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Senior city staff at Bellevue teach the Bellevue Essentials courses each year, passing on years of knowledge to up-and-coming community leaders. city of Bellevue/courtesy photo

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Bellevue opened applications for seventh annual Essentials course

The course is a civic engagement program that takes place over nine weeks starting in September.

Woman found dead outside Bellevue Hilton

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Woman found dead outside Bellevue Hilton

Detectives await autopsy and toxicology reports.

Bellevue’s temporary heat map targets illegal July 4 fireworks

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Bellevue’s temporary heat map targets illegal July 4 fireworks

Nine firework citations were written in Bellevue last year.

Ashley Hiruko/Staff photo                                Sharon and Dallas Graham in their Bellevue home, where they ran their cake and catering business out from. Sharon holds a cookbook she created.

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5,000 wedding cakes, love and a secret frosting recipe

Cake creator hopes to get the recipe in the hands of brides around the region.

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Congregations for the Homeless raise more than $600,000 for shelter improvements

The effort to provide improvements to homeless shelter services in Bellevue has made big process.

Housing committee forms to implement affordable housing recommendations

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Housing committee forms to implement affordable housing recommendations

The Affordable Housing Committee is made up of government and private organizations in King County.

Attendees of the Drag Queen Story Hour at the Fairwood Library exit the event. A walkway was held open for them by supporters while protesters held signs condemning the event behind them. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo

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Tensions run high at Renton library over Drag Queen Story Hour

Supporters and protesters traded chants at June 27 event.

Two arrested in connection to Crossroads shooting

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Two arrested in connection to Crossroads shooting

Suspects are both from Bellevue.

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Buckle up for another smoky summer

Wildfires in Washington will likely roar back this year and into the future.

Sunday shootings: One at park, another hits an occupied home

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Sunday shootings: One at park, another hits an occupied home

Two were injured at Crossroads park incident.

Bellevue will improve recreation options for people with disabilities

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Bellevue will improve recreation options for people with disabilities

City and parks department is working with parents on accessibility.

Courtesy photo                                A rendering of what Performing Arts Center Eastside (PACE) may look like.

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Performing Arts Center Eastside is becoming closer to a reality

A new CEO and team are reviving the dream of creating a 21st century cultural arts hub to…

Molly Moon’s will soon open a walk-up shop in downtown Bellevue. Courtesy of Molly Moon’s

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Molly Moon’s to offer walk-up shop in Bellevue

The homemade ice cream company is expanding on the Eastside to downtown Bellevue.

Bellevue celebrates 50th sister city anniversary with Yao, Japan

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Bellevue celebrates 50th sister city anniversary with Yao, Japan

The Bellevue Sister Cities Association will welcome a delegation from Yao, Japan this November.

A homeless encampment in Bellevue. Photo courtesy of Bellevue Police Department

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Why is Bellevue taking so long to finish its shelter?

Bellevue made a commitment in 2012, but its shelter won’t have a permanent site until 2022.

A high tide at Raymond’s Willapa Landing Park in Grays Harbor County, Washington. Sound Publishing file photo

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On the West Coast, Washington is most prone to sea level rise damage

Report by the Center for Climate Integrity shows multibillion-dollar cost of battling back the sea.

Rates and inventory bring opportunities for buyers

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Rates and inventory bring opportunities for buyers

A real estate snapshot by John L. Scott Real Estate.

Photo courtesy of Nick Wold/Mercer Island High School                                Students from Mercer Island High School’s Margins program met with various nonprofit organizations in Los Angeles, including Watts Towers, where they speak with a representative about the organization’s sustainable garden.

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Closing the margins | Windows and Mirrors

How a program at Mercer Island High School is helping students affect social change.

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City aims to preserve affordable housing unit

Bellevue plans to purchase an affordable housing condo unit to save it from foreclosure on June 30.

What’s next for Washington’s 2045 green energy goal?

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What’s next for Washington’s 2045 green energy goal?

The Legislature set the goal, but how does the state actually get there?