The Bellevue Sunrise Rotary Club’s 19th Annual Speed Croquet Tournament and benefit Auction at Marymoor Park raised nearly $30,000, including more than $6,000 to the Coal Creek YMCA’s Family pre-teen program.
Several Bellevue organizations were the recipients of grants from the Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation (SYL Foundation) at an award ceremony Aug. 23 at the Meydenbauer Center.
Bellevue College is enrolling students for fall quarter classes that begin Monday, Sept. 22.
Bellevue Utilities crews will attempt to make sidewalk, manhole and wastewater system repairs along the outside northbound lane of Coal Creek Parkway at Forest Drive over the course of one day 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday. This will require the lane to close during this time, but those repairs could take longer once they begin.
Law enforcement officers in Washington are no longer just asking drivers if they’ve been drinking when they’re pulled over, as legalized marijuana in the state adds the question, “Have you smoked anything today?”
The Bellevue School District draws many parents here to ensure their children receive a top education, but earlier this month the district found itself holding a failing grade from the federal government — along with nearly every other district in the state.
Stassney Obregon had just enough time to apply to the Bellevue College Board of Trustees before the 19-year-old student had to return to the Phillipines to see her ailing father.
Two officers responding to a backup request in Factoria took a detour to the hospital Monday night after their patrol cars collided with each other and another vehicle in downtown Bellevue.
The Crossroads Community Center will close Sept. 1-14 to accommodate completion of the new Bellevue Youth Theatre in Crossroads Park.
It started with Bellevue First Presbyterian volunteers sprucing up Stevenson Elementary nine years ago. Now, 30 churches make up the annual workforce for Jubilee Reach’s Service Day, which tackled yard work at eight homes and classroom preparedness at 10 schools in the city on Saturday.
3D printing has existed in one form or another since the ’80s, but its myriad capabilities are quickly expanding its popularity into the mainstream. Its allure assembled entrepreneurs and enthusiasts by the thousands at the two-day 3D Printer World Expo in Bellevue last week.
Cougar Mountain, which has operated in Eastgate for 36 years, has become a nonprofit organization and will, over the coming year, proceed with demolition and reconstruction of its 15th Avenue Southeast campus.
The Bellevue Fire Department has seen a 50-percent reduction in frequent 911 callers since the start of its CARES program. Now, volunteer advocates are getting another boost forward with a $30,000 grant from Tri-Med for some new wheels and a King County grant to track its progress.
The Flavors of India festival is a cultural bridge here on the Eastside, and Artistic Director Latha Sambamurti says this year people are invited to dance across it at Bellevue Downtown Park.
Detectives with the Snohomish County Auto Theft Task Force (SNOCAT) recovered a stolen boat, boat trailer and travel trailer, worth a total estimated value of $44,000, after serving a warrant Aug. 21.
The Master Builders Career Connection, a foundation that promotes, prepares and recruits qualified workers to join the residential construction industry, will cease to operate this month. The foundation is distributing $85,150 in grants immediately and transferring $365,000 in assets to The Seattle Foundation.
The Grad Knight committee of the Newport PTSA is seeking $2,500 to fund the event, using a “FundIT” campaign on the schools-oriented crowdfunding platform SwopBoard.
City officials have a better understanding of the events that led up to localized flooding in Factoria on Aug. 13, which Utilities Director Nav Otal said was caused by high-intensity rainfall.
Bellevue Police are working with The Shops at the Bravern security to improve its ability to curb thefts following four at the high-end shopping center over the past month.
Sen. Rodney Tom, D-Medina, has been honored for bettering the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities.