The mother-daughter team runs the The N Salon, at 306 105th Ave. N.E.
Rachel Beckwith had a dream. The 9-year-old Issaquah girl wanted to help provide clean water to African villages.
Now, her tragic death last Wednesday in a 15-vehicle accident on Interstate 90 has spurred thousands in the community to continue her dream by donating $140,000 to the cause.
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All are invited to attend the Bon Odori festivals in Greater Seattle this July.
In hindsight, I realize my goals as a college student were all wrong.
In my determination to achieve straight A’s, be picked for a prestigious newspaper internship and eventually rule the world as a powerhouse woman and sprinter up the career ladder, I left one of life’s necessary ingredients out of my plan.
Adventure.
When donating items to charity, most people don’t expect to see their old furniture or clothing ever again.
At least, that’s what 73-year-old Bellevue resident, Beverly Heyden thought when she donated her old low bedside table in 2007.
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Steve Sanelli, owner of Goodfellas Sandwich Shop in Eastgate, can name all of his regulars. There’s the Issaquah school teacher who comes to celebrate school being out each summer with her favorite sandwich, and all the familiar faces from the people who work at T-Mobile or Group Health nearby, to name a few.
Steve said the community loves and supports the shop – which is why it’s heartbreaking he and his wife must end their business. Since a new landlord has declared other plans for the building where Goodfellas is housed, the 10-year-old sandwich shop is closing its doors today, June 24.
This weekend, Bellevue Philharmonic orchestra will continue with it’s fundraiser, the Symphony of Gardens Tour, despite that the 43-year-old organization itself is disbanding.
Being a lawyer isn’t typically thought of as a side job. But Bellevue resident Robert Dugoni has worked hard to financially rely less on his law practice and more on his real passion: writing novels. This New York Times bestselling author has written legal thrillers such as “The Jury Master,” “Damage Control,” “Wrongful Death,” “Bodily Harm,” and “Murder One,” just released Tuesday.
It’s not every fashion designer who can say that royalty wears their creations. Intisar Khalifeh, 70, is one of the few. Intisar, who was born in Palestine but lives in Jordan, has been commissioned to create her dresses, heavily-embroidered works of art, for Queen Rania and Queen Noor of Jordan.
This weekend some Bellevue residents will have a chance to see Intisar’s designs at “Renaissance of Color,” a showcase of the rich and colorful world of contemporary and traditional Arab fashions at the Red Lion Hotel Saturday. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Arab Center of Washington’s 2011 Festival.
More than $555,000 was raised at the annual Spring for Schools luncheon May 26 where 1,000 attendees gathered at Meydenbauer…
A group of parents and educators met at the Bellevue Regional Library on Tuesday to announce the formation of Bellevue Leads, a coalition aimed at promoting excellence in Bellevue public schools.
Together, Bob and Seiko have seen Bellevue transform into a diverse cultural landscape that they feel at home in. It’s here where their biracial children have grown to become leaders in the Eastside technology industry and where they live side-by-side with families from Hong Kong, Thailand and Taiwan in the Lake Hills neighborhood.
America had its eyes on her during the Monica Lewinsky scandal. She was ordered to draw President Bill Clinton’s blood…
It’s hard enough for an actor to perfect one lead role in a musical theater production. Let alone two. But…
Joelle Russo, Northwest beauty director for Nordstrom, shares tricks of the trade for perfecting a spring look. Get the products…
f Liv and Lyla Coron seem very comfortable on stage in the Bellevue Youth Theatre’s production of “Cinderella,” there’s a good reason. Their mother, Cynthia Geary, is a TV and movie actress nominated for an Emmy for her role as tavern owner Shelly Tambo in the hit 1990s television show “Northern Exposure.”
Dance A Day of Dance at Pacific Northwest Ballet Saturday, June 18 at McCaw Hall. Featuring the 30th annual PNB…
We’re an important part of Bellevue. If you’re an employee at Amazon or Microsoft, you work with many of us….
