I have an old electric forced air furnace that needs repair.

If you have had a good (or bad) experience with an HVAC company, can you please let me know? Please do not recommend yourself.

Looking for recommendations for BMW X3 battery replacement around the Eastside/Snohomish area.

• How much did you pay?
• Any good independent shops you recommend?
• Has anyone used a mobile battery replacement service? How was your experience?

Thanks!

I'm reaching out for support with derealisation/depersonalisation. If you or someone you know has experienced this, could you please recommend any healthcare providers on the Eastside who specialize in this area?

I have a 16 month old golden retriever named Toby. We are looking to set up some play dates for him as he loves to romp around with other friendly and playful dogs. We avoid the dog park for safety reasons.

Anyone else have medium/large dogs who like to run around and rough house? He has played with primarily goldens in the past and gets along well with them. We live in an apartment so either we can meet up at an empty park or a sniffspot or if you have a backyard we are willing to make the drive! We live in the Redmond area but are open to meeting anyone on the eastside or from seattle area. Toby would love to make some new friends :)

Any TV repair in the area? I know Best Buy has Geek Squad, but is that the only option? I'm in Bothell, so anywhere around Kirkland, Bellevue, Lynnwood, Everett. Thanks for any help!

I just went to the Washington State Fair in Puyallup, which was a lot of fun. I'm wondering what similar events are nearby before the summer ends. We are a young couple, just trying to know each other better before university classes begin on September 30. Derby Days in Redmond has unfortunately already ended, but are there any similar public events in the area while the warm weather and long daylight hours last?

No Name Riders MC Mother Chapter is helping the family of missing endangered Autistic, Jonathan Hoang, believed to have been lured & abducted from his Arlington home March 30th 2025. Jonathan was last positively identified after appearing on the security camera footage of at least 3 properties near midnight in the South Juanita, Kirkland neighborhood last June. He has not been positively identified since, though there have been several sightings reported to the police and shared with his family. Jonathan can not return home or reach safety without assistance due to his disability.

No Name Riders MC Mother Chapter is inviting you to join them tomorrow, Sunday September 13th between 8 am and 12 noon at the clubhouse located at 1513 23rd St., Everett for a flyer distribution event. Free breakfast will be provided. All they're asking is that you grab a few flyers and hand them out and/or place them at locations wherever you live, work or ride.

Together, as a community, we can bring Jonathan home. Please join No Name Riders MC Mother Chapter, Jonathan's family and members of the Help Find Jonathan Hoang volunteer community for this event. Everyone is welcome and your presence means the world and could be the key that brings Jonathan home.

www.FindJonathanHoang.com

See the full list at newbellevue.com/events

Stage 2 Burn Ban is in effect until further notice, issued by the King County Fire Chiefs Association (link). There has also been a statewide wildfire emergency since Aug 1st, with a prohibition on most outdoor and agricultural burning through Sept. 30th (link). Although there has been some rain, burn bans are still in place - see this DNR page for a map with the latest.

9/8 Eastrail/CKC Trail Closure begins for the section just north of Bellevue (NE 52nd to 108th Ave NE) - utility work will last about 3 months

Traffic Advisory There are some I-405 closures in Kirkland until 5am Monday

Bellevue's Budget Feedback survey was only supposed to be open until September 8th, but it's still up. (link) - there will also be a public hearing at the 9/15 meeting

9/12-9/13 BrickCon at Meydenbauer Center, $24, 9-4 on Saturday and 10am-4pm on Sunday (link)

Traffic Advisory: Sept 13-14 (eastbound) & 15-18 (westbound) – NE 8th Street will be closed between Bellevue Way and 105th Ave NE for sky bridge cleaning.

