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NORCOM prepares responders for worst-case scenarios | Training key to showing departments how system works when crisis hits

Alarms blare in the background as a first responder frantically reports that an officer has been shot and…

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Harrington House will no longer serve homeless women with children | Growing budget deficit forces changes

City officials voted on Monday to approve a measure change the population served by the Harrington House, bringing…

The aftermath of one of the egg containers after the fall.

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Local children test gravity | Pacific Science Center holds Egg Drop at the Newport Way Library

Volunteers from the Pacific Science Center taught Bellevue children about physics and engineering during an egg drop workshop…

Two children purchase snacks from the Venda Vending machine in the Marketplace at Factoria.

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Asian snacks coming to a mall near you

Local startup Venda Vending, purveyor of asian snacks such as Pocky and Hello Panda, is in the process…

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Point Inside expands advisory board

With business booming over the last five years, cloud-based product location solution provider Point Inside announced on Tuesday,…

Participants play a PC game in front of an audience at Gamescom 2014.

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Gaming company Motiga jumps into international market

Motiga, an independent PC gaming studio based in Bellevue, will be traveling about 5,000 miles next month to…

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Pyramid Analytics announces Microsoft collaboration

Bellevue-based Business Intelligence company Pyramid Analytics announced a collaboration with Microsoft on Thursday, July 23 that will bring…

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Pianos in the Parks unveiled in Bellevue

Mayor Claudia Balducci, Classical KING FM’s Lisa Bergman, Julian Frank of the Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra, artists Eve…

The piano that will be on display in Ashwood Plaza through Aug. 16.

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Public pianos bring music to local parks | First time ‘Parks’ instruments settle in Bellevue

Three vibrantly decorated pianos will be available for use by Bellevue residents beginning on Friday, July 17 as…

A rendering of the Inspiration Playground and its features.

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Inspiration Playground receives additional $1.5M in funding

The forthcoming Inspiration Playground and Sensory Garden in Bellevue recently received an additional $1.5 million in state funding,…

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Sammamish woodshop class not on the chopping block | New facilities will include woodworking tools

Despite concerns from community members, the Sammamish High School woodshop class will not be turning off its table…

Seattle Seahawks linebacker K.J. Wright signs a shirt for a young fan during the Chris Matthews 3-on-3 basketball tournament on July 11 in Bellevue.

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Stars take to the field for Boys and Girls charity games

Sports stars and celebrities took to the Hidden Valley Sports Park on July 11 and 12 to raise…

An X-ray image showing Ralph Dreitzler’s two knee replacements. His ConforMIS implant can be seen at left; at right

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Evergreen doctor finds success with 3D printed prosthesis | Technology could be used for hips, shoulders next

Three months after his second knee surgery, Ralph Dreitzler was back in the saddle again. The semi-retired horse…

A firefigher in full gear shoots a target with a fire hose he has just dragged 75 feet.

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Bellevue Fire hosts 2015 firefighter challenge

Dozens of local firefighters strapped on oxygen tanks, masks and other gear to race one another in a…

Bellevue College Occupational and Life Skills 2015 graduate Sean Schumacher

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Guiding success | BC’s Occupational and Life Skills program sets stage for spin-offs

More than 150 family members, friends and advisors filled the Carlson Theater last month to watch 13 jovial…

One of the pieces featured in the show.

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A jury of their peers | Teen arts council chooses 20 talented teens for exhibit

Teens from across Bellevue not only submitted pieces to the Bellevue Arts Museum’s annual “20 Under 20” exhibit,…

The interior of Merry Go Round's location on 116th Avenue.

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Merry Go Round store to close after 54 years in Bellevue

After serving Eastside families and newborns for close to seven decades, the vintage 1920s carousel horses that have…

Lead instructor Brooke Jordan

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Expedia creates program for girls in tech | Company hosts first Girls Who Code apprenticeship program

Dozens of teenage girls from across the country filled Expedia’s downtown office this summer to learn about the…

A rendering of the 27.7 acre Bellevue Airfield Park.

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City moves forward on Bellevue Airfield Park | Transforming former landfill will take time, money

The Bellevue City Council approved a measure on Monday that would help transform more than 27 acres of…

Artist Nathan Vincent stands with two of his yarn soldiers

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Artist Nathan Vincent returns to battle at the Bellevue Arts Museum | ‘Let’s Play War!’ open through Oct. 18

Though they move every night, shifting position and rising from the dead, the toy soldiers at the Bellevue…