Nearly 50 middle school and high school jazz bands from throughout the Northwest participated in the competition May 9-10.
Patrick Parr of Bellevue was the recipient of an Artist Trust fellowship for accomplishments in literary work.
A grassroots affiliation of Bel-Red arts organizations will hold two meetings June 3 to discuss the future of the Bel-Red neighborhood’s Arts District.
The Bellevue City Council will have a short timeline to communicate to the King County Executive’s Office its concerns about proposed 2015 increases for wastewater and capacity rates they hope may be alleviated ahead of June action by the King County Council.
More than 117 recent Eagle Scouts gathered at Bellevue’s Meydenbauer Center on May 1 to celebrate their success at attaining the rank.
As Bellevue’s Boy Scout Troop 600 celebrates its 55th anniversary, seven of it’s Scouts will be recognized in June for achieving scouting’s highest honor, the rank of Eagle Scout.
Overlake Medical Center has received the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for the treatment of stroke patients.
The Alliance of Eastside Agencies (Alliance), a professional membership organization of human service providers, will honor nine people or organizations for outstanding contributions of human services on the Eastside.
The city will hold an open house community discussion 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall about recommendations being made for the Downtown Livability Initiative, which has been under development by staff and a citizen’s advisory committee for the past 18 months with a focus on enhancing the downtown experience.
Sixteen Bellevue residents will graduate from Eastside Catholic School this year.
The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) Mobile Community Service Office will be in Bellevue from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 19.
More than 9,000 people joined Nordstrom and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation on Sunday, May 18 for the 32nd annual Nordstrom Beat the Bridge athletic race and fundraiser.
Rep. Cyrus Habib has been nominated as the Democratic Party candidate for state Senate from the 48th Legislative District, and former Kirkland Mayor Joan McBride as the candidate for the seat Cyrus will vacate in the state Legislature. Rep. Ross Hunter was nominated for re-election to his legislative seat.
A free talk, “Keeping Kids Healthy Naturally,” will be offered at the Bastyr Center for Natural Health in Seattle on Monday, June 2.
Whether Bellevue is willing to buy back tentative cuts in bus service throughout the city will be a hard sell by King County, with city councilmembers insisting Tuesday there be a return on investment that includes a plan to bolster Metro efficiency and reduce its own operations costs.
The Eastside Heritage Center called on Bellevue residents to join its cause to save the city’s oldest structure on Main Street from demolition to make way for future development during a public hearing Wednesday night at City Hall.
The FBI is on the lookout for a man who robbed the Key Bank on Bellevue Way Northeast this morning, making off with an undisclosed amount of money.
Residents in need of outside home maintenance and repairs have until June 3 to apply for help from a team of volunteers as part of the 2014 “Day of Sharing and Caring.”
This Saturday is Child Safety and Law Enforcement Appreciation Day at the Marketplace at Factoria. The first 50 children in line under 12 will receive free bicycle helmets. Helmets will run $9 after that. There will be music, games and opportunities to take photos atop a police motorcycle and for Operation Child Safe ID.The event is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Veterinarians are fighting a King County proposal to mandate the release of rabies vaccination records they see as an invasion of privacy and a shortcut to penalizing owners of unlicensed pets. The county says it wants greater compliance with the law, and hopes to reach an agreeable approach with vets.