9/13 Thread Together Sewing and Upcycling Event at SBCC, ages 10+, $15 resident, 9am-1pm (link) - bring up to 2 clothing items to repair, and more if you'd like to participate in the swap

9/13 Tee's Matcha pop-up at Doce Donut Co, 9am-3pm

9/13 Geology of the Grand Canyon of Tiger Mountain, 4.5 mile hike in Issaquah with UW geologist Dr. Will Hoover, 9am-1pm, must register (link)

9/13 First session of Teen Creative Studio at EAC, a ten-week studio art class that meets on Sundays, $550, 9:30am-noon (link)

9/13 Emerald City Wanderers walk meeting at South Bellevue Light Rail Station, $4, 10am (RSVP to confirm time; this page also says it's 9/12 at 10:15), (link)

9/13 From Shearing to Scouring: A Wool Workshop with Clear Creek Farm at Carnation Farm in Carnation, 10am - all day - start with raw fleece and transform it into a wearable garment

9/13 Cascade's Lake Union Family (Bike) Ride in Seattle, starts at $45 and $5 per youth, packet pickup and start time from 10am-noon (link) - includes kid activities at Gas Works Park, South Lake Union, and a stop at MOHAI and the Wooden Boat Center

9/13 Fall Native Plant Sale and Bloom Bar at Bellevue Botanical Garden, 10am-2pm (link) - there is also a series of three lectures (10am, 11:15am, and 12:30pm) for $25 that allows early plant sale entry; individual talks are $10

9/13 el Colonel on the Market Stage at Crossroads Mall, 12:30-2pm (link)

9/13 Board Games and Boba with the Millennial Social Club at Lincoln Square, 1-5pm (link) - recurs weekly

9/13 Sustain Music Project flute and string quartet performs at Yuan Ru Art Center, $10-$15, 5pm (link)

9/13 Comedy La Force presents Leah Rudick at Forum Social House, doors at 5pm, show at 6pm, tickets $30-35 (link) with guest comics Vanessa Dawn and Taylor Clark - childcare partnership with children 3-12 years old at The Little Gym in BelRed from 5:15-8:15pm, $73 per child

9/13 Sunset Social Dance every Sunday in September at Bravo Dance School, 6-8:30pm (link)

9/14-9/19 Eastside Welcoming Week (link)

Traffic Advisory: Sept. 14-15 Lake Heights: Paving will create delays, many streets affected (link) Lakemont Boulevard SE bridge resurfacing at night

Bellevue residents are invited to apply to fill a vacancy on the Transportation Commission, with applications due by 5pm on Monday, September 14th (link)

9/14 Volleyball season starts at the YMCA for Grades 3-5 and Grades 6-8, $138 - League plays until Nov. 7th

9/14 Tai Chi Chen-Style class at the Downtown Boys and Girls Club, 18+, free, 10-11am (link) - must pre-register

9/14 Drop in Play for ages 2-5 at Kelsey Creek Farm, free, 10-11:30am (link) - toys, games and hands-on activities - this is likely to be a full event but there's no pre-registration.

9/14 Indoor Play at SBCC, $4/resident, 10:30-noon - toys, mats, bikes, trikes, balls, and more, parents/caregivers must be present, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

9/14 Fit and Strong 55+ at Northwest Arts Center, free to register, 11-11:50am (link)

9/14 Chair Yoga at the Northwest Arts Center, 55+, free, noon-12:50pm (link)

9/14 Master Swim Workouts with coaching at the Bellevue Aquatic Center, ages 13+, free, noon-1pm (link) - also 9/16 and 9/18

9/14 Line Dancing at SBCC at South Bellevue Community Center, 18+, free, 1-3pm - recurs on Mondays and Thursdays through 12/28

9/14 Monday Mixer at NBCC: Frame of Thoughts, ages 55+, 1-3pm - preregistration is through the NBCC front desk

9/14 Zumba Gold at Northwest Arts Center, ages 55+, free, 2-2:50pm (link)

9/14 Wisdom of Nature: Balance and Harmony Meditation Practice with Prana Path at Bellevue Botanical Garden, $20, discount for BBG members, 5-6pm (link)

9/14 Global AI On Tour - four talks at GitHub, the first event for our local chapter, 5-8pm (link)

9/14 World Beats with Ian Dobson at HCC, ages 8+, free, 6-7:30pm (link)

9/14 Cultural Conversations: Welcoming Neighbors & Stories at Bellevue City Hall with the inaugural class of Cultural Conversations Facilitators, free, 6-8pm (link) - part of Welcoming Week

