:  the coastal showers moved inland and substantial thunderstorms hit eastern WA.9 PM:  Puget...

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Blogs 10:58 PM June 17, 2013 Cliff Mass Weather Blog, a Community Blog

Halos and contrails: Is there a connection?

The short answer is YES!Today I received pictures from several of you regarding some wondrous halos in the sky.  Others noted an  impressive collection of contrails...and there is no accident that both apparitions appeared at the same time:  the ultimate cause is the same.Here is a very nice picture from Brendan Fields showing both appearing...

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Blogs 10:23 PM June 15, 2013 Cliff Mass Weather Blog, a Community Blog

Bellevue Biography: Francis and Elizabeth Boddy | Heritage Corner

Francis and Elizabeth Boddy emigrated from England, and settled in Washington territory in the early 1890s.

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updated 3:14 PM June 14, 2013

Dog walk and jog event set for July 4th in Bellevue

The Acura of Bellevue Four on the 4th Dog Jog and Walk is calling all dogs to the inaugural, 4-kilometer event on July 4. The non-competitive jog and walk, produced by the Bellevue Downtown Association, will start at 9 a.m. in Ashwood Park.

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3:04 PM June 14, 2013

Free child car seat check-up event in Bellevue

Public Health - Seattle & King County is hosting a free child car seat check-up event in Bellevue on July 19.

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updated 2:44 PM June 14, 2013

Bellevue grads at Eastside Catholic School

Eastside Catholic School in Sammamish graduated 147 students in a June 9 ceremony in the school's gymnasium.

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updated 2:32 PM June 14, 2013

Can You Get More than 100% Solar Energy? The Answer is Yes!

More and more folks are putting up rooftop solar panels here in the Northwest.  And some of them are getting results that seem bizarre.Take the case of Ted Weiler of Kenmore, WA, who sent me a note that other day wondering why he sometimes gets higher peak solar output from his panels during partly cloudy...

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Blogs 3:00 AM June 14, 2013 Cliff Mass Weather Blog, a Community Blog

Bellevue Neighborhood Match Program gets ‘make-over,’ grants increased to $10,000

What could you do with $10,000 in your neighborhood? The city of Bellevue Neighborhood Match Program is getting a mini “make-over” this summer with changes such as the grant amount doubled from $5,000 to $10,000 per project, construction management process streamlined and another deadline being added.

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3:15 PM June 13, 2013

Lake to Lake bike ride coming up

Bellevue’s second annual Lake to Lake Bike ride, coming up on Saturday, June 15, will provide riders of all levels and abilities an opportunity to explore Bellevue on two wheels.

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3:14 PM June 13, 2013

Troop earns Girl Scout Bronze Award

Members of Bellevue Girl Scout Junior Troop 52045 earned their Girl Scout Bronze Award this spring by completing all prerequisites and developing a skills and mystery/problem solving workshop for 80 younger Scouts.

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2:58 PM June 13, 2013

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    Cliff Mass is a UW professor of Atmospheric Sciences. He blogs about the local in the Pacific Northwest.
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