Bellevue Botanical Garden will hold its spring native plant sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 10 at the garden, 12001 Main St., in Bellevue.
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Metropolitan King County Councilmember Jane Hague wants the county to study ways King County could provide charging stations for a new generation of hybrids called Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs).
Yasmin Luthra, a student at Stevenson Elementary School in Bellevue, placed third in the 14th annual Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest, sponsored by KCTS 9 in Seattle.
Slashes in the King County budget may force Sheriff Sue Rahr to cut as many as 100 deputies from the county roster.
Information furnished to the Bellevue Reporter and an editing error resulted in an incorrect date regarding the fire that closed Stamos restaurant in Lake Hills. The fire was in December, 2006.
Six students from the Bellevue area have won National Merit $2500 Scholarships. They were selected by a committee of college admissions officers and high school counselors. The awards are provided by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation’s own funds.
A fire Sunday night damaged a Bellevue home in the Wilburton neighborhood. No one was home at the time of the fire, but neighbors reported the blaze at about 11:45 p.m. after hearing popping sounds and seeing flames. The fire occurred in the 12800 block of Southeast Second Street.
A May 8 meeting will give people a chance to voice their suggestions or learn about future transportation projects in Bellevue.
A recent study underscores the fact that good health isn’t just a matter of personal choice for Americans.
Tickled pink, Jane Song stretched her neck out and smelled a cluster of yellow blooms from an overhanging kerria shrub.
Erik Lyn Frandsen, a sophomore from Bellevue, has been named to the president’s list at Gonzaga University for fall semester 2007. Students must earn a 3.7 or better grade point average to be listed.
The King County Charter is currently open for a review that occurs once every 10 years. The Charter Review Commission has been gathering information and deliberating, and will soon forward amendments they endorse to the County Council. The Council will consider those recommendations, then decide which amendments will be placed on the ballot this fall. The voters will have the final say.
Whether you’re looking to grab a lunch and go or relax and enjoy a four-course dinner, Toscano and Panini’s restaurants offer patrons both dining experiences.
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Two best-selling authors from this area will visit the Redmond Borders for a discussion and signing today. Amanda Quick, author of a string of New York Times bestsellers, presents her latest book, The Third Circle. Stella Cameron, prize-winning author of more than 60 novels, presents the gritty A Marked Man.
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Here we see two views of the same intersection, one in 1959 and one in 2007. The maples seen in the earlier image were planted in the early 1900s. When the street was widened in the 1960s city planners had to remove them, but new trees were planted in their stead.
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