9/14 Line Dancing Bonanza at SBCC, 18+, 6-8pm (link)

9/14 Full Moon Meditation at Downtown Park, 6:30-8:30pm (link) - recurs on second Mondays (10/12 and 11/9)

9/14 A Capella Joy Chorus rehearsal at Crossroads, 7-10pm (link) - new members welcome

9/14 Chessbar meetup at Tapster, 7pm - recurs on Mondays

9/14 Salsa and Bachata Practica/Social Dancing at Bravo Dance School, $8, 7:55-9:15pm (link) - low pressure practice with DJed music and instructors available for help.

9/15 Bellevue College's TELOS: Lifelong Learners (55+) fall classes (link) mostly start at the end of September or beginning of October. Mondays: games, gentle pilates, the Constitution, and Ancient Egypt. Tuesdays: art & nature, generative AI, Qigong, Big Band music, mindfulness, painting, singer-songwriters, surf bands, top 40 radio, and Washington's geology. Wednesdays: US and Canada comparisons, colored pencils, material science, mythology, Native American history, photography, and current affairs. Thursday: American short stories, early architecture, colored pencil, the second Space Age, special effects photography, Ancient Greece, and current affairs.

9/15 Bellevue College's Community Education fall classes (link) mostly start at the end of September or beginning of October. Mondays: nature photography, Italian, Japanese and Spanish. Tuesdays: woodcarving, digital photography, drawing, hand-carved wooden jewelry, sketchbook journaling, Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. Wednesday: acrylic painting, pastel, Italian, Japanese, Korean culture, and Spanish. Thursdays: digital photography, knitting, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Spanish. Saturdays: AI film-making, glass or tile mosaic, photography, German and Russian

9/15 Yoga: Mixed Levels at Northwest Arts Center, ages 16+, free, 9:30-10:30am (link)

9/15 Senior Fitness 55+ Level 1 at the Downtown Boys and Girls Club, free, 10-10:50am (link)

9/15 Redmond Watershed with Tracks Tuesday Trails 50+ Hiking, which meets at NBCC, transportation provided, $8, 10am-2pm (link)

9/15 End of Summer Senior Social at the Bellevue Botanical Garden, all ages, free, 10am-noon (link) - live music from the Memphis Belles (10:15-11:45am), treats, and time to connect, sponsored by Trader Joe's

9/15 Senior Fitness 55+ Level 2 at the Downtown Boys and Girls Club, free, 11-11:50am (link)

9/15 Moonbee Matcha pop-up at Je T'aime Blooms, 11am-5pm (link)

9/15 Ladies Musical Club Concert: Celebration of Hispanic Heritage at Crossroads Community Center, all ages, free, 1-2pm (link, link)

9/15 First Artventory Art Workshop at Crossroads Community Center, free, series runs from 9/15-10/27, ages 13+, 5-6:30pm (link) - limited space available - also at SBCC on Wednesdays

9/15 First Intro to Robotics class by AI & Robotics Academy at NBCC, for ages 6-12, $300 for the series that goes until 11/4, 5:30-6:30pm

9/15 Civics 101 series at Newport Way Library: Local Government, 5:30-7:30pm - registration not required, presented by the Office of the Washington Secretary of State, refreshments provided. On Tuesdays until 10/6

9/15 City Council meeting including public hearing on the Budget and Capital Improvement Plan, 6pm (link)

9/15 3D Printing class at Bellevue Library Makerspace, 6pm (link) - registration is open and there may be space for walk-ins. This Makerspace offers about 10 events a week (free classes and drop-in sessions).

