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Eastside’s largest Independence Day celebration returns to Downtown Park

This Independence Day, more than 60,000 people are expected to gather from throughout the region in Bellevue Downtown Park to celebrate the 2008 Symetra Bellevue Family 4th, presented by Washington Square.

Retirement home bus catches fire; no injuries

Body found near Overlake emergency room identified

Strike shuts several downtown Bellevue business projects

Seattle-area Malay Satay Hut employees to get $660K in back wages

The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement to recover $660,000 in back wages for 70 employees of Malay Satay Hut restaurants in the Eastside’s Overlake area and in Seattle, for alleged violations of the overtime, minimum wage and recordkeeping requirements under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Bellevue Police Blotter | July 2

A smattering of incident reports taken from the Bellevue Police Department.

Radio enthusiasts relive medium's Golden Age at Bellevue hotel

Many among the crowd did not hesitate to shout out the familiar line that the sound of galloping evoked. “Hi-yo Silver, away!” The group of nearly 100 people gathered last Friday at the Coast Bellevue Hotel where the Radio Enthusiasts of Puget Sound organization presented “A Grand Salute to Shows and Stars from the Golden Age of Radio.”

Eastside man solves assisted living issues, one at a time

The old man was lying in bed, asleep with mouth open and no teeth. A single light bulb hung over his head. It made John Stilz angry then, and it still motivates him 25 years later. As the East King County Ombudsman for Long-Term Care, Stilz and his team of 15 volunteers advocate and mediate for residents of assisted-living facilities and nursing homes. They currently resolve about 100 issues a year.

Strawberry Festival rolls through Crossroads Park

Drinking tequila benefits Bellevue Boys & Girls July 15

Z’Tejas Southwestern Grill will host a six-course dinner paired with six different Patron Tequila cocktails to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue.