Peggy Gerber loved the view.
After spending much of her life in Indiana and Texas, she wanted something different. She visited Puget Sound a few times to see family and it was evident this was the place for her.
Only one problem: Gerber had three kids to put through school back in Indiana. She made a pact: when the youngest graduates from high school, she is out of there.
The Bel-Red corridor is set to be the next big growth sector in the city, but that is a long time out. And the city is attempting to make sure the area remains viable for businesses between now and when big redevelopment is completed in the later half of the next decade.
Hundreds – presumably more than 308 – of wine fans packed the aisles of the newly opened Total Wine and More in Bellevue in the hopes of being immortalized in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Debbie Graham lost her smile.
By age 22, she had been married and divorced, and she became the sole parent of her son. She struggled with problems of self-esteem, and a car accident in 2006 left her with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and nowhere to turn.
LiquidPlanner, an online project management service, just celebrated its fourth anniversary. Founded by former Expedia veterans Charles Seybold and Jason Carlson, it gives businesses the ability to clearly and simply show the progress of a project.
Much to the delight of late rush-hour drivers, the Washington State Department of Transportation has adjusted times in which the State Route 520 bridge can be raised for passing boats.
Eastside Pathways, more than a year in the making, is designed to help kids succeed from “cradle to career.
The Bellevue City Council is expected to decide on a number of measures to cut costs of East Link light-rail and reduce the city’s cost on the project.
Bellevue is well-known for its great schools, world-class companies, and delightful parks. But one cultural element is missing – a homegrown brewery.
In about two months that will change. After years of challenges and delays, the Bellevue Brewing Company will open in late August. It will be Bellevue’s first locally-owned and operated facility.
Bellevue’s signature mall has submitted paperwork to the city to another 250,000 square feet of space – including 119,000 in new retail room and 131,000 of parking, a gain of 375 new stalls.
A community organization has filed suit in federal court to stop construction of East Link light-rail on 112th Avenue and Bellevue Way due to neighborhood impacts.
Bellevue and Sound Transit are closing in on cutting a big chunk of the city’s cost for the East Link light-rail project.
Retirement isn’t for everyone.
Many spend their whole lives pining for the days of sitting around doing nothing. When Darrel Bahner reached that point, he got bored.
So what did he do? Go to work at a grocery store? Volunteer for a nonprofit? No, he opened his own door construction installation, HomeStory. The 32-year veteran of west coast ports had always enjoyed home remodels. Bahner said he has remodeled 10 homes in his life as a hobby. He learned how difficult, and valuable nice doors could be, and it felt like a natural fit.
Most brothers and sisters battle over toys and chores. Nick and Bianca Bononcini’s biggest competition comes on the water, at more than 100 mph. These two Issaquah natives grew up around hydroplanes. They’ve traveled around the country with their boats, sitting next to each other on the starting line and celebrating at the finish. This weekend, they were on the home turf at Lake Sammamish State Park for Tastin’ and Racin’, one of the Eastside’s favorite festivals, and for many the kickoff to the boat racing season.
A vocal group in the East Link light-rail planning process says it has the answer to Bellevue and Sound Transit’s financial dilemma.
The Meydenbauer Center saw its biggest annual growth, and had the second highest operating revenue in its nearly 20-year history in 2011.
Amid massive fanfare, and fear over price changes, spirits hit the shelves of thousands of Washington grocery stores Friday morning.
Most who strolled through the newly built liquor aisles were simply curious about what the changeover would do to their pocketbooks. But price changes to a lot of common brands didn’t scare away a steady stream of buyers.
The public will have another chance to weigh in on potential changes to the design of the East Link light-rail project at an open house Tuesday.
The public will have another chance to weigh in on potential changes to the design of East Link light-rail at an open house June 5.
A Bellevue woman fell victim to a man who took the lives of a total of four individuals Wednesday, before shooting himself, as well, according to KIRO TV.