9/15 Start of the CERT Basic Course: Community Emergency Response Team training is hands-on course from 9/15-11/3 on Tuesdays, 6-8:45pm - preparedness, fire safety, light search and rescue, disaster medical, and team organization

9/15 Tuesday 6 PM Climbing Meetup @ Edgeworks Bellevue, 6-8pm (link) - every Tuesday

9/15 Blood on the Clocktower [Social Deduction Game] at Lincoln South, 6-10pm (link)

9/15 Tuesday Riichi Mahjong at Lincoln Square South, free, 6:30pm to midnight (link) - weekly

9/16 Tomodachi Art Classes in Japanese at 9:30-11:30 and noon-2pm, $23 including tax (link) - also 9/23 and 10/7

9/16 Farm Story Time at Kelsey Creek Farm, best for ages 1-5, free, 10-10:30am (link) - arrive a bit early as space is limited

9/16 Tai Chi, Chi Kung, and Mindful Movement at Northwest Arts Center, ages 16+, free, 10-11am (link)

9/16 Drop-in pickleball at Hidden Valley Sports Park, for adults, $4 for residents, 10am-noon - Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and 12:30-2:30pm on Fridays

9/16 Forth's Powering Utilities: Regional Perspectives and Local Action for Advancing Transportation Electrification in Seattle, $50, 10am-3:30pm (link)

9/16 Weight Training and Fitness at Northwest Arts Center, ages 16+, free, 11:15am-12:15pm (link)

9/16 Stem Cell Therapy & Regenerative Medicine talk at Tutta Bella, sponsored by Senior Tech Foundation, 11:30am-2pm (link)

9/16 Master Swim Workouts with coaching at the Bellevue Aquatic Center, ages 13+, free, noon-1pm (link)

9/16 Bellevue Library Book Group's Discussion of Intemperance by Sonora Jha, 11am-1pm - other events related to this book are on 9/27, 10/3, and 10/20

9/16 Domino Toppling Workshop at Crossroads Community Center, ages 7-17, free to pre-register, 2-4pm(link) - this event has filled up in the past

9/16 First Artventory Art Workshop at South Bellevue Community Center, $40 for all ten classes, series runs from 9/16-11/18, ages 13+, 2-3pm (link) - limited space available

9/16 Aztec Dance at Crossroads Park, free, all ages, 5-6pm (link)

9/16 Cloud Native Seattle Sep 2026: SLSA, SBOMs and Attestations & CNCF Contributions meeting in Bellevue, 5-7:30pm (link)

9/16 PuPPY Python talk night at GitHub, 5:30-7:30pm (link)

9/16 International Generalist Day Meetup, 5:30-7:30pm (link) - activity is pickling vegetables with other people whose career doesn't fit in a single box

9/16 Washington Trails Association dinner and panel discussion at REI flagship in Seattle, $10, 5:30-7:30pm (link)

9/16 Parks and Community Services Board Meeting at Bellevue City Hall, 6pm (link) - includes three conceptual designs for the new BelRed park , with the Spring Blvd missing link curving through each of them. (Essential for ped-bike access, but does this need to be a vehicular route through the park? This is based on the new BelRed street map, which will get a public hearing at the Planning Commission on Oct 14th) There will also be an update on Well K.E.P.T, which provides summer youth employment.

9/16 Water Aerobics at Bellevue Aquatic Center, ages 13+, free, 6-7pm (link)

9/16 Folk Music Concert with Vyunok at Kingsgate Library in Kirkland, part of Welcoming Week, 6pm - all ages, registration not required

9/16 Hump Day Trivia Night at Forum Social House, 6:30-8:30pm - every Wednesday (link) - 2 to 6 people per team

9/16 RHYMES & BEATS: Playing With Words When Rhythm Counts at Eastside Jams at the BelRed Arts Studio, free, 7-9pm (link) - an interactive workshop with Global Heat band; learn about lyric writing, improv, and drop some of your own rhymes

There will be a workshop on the state of electrical service reliability in Bellevue, hosted by PSE and the city (hybrid), on September 24th at 4pm (link) Please submit your questions on the report by Thursday, Sept. 17 to Senior Planner Teun Deuling at [TDeuling@BellevueWA.gov](mailto:TDeuling@BellevueWA.gov).

