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Fire severely damages Eastgate home

A fire early Sunday morning caused more than $150,000 worth of damage to a home in the Eastgate area. The house was occupied and no one was injured. At approximately 12:50 a.m., on Sunday, June 22,…

Three things to know about the 4th

Preview of the 2014 edition of Bellevue's Family 4th celebration

Police arrest scammer

The Bellevue Police Department has arrested a suspect after an investigation revealed that the man had scammed elderly victims out of over $400,000. The suspect, U Hyon Yi, befriended three elderly…

Council Roundup: Reiterating opposition to light rail yard

Also, Energize Eastside review, affordable housing, Hugh Burleson In late 2012 when the Sound Transit Board announced the operation and maintenance satellite facility site alternatives, the City…

New director for government tech alliance

Tracy Jones, a project manager with the management-consulting firm Grant Thornton, has been appointed executive director for the eCityGov Alliance. She comes on board on June 30. The eCityGov…

Bellwether sculpture exhibition returns with new public art

When Bellevue's biennial sculpture exhibition opens downtown on June 27, passersby will experience some unusual sights. They'll see carefully folded sheet metal that evokes ocean waves, a headless…

Sculpture exhibition on Lake to Lake

"Every single one is such an adventure," says artist Miguel Edwards about his work, which will be featured in Bellwether 2014, Bellevue's biennial sculpture exhibition. "I don't know what the piece…

Pavement overlay begins on Factoria Boulevard

Work will begin to repave Factoria Boulevard, from Southeast 36th Street to Southeast 41st Place, on Monday, June 16. To minimize traffic delays, the three-month project will take place 7:30 p.m.-6 a…

New pavement for I-405

The bumpiness, ruts and cracks drivers experience on southbound Interstate 405 through the heart of Bellevue will soon be a thing of the past. Beginning Monday, June 9, the state Department of…

Celebrating new growth at the Garden

On Saturday, June 14, the Bellevue Botanical Garden's new visitor center will open. Designed by Olson Kundig Architects, it's a spacious 8,500 square-foot building that opens to surrounding gardens…
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