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When light rail goes through your kitchen, you’re going to speak up | Residents concerned Sound Transit will steamroll city, property owners

Susan Huenefeld wasn’t going to speak last Monday at a public hearing for land use code amendments concerning…

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Residents want Sound Transit held to strict standards

Holding a red streamer of crepe paper high above the Bellevue City Council chamber room Monday night, Renay…

Plans for the future Spring District

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Response mixed to Spring District

Bellevue's Spring District, said to be modeled after Portland’s Pearl neighborhood, has promised to remake the 16 city…

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Residents want Sound Transit held to strict standards

Holding a red streamer of crepe paper high above the Bellevue City Council chamber room Monday night, Renay…

Outreach worker

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Young — and homeless

Imagine spending the night in your car with your parents and siblings; doing homework without a desk; or…

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#NotBuyingIt

Just as the Super Bowl pits championship teams against one another, advertisers use the screentime to spar for…

The Eastgate corrider may add a third site for auto dealerships by amending land use codes.

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Bellevue looking at allowing more car dealerships in areas of city

Bellevue is considering amending land use codes to allow for more auto dealerships in certain pockets of the…

West Coast Armory has one of the largest indoor shooting ranges in the country.

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Safety major part of Bellevue range

With 33,000 members and classes booked through the next few months, West Coast Armory is a hidden but…

Residents wait in City Hall for WSDOT staff to take questions on possible I-90 tolling.

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I-90 toll discussion draws frustrated crowds

Eastside residents gathered Wednesday night at Bellevue City Hall to share feedback on the possibility of instating an…

Noel Gomez

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Escape from the street

Noel Gomez tried to escape the streets many times. But something always drew her back. Her pimp would…

Farhad Korram of Bellevue

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Oriental Rug closes after growing with Bellevue

When Farhad Korram first moved to Bellevue from Iran, he can remember only a single high-rise building in…

Mayor Conrad Lee

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PDC fines Mayor Lee $300 for late filing of PAC reports

The Washington Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) fined Mayor Conrad Lee $300 for failing to timely file a series…

Patrick Bannon

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Q&A: Patrick Bannon, President of the BDA

Last December, Patrick Bannon was tabbed president of the BDA. After seven years with the 250-member nonprofit, Bannon…

A woman prepares a cup of green tea for guests

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Tea ceremony captures fleeting moments at Bellevue Art Museum

Saturday, BAM hosted a tea ceremony, a Japanese tradition involving the ceremonial preparation and presentation of matcha, or…

A woman carefully cleans away all the utensils after preparing a cup of green tea for guests

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Tea ceremony honors the

Saturday, the Bellevue Art Museum hosted a tea ceremony presented by EWCC. The Japanese tradition involves the ceremonial…

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Eastside constituents voice disapproval and concern at 48th LD town hall

Many Eastside residents turned out to protest Sen. Rodney Tom’s Senate coup Tuesday, Jan. 8 at a town…

Celina Kareiva

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Talk about mental health – but let’s do it accurately | Celina Kareiva | Reporter’s Notebook

When news of the Sandy Hook shooting first broke, my thoughts turned to my own friends and loved…

How Bellevue utility rates compare to other cities.

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Higher utility rates due to maintenance

While all eyes were on Bellevue’s capital and operating budgets this winter, utility rates faced an increase of…

Sound Transit crews drill on 110th Avenue in downtown Bellevue. More fieldwork

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Sound Transit to start digging, probing along light rail line

East Link light rail’s finish date of 2023 might seem a ways off for commuters, but Bellevue residents…

While in Italy

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Around the world in 80 jobs | Bellevue man finds work, experience in his global travels

While talks of a stagnant economy still saturate the public dialogue, Turner Barr has spent the last year…