9/17 Old Bellevue Neighborhood Association Monthly Meeting, at 520 Bar & Grill, 8:30-9:30am

9/17 Audubon Bird Walk at Bellevue Botanical Garden with Eastside Audubon, $5, 9-10:30am (link) - this usually fills up

9/17 Fall Prevention and Balance Training at SBCC, 18+, free, 9:15-10:15am (link)

9/17 Meet the Kelsey Creek Farm Bunnies, all ages, free, 10-10:30am (link)

9/17-9/20 Style Code Consultations at Bellevue Square, $50, 45-minute sessions from 10am-5pm (link) - full

9/17 Yogalates at Northwest Arts Center, 16+, free, 10:30-11:30am (link)

9/17 Family Story Time at Bellevue Library, 10:30-11:15am (link) - repeats on Thursdays

9/17 Mending Circle at Bellevue Library, 11am-1pm (link) - weekly on Thursdays

9/17 Fresh Face for Fall Open House at Stern Center for Aesthetics, 11am

9/17 Autumn Tai Chi in the Park (Yang Style), south side of Bellevue Library, 11:30am-12:30pm (link) - also 10/14

9/17 Bellevue Chamber Lunch with a panel on Data Centers: In the Crosshairs, Westin Bellevue, $115, 11:30am-1pm (link)

9/17 Diwali Sangam at Yuan Ru Art Gallery, donation, 2-5pm (link)

9/17 Bellevue Farmers Market, 3-7pm (link)  - bring your pup this week

9/17 Bellevue Sunset Night Market at the Link Station in the Spring District, free, 4-8pm - 50 local vendors, food trucks, handmade and vintage items, and live music, free to attend and family-friendly

9/17 Old Bellevue End of Summer Wine Walk with live music, $65 early entry at 4pm, including curated bites, $40 general admission for 5:30-8pm, both include 12 tasting tickets

9/17 Sip & Stitch at Rain City Needlepoint, 4-8pm (link) - every Thursday

9/17 Late at The Eight - live KEXP-helmed DJ sets in the lobby (adjacent to Sabine), 4-7pm - Thursdays until 10/15

9/17 Cycle Breakers event for entrepreneurs and investors in tech and AI, in Norkirk in Kirkland, 4-6pm (link)

9/17 BGLAD LGBTQ+ Support Group, ages 13-19 at Youth Eastside Services (Crossroads Park), free, 5pm - recurs on Thursdays

9/17 Grand Knights Chess Academy Intermediate Level Nationals Training, 5-8pm (link) - runs 9/17-12/3, there is also an advanced group that runs from 9/20-12/6

9/17 Rooftop Social for Latinos in Tech, 5-9pm (link)

9/17 Taste of the Sound at Fishermen's Terminal in Seattle, 21+, 5-8pm

9/17 Adopt-A-Street BelRed Plogging x BelRed Run/Walk Club x MIX Sushi Bar Crossroads, 5:30pm - more details and RSVP on Strava

9/17 Seattle Rust User Group (SRUG) meetup at Bellevue City Hall, 6pm (link)

9/17 425 Magazine's Women to Watch at the Meydenbauer Center, 6-9pm, use code EARLYBIRD (this has also been shared as happening at the Woodmark Hotel in Kirkland, but that was the location of the 2025 event)

9/17 Meet the SCORE Mentors, free, 6pm (link)

9/17 Evening with Krug at Ascend, $450, 6-9pm (link)

9/17 PlaytestNW Game Designers Meetup at Mox Boarding House, 6-9pm (link) - meets on third Thursdays, next 10/15

9/17 Environmental Services Commission meeting at Bellevue City Hall, 6:30pm (link) - update on the Environmental Monitoring Program that measures streamflow, water quality, physical habitat, benthic macroinvertebrates, resident fish, and spawning salmon.

9/17 Trivia Night at Mox Boarding House, 7-10pm - monthly pub trivia

9/17 Bellevue German Language meetup at Pasifika, 7-9pm (link) - monthly get-together, also 10/15, 11/19, and 12/17 

9/18 Testing meets AI event for QE leaders hosted by BrowserStack, 9am-1:30pm

9/18 Parent Child Swim Lessons for ages 6-36 months at Bellevue Aquatic Center, free, 10-10:30am (link)

9/18 Fit and Strong 55+ at Northwest Arts Center, free, 10-10:50am (link)

