All Entries in the "Opinion" Category
Washington Square Poised for Early Development?
Almost a year ago in July of 2010, Touchstone Corporation’s founder, Douglas Howe, spoke about breaking ground in 2012, on what was originally discussed as a 15-story mixed-use office, hotel, and retail complex, to continue and develop Washington Square at NE 8th St. and 106th Ave. NE. The hotel, as originally discussed, was planed to have around [...]
Bring the Food Trucks to Bellevue!
Within the last year food trucks in Downtown Bellevue have started to appear more regularly. The trucks have frequented locations such as the Barnes & Noble parking lot, Rudy’s Barbershop parking lot, and most recently the old KFC lot. If you’ve been to downtown Portland before, you are familiar with the many street corners that [...]
All I Want for Christmas is the Sonics in Bellevue
Bellevue native Danny Yusen is a popular sports blogger (slimwiththetiltedbrim.com) that has been published on sports websites such as CNNSI.com and ESPN.com (Page2). He has 1 wish that he wants to share with basketball fans in the greater Seattle area: —– Steve Ballmer Chief Executive Officer Microsoft Corporation Dear Mr. Ballmer, Steve…can I call you Steve? [...]
Sushispotting: Flo & Safeway Sushi Bar
Sushispotting is a multipart series to review all 15 sushi restaurants in Downtown Bellevue. See the whole Sushispotting series here. — #6 Sushispotting: Flo Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar So I’ve had a lot of a comments on my Sushispotting posts, telling me I must go to Flo. Well, today I did. (note that this [...]
Sushispotting: Kobe Well Being Tonkatsu, Ginza, Sushiya
Sushispotting is a multipart series to review all 15 sushi restaurants in Downtown Bellevue. — #3 Sushispotting: Kobe Well Being Tonkatsu I was feeling lazy today, and hit the first sushi joint nearest my office. This also makes the first NEW sushi joint for me- I’ve never been to Kobe Well Being Tonkatsu. I was [...]
Sushispotting in Downtown Bellevue
My office recently relocated from Pioneer Square to Downtown Bellevue- so now not only do I live here, I work here too. Besides the awesome commute (a 20-minute walk or a fun bike ride), I also get to explore new places for lunch. As always, my silver lining comes food-flavored. While scoping out my new [...]
Bellevue’s Most Wanted List
Downtown Bellevue has had some phenomenal growth within the last 3 years, but there are still stores and restaurants that we would be happy to see land in our backyard. We’ve put together our wish list of what we think would be a great fit for the area. Agree, disagree; sound off in the comments section. [...]
Bellevue’s Hungry For Pret A Manger
Pret A Manger is a ‘fast food’ sandwich shop that makes their food from preservative-free ingredients. The sandwich shops started in London in 1986 and expanded to New York in the US in 2000. There are over 200 stores in London and 24 in New York, along with stores in Hong Kong, Washington D.C., and Chicago [...]
Microsoft: Open a Retail Store on Your Home Turf in Bellevue!
Microsoft has over 15,000 employees in Bellevue and over 90,000 employees in Redmond, Issaquah, Bellevue and Seattle combined, yet they still do not yet have a retail presence in the area. Last year Microsoft opened their first retail stores in Scottsdale, AZ and Mission Viejo, CA. Microsoft has plans to add future stores and at [...]
Michael Mina: Bring Your Restaurant to Bellevue!
On Monday it was reported that the San Francisco based Mina Group, Inc., a high-end restaurant management company founded by Michael Mina with almost 20 restaurants nationwide, is looking to bring their RN74 concept in San Francisco to Seattle. Michael Mina is a nationally renowned chef known for unparalleled cuisine and restaurant experiences. The article went on [...]
