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Fireworks display catches some off guard

A late night fireworks display off Meydenbauer Bay on Saturday night, caught neighbors attention and drew several complaints.

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Big development planned along East Link, Bel-Red corridor

A new project proposed for the Bel-Red neighborhood would capitalize on its future location as a light rail…

Gail Round holds up a few of her favorite card designs.  After 35 years in business

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Crafting greeting cards brings second career

When Gail Round was laid off from her job in 2009, she went back to school. She began…

Fara Li came to Bellevue with her husband from Beijing. Both had worked at Microsoft

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Immigrant voices

Below meet some of the faces behind the city’s changing social fabric.

Detective Richard Chinn says that  burglaries and block watches are some of the most popular topics of conversation at National Night Out.

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Police, residents get acquainted at National Night Out block party

National Night Out (NNO) is an annual event to organize neighborhoods to fight crime, raise awareness and foster…

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UPDATE: Early primary results indicate Wallace will face Kasner in November

Lynne Robinson secures a comfortable lead against incumbent Don Davidson and competitor Vandana Slatter

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Living legacy | Locally launched social media site honors those who’ve passed

A new social media site launched in part by founder and CEO Michael Rowell of Efinancial in Bellevue,…

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Statistics don’t tell all in trafficking story | Celina Kareiva | Reporter’s Notebook

The FBI recently announced the rescue of 105 children forced into prostitution and the arrest of 150 pimps…

The Crossroads Haggen store store was laid out in zones

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Haggen to close Crossroads store

The Haggen Northwest Fresh grocery store in Crossroads will close within the next six to eight weeks. A…

Map shows house locations in Spiritwood that have neighbors concerned.

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Too many neighbors

Spiritwood residents fear growth will turn homes into boarding houses

Members of Eastside chambers of commerce listed as a panel of legislators discuss the recent legislative session.

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Chamber coalition gets update on jobs, transportation from Eastside legislators

Eastside politicians and business leaders met at Microsoft headquarters in downtown Bellevue on Tuesday to share takeaways from…

Eastside politicians discuss transportation

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Chamber coalition gets update on jobs, transportation from Eastside legislators

On Tuesday, Jul. 16 Eastside politicians and business leaders met at Microsoft in downtown Bellevue to share takeaways…

Camp Unity will this September move from Kirkland to First United Methodist Church of Bellevue. The homeless encampment broke from Tent City 4 after disagreements about routine background checks.

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Camp Unity could call local church home in the fall

“We’re an empowerment camp, not a homeless camp,” says Tari Wiggins, Executive Director of Camp Unity Eastside, a…

Business and Arts Reception at MulvannyG2. Pictured from left to right: Antonio Sanchez from the Lieutenant Governor Office

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Chinese investors flock to Bellevue

Money spearheads projects downtown; light rail eyed

Former Pacific Northwest Ballet School professional division student Chelsea Adomaitis (now a PNB corps de ballet dancer) rehearsing at PNB School’s Francia Russell Center

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PNB Bellevue school in Sound Transit path

Pacific Northwest Ballet’s (PNB) Francia Russell Center in the Bel-Red area faces potential relocation due to Sound Transit’s…

Victoria's Secret model

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Victoria’s Secret supermodel strikes a pose in Bellevue

Victoria's Secret Angel Candice Swanepoel visited the Bellevue Square store Wednesday to visit with fans and promote the…

The owners and operators of Apple-A-Day met in college at Washington State University and recently expanded to the Eastside.

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Apple-A-Day plants roots on Eastside

An apple a day keeps the doctor away, the saying goes, and proves an innovative business model Lexi…

A car sits in the middle the street in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood where robbery suspect Russell Smith was shot and killed by members of the Bellevue Police Department SWAT team as they attempted to serve a warrant.

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Inquest ordered into fatal Bellevue SWAT shooting

An inquest has been ordered into the shooting death of Columbia City resident, Russell Smith, by Bellevue SWAT.…

Arjun Sirohi is one of 18 new parcels set to be acquired by Sound Transit.

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Sound Transit gets ready for second round of buyouts

East Link continues the property acquisition process with its second batch of residences along 112th Avenue, to include…

The strawberry shortcake eating contest at this year's Strawberry Festival

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Strawberry festival announces summer in Bellevue

Kids, fingers sticky with strawberry juice and parents as giddy as the younger crowd about a few sunny…