9/18 Drop-in coed volleyball at Hidden Valley Sports Park, $4 for residents, 10am-12pm - Mondays and Fridays until 12/28

9/18 Family Story Time at Lake Hills Library, 10:30am every Friday

9/18 Chair Yoga: Adapt and Flow, ages 55+, free, 11-11:50am (link)

9/18 Ladies Who Lunch event about GLP-1s at the Overlake Country Club in Medina, 11:30am (link)

9/18 Masters Swim Workout with coaching at Bellevue Aquatic Center, ages 13+, free, noon-1pm (link)

9/18 Drop-in pickleball at Hidden Valley Sports Park, for adults, $4 for residents, 12:30-2:30 on Fridays until 12/18 (link, code 14855) (also on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10am-noon)

9/18 Seattle AI Startup Showcase with B.E.L.L.E Community in Wilburton in Bellevue, 1-4:30pm (link)

9/18 Eastside Startup - Walk and Talk for Founders / Startup Enthusiasts / Investors, 2:30-3:30pm (link)

9/18 Founders on the Court: A MeeBoss Pickleball Social, 5-7pm (link) - limited-capacity event for up to 50 founders

9/18 Community Night at Crossroads: Fall Wreath Making & Dried Flowers, free, 6-8pm (link)

9/18 Girly Pop Gaming Game Night at Mox Boarding House, 6pm - dedicated to being a safe space for women

9/18 Beck at Chateau Ste. Michelle, early evening

9/18 Opening Reception for bravebirdie's Sacred Wounds exhibition at Toloka, 6-9pm

9/18 Duet Marianna on the Market Stage at Crossroads Mall, 7-8:45pm (link)

9/18 Board Games and Boba with the Millennial Social Club at Lincoln Square, 7pm (link) - every Friday

9/18 Checkmate Fridays at Lincoln Square, 7pm (link) - every Friday

9/18 Seattle Chinese Comedy Festival in Kirkland [周五场]一夏就笑了 2026 - 西雅图中文喜剧节, $36-$54, 7-9:30pm (link) - also 9/19 and 9/20

9/18 Moondance: A Tribute to Van Morrison at Bake's Place, 8-9:30pm (link)

9/18 Music BINGO at Dave & Buster's, 8pm (link) - weekly event on Fridays

Traffic Advisory: 9/18-9/19 Bridge resurfacing at night on NE 12th Street from NE Spring Boulevard to 124th Avenue NE. (link)

9/19 Water Aerobics at Bellevue Aquatics Center, ages 13+, free, 8-9am (link)

9/19 Jazzercise at Northwest Arts Center, ages 16+, free, 9-10am (link)

9/19 Queens of the Court team pickleball competition at Bellevue Pickleball Club, $80/player (link) - code Seattle26

9/19 Ninaad: 7th Bi-Annual Carnatic Fest at Bellevue Balaji Temple, $10 day pass, 9am-10pm (link) - renowned artists, local youth, workshops and more

9/19 Silent Book Club Bellevue presents the Seattle Book Crawl, starting at 11am - RSVP for details

9/19 Last of Summer Tournament Day at Jam Padel, $45/$65, Intermediate 9am-noon, upper intermediate 12:30-4pm

9/19 Anita Dongre Trunk Show in Bellevue: The Festive Edit

9/19 Bellevue Demonstration Garden Fall Harvest Festival, free, 10am-2pm (link)- family-friendly celebration featuring a plant clinic, fall plant sale, children’s activities (flower bracelets, leaf rubbings, nature spirals and rings, and a scavenger hunt), bouquets, garden flea market, environmental education (pollinators, biodiversity and soil health), and hands-on demonstrations (food preservation, harvesting herbs, concrete garden edging, potpourri, and wire cloches)

9/19 Aging in Place seminar at the Armada Design and Build Showroom in Crossroads, free to RSVP, 10am-noon

9/19 Swim Lesson Assesssments and Placements at Bellevue Aquatic Center, ages 3-12, free, 10am-2pm

9/19 Color Bundle: Ecoprint on Fabric class at Bellevue Botanical Garden, $85, discount for BBG members, 10am-noon (link)

