America's Top Public High Schools

Seeded on Wed Jun 4, 2008 6:55 PM EDT (BellevueBubble.com)

Bellevue schools are well represented in the following list of the 23 top ranked Washington public schools, according to Newsweek. The schools are ranked according to a ratio devised by Jay Mathews: the number of Advanced Placement, Intl.

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Next Housing Market to Crash? Seattle

Seeded on Wed Jun 4, 2008 6:53 PM EDT (BellevueBubble.com)

What makes you think the Seattle housing market is going to crash? In Seattle, if you look at it right now, on a year-over-year basis, you will see that inventory levels [of unsold homes] are up between 45 and 50 percent.

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Sexy Kitchens?

Seeded on Wed Jun 4, 2008 6:47 PM EDT (BellevueBubble.com)

What exactly does a "sexy kitchen" look like? Perhaps some nice granite curves… phallic inspired faucets… readily accessible pantry, stocked, for the insatiable appetite of a real man?

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Pterodactyls at Medina Park?

Seeded on Wed Jun 4, 2008 6:45 PM EDT (BellevueBubble.com)

A stroll through Medina Park today will bring you to multiple large nests holding several balls of flightless-fluffy-down croaking a hideous noise. It is amazing to see, in close proximity, the vast wing span of North America's largest Heron.

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EASTSIDE Condo Stats - March 2008

Seeded on Wed Jun 4, 2008 6:42 PM EDT (BellevueBubble.com)

The number of closed sales dropped in every Eastside market area from a year ago – ranging from a "low" of 37% to a high of 70%.

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Bellevue, WA Housing Stats

Seeded on Wed Jun 4, 2008 3:37 PM EDT (BellevueBubble.com)

The median home value in Bellevue, WA, is $853,000. Home appreciation is 0.66% over the last year. The median age of Bellevue, WA, real estate is 29 years. Bellevue, WA Apartments and Rentals

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Last call in Kirkland racking up the DUIs

Seeded on Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:32 PM EST (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

On Friday, bartender Andrew Walker at Time Out Sports Bar in Kirkland pointed to a poster-size sign hung near the bathrooms.

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Is Bellevue the New Seattle?

Seeded on Mon Feb 18, 2008 4:40 PM EST (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

So... is Bellevue the new Seattle? If so, why is there such a divide between Seattle and the Eastside? It's like the Eastside~ Westside Story. Why does it sometimes seem like the Seattle folks don't like the Bellevue ones and vice versa?

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Bellevue school controller accused of stealing $163,000

Seeded on Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:42 PM EST (Columbian)

A woman who worked as the controller at Eastside Catholic High School in Bellevue has been charged with theft. Lana Gayle Smith is accused of stealing $163,000 by writing herself checks from August 2004 to March 2007.

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With Microsoft Bid Looming, Yahoo Pays $160M For Online Video Service

Seeded on Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:48 AM EST (KIRO TV)

Undeterred by the threat of hostile takeover, slumping Internet pioneer Yahoo Inc. completed an acquisition of its own Tuesday by buying online video service Maven Networks Inc. for $160 million.

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Wash.`Superdelegates' Standing Firm, For Now

Seeded on Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:46 AM EST (KIRO TV)

Washington's Democratic superdelegates are under heavy pressure from backers of caucus winner Barack Obama to support the Illinois senator at the national nominating convention.

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7 named finalists to fill Bellevue City Council post

Seeded on Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:37 AM EST (The Seattle Times)

The Bellevue City Council has picked seven finalists for the council vacancy left by Connie Marshall, who resigned last month.

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It's Eastside vs. Seattle over 520 plan

Seeded on Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:51 AM EST (The Seattle Times)

OLYMPIA -- A fight over the size of a new Highway 520 Bridge threatens to turn into the same kind of mess that has stalled work on the Alaskan Way Viaduct for years.

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Bellevue WA officer hit by car

Seeded on Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:23 AM EST (Bellingham Herald)

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- A Bellevue policeman suffered a broken leg when he was struck by a car while directing traffic last night.

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T-Mobile Gets OK to Buy Carrier

Mon Feb 11, 2008 10:38 AM EST

By Associated Press (Clipped by Bellevue)

T-Mobile USA, the nation's fourth-largest cell phone carrier, has received approval for its $2.4 billion purchase of SunCom Wireless, a regional carrier that primarily serves the southeastern United States.

Continue reading this entry ...

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Bellevue Place fitness club closes without warning

Seeded on Sat Feb 9, 2008 9:27 PM EST (Bellevue Reporter)

Epicenter at Bellevue Place, a downtown fitness club usually bustling with 3,400 members going from stair climbers to aerobics and circuit training, suddenly closed Thursday, Jan. 31.

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Bellevue elementary school is the heart of community life

Seeded on Fri Feb 8, 2008 6:20 PM EST (The Seattle Times)

"The school is really a centerpiece to the neighborhood now, and that encourages people to come together," said Claudia Balducci, Bellevue's deputy mayor, who's lived in Lake Hills for 15 years. "It's truly the heart of the community."

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More bus service for Eastside commuters

Seeded on Fri Feb 8, 2008 5:35 PM EST (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Commuters on the Eastside -- particularly in Redmond -- will be getting a lot more bus service this year, Metro officials announced Wednesday.

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On Bellevue's "Auto Row," taller buildings could pop up

Seeded on Wed Feb 6, 2008 11:34 AM EST (The Seattle Times)

The aging "Auto Row" area just east of downtown Bellevue could eventually have multistory apartments or condos, more major streets, and taller retail stores and car dealerships.

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Bellevue City Council applicants largely experienced

Seeded on Wed Feb 6, 2008 11:31 AM EST (The Seattle Times)

The 21 applicants for the vacant spot on the Bellevue City Council are largely current or former members of city boards and commissions.

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Redmond skier works to recover from horrific crash

Seeded on Sun Feb 3, 2008 6:53 PM EST (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

The two-time Olympian from Redmond was moving fast over the ice and snow, through the ski-chattering turns and as he soared above the steep Austrian mountain. It wasn't until almost the very end that Macartney's World Cup downhill turned into a disaster.

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Hijacking and stabbing on I-90

Seeded on Sun Feb 3, 2008 6:48 PM EST (The Seattle Times)

A man was repeatedly stabbed then run over in front of a dozen panicked onlookers Friday morning on the Mercer Island Floating Bridge.

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KingCo 3A Boys | Whew! Bellevue survives in marathon

Seeded on Thu Jan 31, 2008 12:37 AM EST (The Seattle Times)

Their faces red, their breaths long, Bellevue's Matt Olson and Phillip Bach remembered the best part of their three-overtime escape Tuesday night in Skyline's gym.

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Bellevue's plans for circulator bus hit early snags

Seeded on Thu Jan 31, 2008 12:35 AM EST (The Seattle Times)

A free downtown Bellevue circulator bus would cost more money and start two years later than city officials want, King County Metro Transit officials said this week.

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