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A think space for student scientists | StudentRND offers workshop for science, tech and engineering

When Jack Kim learned Google made $9 billion last year, he began to wonder what would happen if…

Street painter and chalk artist Gabrielle Abbott works on a piece outside the Bellevue Arts Museum during its annual ARTSfair July 28.

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Chalk art tradition continues at the Bellevue arts festivals

The artist’s face is pensive as she studies a Picasso on a print out. Her fingers, caked in…

A woman dances at the Bellevue Arts Fair in downtown as a part of the festival attractions.

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Bellevue festivals fill downtown with artists, color | Photos

Thousands clogged the streets of Downtown Bellevue this weekend to celebrate the arts in three simultaneous festivals. The…

From left: mayors Conrad Lee

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Eastside mayors talk growth, cooperation

Economic growth and new development were at the center of discussion for five Eastside mayors June 27 as…

Al Schwider sheers a sheep for an audience at Kelsey Creek Farm April 28. The truck to sheering is to make sure the sheep's hooves don't touch the ground.

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Sheep shearing event connects Bellevue to agriculture | Photos

Spinning the black sheep from its feet to its rear, the shepherdess takes its chin in one hand…

A footbridge across Mercer Slough connects trails that meander through the park. While the snow may be dreadful for drivers

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Ice means beauty for Mercer Slough Park | Photo Gallery

While drivers and power crews are battling icy roads and freezing rain, Mercer Slough Park was iced with…

An artist's rendering of Bake's Place Bellevue

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Bake’s Place, popular Issaquah jazz club, moving to Bellevue

A popular jazz bar is leaving a small gated community in Issaquah and heading for Bellevue's night scene.

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Feds sign off on light-rail route

The federal government gave its stamp of approval on the final light-rail route today, just two days after…

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Mountain Biking Part 2: Can bikers and hikers coexist?

Pink streamers and sparkly paint aren’t too girly for the 17 young ladies, some only 9-years-old, who line…

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Alleged dealer charged with homicide after former football player’s overdose; dad finds body at Bellevue home

A Seattle man accused of selling heroin to a former Issaquah football player who overdosed was charged with…

Five Eastside mayors met to discuss issues of Light Rail and business at a forum in Bellevue June 16. From the left

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Bellevue hosts Eastside mayors forum to discuss light rail, business

Eastside mayors weighed in on Bellevue's light-rail drama and plans for downtown development at a forum June 16.

A Bellevue officer begins suiting up for the SWAT Team that helped bring a 75-year-old man into custody after a 2-hour standoff Thursday

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Two-hour Bellevue police standoff ends without serious injury | UPDATE

Bellevue Police surrounded a home Thursday afternoon, in search of a man who allegedly threatened to shoot someone…

Lake Sammamish State Park manager and Ranger Rich Benson says the park could use some help from groups

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Can Lake Sammamish State Park find a future, support in the community? | Part 2

BY CELESTE GRACEY FOR THE BELLEVUE REPORTER With declining facilities and a beach filled with weeds, Lake Sammamish…

Dave Rotheberg

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A Park Out of Place: The long-time struggles of Lake Sammamish State Park | Part 1

BY CELESTE GRACEY Reporter Newspapers This is the first of a two-part series looking at Lake Sammamish State…

Scott and Margaret Fivash have transformed their Sammamish home into a new winery.

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Bad economy becomes good plan for new winery

When a Sammamish couple’s 11-acre home wouldn’t sell in the down economy, it seemed close to crushing their…

Vincent Flint is a regular at Bellevue's Severe Weather Shelter at Crossroads. The shelter is packing up and moving to Redmond as part of an effort to keep a shelter on the Eastside open all winter.

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When help means life -or death: Eastside winter shelter crucial to saving lives

As the Eastside passes through another week of frigid temperatures, Vincent Flint counts down the days left until…

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Coal Creek YMCA open with a Northwest feel

Cozy chairs, free Wi-Fi and a river-rock fireplace welcomed parents to the newly opened Coal Creek Young Men’s…