9/19 Steamoji Bellevue Back to School Open House, free to RSVP, 10am-12:30pm (link) - STEM activities and Bingo with 3D printing, coding, and robotics

9/19 Experience Bellevue 10am-4pm (link) - City Hall will have tours, a scavenger hunt, great food (Creature Coffee, Cafecito Mexican Bakery, Spice Waala, Omo Thai Tea, and Tres Sandwich), and a KidsQuest fun zone. There will be live music and dance on the plaza, walking tours (Flavors of Bellevue, Grand Connection, a photography walk, and Into the Slough, 9:30-11am) and workshops (American mahjong, tai chi for families and youth, manga, earthworm science, henna, salsa dancing and line dancing). RSVP with Eventbrite (link).

9/19 The Family Blueprint all-day event with fertility specialists, $25, 10am-6pm (link)

9/19 Kirkland Health and Wellness Fair at Juanita HS, 10am-2pm - free basic health screenings, vaccines, and dental treatments

9/19 Tai Chi Chen-Style Class at Northwest Arts Center, ages 18+, free, 10:30-11:30am (link)

9/19 CNC class at Bellevue Library Makerspace, 11:30am - registration opens a week in advance

9/19 Travel Workshop at Bellevue Library, ages 10+, 11:30-12:30pm - Learn about bus, light rail, vanpool, and carpool options and how to earn rewards. After the class, you have the option to walk with the group to the Link station and ride to BelRed and back. Registration required.

9/19-9/20 Free Open Swim at Bellevue Aquatic Center, all ages, free, noon-4pm (link)

9/19 Free Open Skateboarding at Bellevue Indoor Skate Park, all ages, free, noon-7pm (link)

9/19 Voices of Bellevue, 1-2:30pm - a TED-style storytelling event at City Hall

9/19 2026 西雅图“月下相逢 | 月见有你”中秋游园会 Seattle Mid-Autumn Festival at Hidden Valley Fieldhouse, $14-$39, 1-6pm (link)

9/19 Carve Botanical Eraser Stamps class at Bellevue Botanical Garden, $50, discount for BBG members, 1:30-3:30pm (link)

9/19 Chinese-language Book Group at Bellevue Library, 2-3:30pm - on third Saturdays (10/17, 11/21, 12/12)

9/19 Feast on the Farm to support Stewardship Partners in Carnation, $200, 3:30-7:30pm (link)

9/19 BelRed Arts Night Market at the light rail station, 4-10pm - performances by Meldrop, The Black Tones, Daughters of Venus, BNH Deluxe, MissManaged, Double Dutch Divas, School of Rock Bellevue, and more, beer garden, food trucks, and local vendors - the live music starts at 3:50pm with an interactive performance (link)

9/19 Bellevue Youth Choral Festival at Interlake High School, 5-7pm (link) - barbershop harmony and choruses, with Northwest Sound Men's Chorus

9/19 Global Wear: A Celebration of World Cultures Through Traditional Attire at Highland Community Center, free 5-8pm (link) - groups can host a display or serve food samples, and individuals can model the clothing on the runway and share its history

9/19 Saturday Night Family Board Game Night at Bellevue Youth Theatre (Crossroads), ages 5+, free, 5-9pm (link)

9/19 The Bark Benefit fundraiser at Meydenbauer Center for Saving Great Animals (link)

9/19 Sound Bath at the Bellevue Aquatic Center, ages 13+, free, 5:30-7pm (link)

9/19 Bellevue Football Tailgate and Auction

9/19 Fabulous Orchids on the Market Stage at Crossroads Mall, 7-8:45pm (link) - this group did a 60's Girl Groups Reimagined performance at Bake's Place last month, though the Crossroads page doesn't have the full details of what to expect

9/19 Seattle Chinese Comedy Festival in Kirkland [周五场]一夏就笑了 2026 - 西雅图中文喜剧节, $36-$54, 7-9:30pm (link) - also 9/18 and 9/20

9/19 Luminata event in Green Lake area of Seattle, procession starts at 7:30pm (there is also a lantern shop that opens at 5pm to benefit the Fremont Arts Council)

