Litzow will run for second term in 41st District | Filing Week
State Sen. Steve Litzow (R-Mercer Island) filed to run for re-election in the 41st Legislative District. Litzow was first elected in 2010 under a partial term.
May 15, 2012
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Construction season begins in Bellevue
Road construction season unofficially has kicked off this month with the start of the city’s annual Pavement Overlay Program. Major arterials Northeast Eighth Street, 148th Avenue Northeast and 164th Avenue Northeast are slated for new pavement this summer.
May 15, 2012
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Few turn out for first budget hearing, hard work still ahead
The Bellevue City Council got its first feedback during the 2013-2014 budget process, and like the ledger itself, little took shape.
Only three individuals showed up to testify about the budget, which is in its earliest phases, with no concrete proposals offered.
May 15, 2012
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Four residents displaced by house fire
Four residents were displaced by a fire at a Bellevue home Monday.
May 15, 2012
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Bake's Place: jazz and snazz
After several years of showcasing live music at Providence Point in Issaquah, Eastside jazz club, Bake’s Place, will open the doors of it’s new downtown Bellevue location this weekend.
May 11, 2012
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Candidate filing week begins Monday
Candidates planning to run for office in the Aug. 7 Primary Election or the Nov. 6 General Election must file Monday, May 14 through Friday, May 18.
May 11, 2012
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Two Seattle men sentenced to prison for burglarizing multiple Eastside businesses
Two Seattle men were sentenced Thurday for a 30-month crime spree that involved both physical burglary and hacking into computer systems at multiple Eastside businesses to steal personal and business information used in a variety of thefts and frauds.
Humane Society to partner with WSU College of Veterinary Medicine
The Bellevue-based Seattle Humane Society and Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine have entered a partnership in which senior veterinary students will provide spay/neuter surgeries and medical care for shelter pets as part of their clinical training.
May 10, 2012
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Cultural Navigators program helps non-English speakers with complexities of day-to-day life in another language
Irina Chermeshnyuk is surrounded by six people, all speaking at the same time. Huddled around a small table in the close quarters Mini City Hall in Crossroads, they need her help.
Chermeshnyuk is a Cultural Navigator, a member of a program that runs out of Bellevue Mini City Hall in Crossroads and the Together Center in Redmond.
May 10, 2012
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Spring District development gets important approval from city
The Spring District, a mixed-use development in the Bel-Red corridor, received a key approval from the city last week.
Planners OK’d the master plan for the project, paving the way for development to begin as early as 2013. However, that doesn’t mean planners are done with the process. According to city documents, design review will have to be undertaken for several different parts of the project, as specific designs and uses of the buildings haven’t been designated yet.
May 10, 2012
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Olive oil entrepreneurs | High-end olive oil stores find success downtown
Bonnie Campbell’s life sat at a crossroads.
She lost her job as an administrative assistant in Arizona and her resume wasn’t getting many hits online. She was tired of working for other people.
Then, Campbell took a part-time job at a specialty olive oil store and found “it was too much fun.”
May 9, 2012
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