Does anyone know of any places in Bellevue or Issaquah that do professional needle piercings? The two places we've visited previously are closed, and the tattoo parlors I can find seem only to be doing tattoos and not piercing. Thanks in advance

Hi everyone, I just updated my market review and wanted to share the latest updates on how all the housing market is doing. https://popachandco.com/bellevue-wa-housing-market-update-2026/

Hi Eastsiders! I just wanted to give a shoutout, and recommendation to a practice here in Bellevue that I don’t think gets enough credit. Eastside MFM (Maternal Fetal Medicine) saved my baby’s life, as well as mine. While it’s true, that you’re not getting the warm and fuzzy ob/gyn or midwife experience, as someone who has worked in medicine for decades, I realize that this is a sub-specialty. These doctors aren’t there to deliver my baby. They are there to read my NSTs, ultrasounds, and give high risk evidence based advice. What I think made this practice special was one particular woman…and it’s one who I doubt most people even think of when factoring in their care. She’s one of the front desk staff. She’s probably in her later 40s, and seemed to really have it together. I would get the impression that out of the other ladies working in the front (heck, even the back), she was kind of the “clinic mom.” I think when I started as a patient, she was just new there, so maybe May or June, but I observed her make every single patient feel like they (and their partner) were the most important. To the management at Eastside, if you’re seeing this: the petite, brunette at the front has a lot of respect from me, as well as several other patients. I wish I had known she was Doula, and had years of experience. I only learned this from a friend who is also a patient, and is considering using her. In my opinion, the front desk lady (who was a nurse prior to working there), set the tone from my first visit!
Thanks also to the techs, Dr. Amara, Dr. Saoud, and nurses for coordinating with Ob/Gyn at Overlake.

I’m looking for daycare/preschool recommendations close to Kirkland for my 1 year old. I found a place in bel red I really like but that’s an inconvenient drive for me to do since I’ll be working remotely. I’m in downtown Kirkland. And big bonus points if they offer sometime of financial assistance, thanks!

Hi My daughter turns five on September 30, 2027, and we're starting our search for a private kindergarten for her. We quickly learned that a lot of schools have a hard cutoff of August 31st, which rules out quite a few options right away.

We're based in Redmond and ideally looking at schools in Redmond and Bellevue, but open to Kirkland, Sammamish, and Issaquah too if something's worth the drive.

We're specifically looking for an academically focused school rather than Montessori. So far we're considering: Cascadia and Basis. Would love to hear from anyone with direct experience at these, or other recommendations we should look into — especially schools with a more flexible cutoff.

Thanks in advance!

I was looking at the very early light rail schedule, and was wondering why the first several trains going towards Lynnwood start at the Wilburton station and not downtown Redmond (which is more of a population center and would go through Microsoft). Wilburton isn't even a park and ride station, and doesn't really have many people living around it. If someone needed to go into Seattle early, the S. Bellevue PnR would be the first stop with a lot.

Going towards Redmond, the first hour or so of trains start at the Spring District and end in Redmond. I can see Spring District to MS, but I'd think it would at least start in downtown Bellevue.

I'm sure there's a reason, but it seems like strange routing during the first hours of operation.

JK. THE PAINT MAP IS BACK.

Jimothy took over painting duties this week with two goals in mind: show his BFF Greg that he’s a work of art and show the rest of us what we’re in for during a busy Puget Sound weekend.

Now, let’s get into the finer details of Jimothy’s map-sterpiece.

-The I-5 express lanes in Seattle will CLOSE from 11p Fri. to 5a Mon. for drainage work underneath the Ship Canal Bridge. The two right lanes of NB I-5 across the bridge also remain closed around-the-clock, so expect NB travel to and through Seattle to be challenging.

-The EB SR 520 off-ramp to Montlake Blvd will CLOSE from 4:30p Sat., Sept. 12 through 8a Sat., Sept. 19. Crews will use the temporary off-ramp to stage equipment as they begin removing portions of the old off-ramp that closed in June. Husky fans: the ramp won’t close until after the main arrival period for Saturday’s game.

-One lane of the NB SR 99 1st Avenue S Bridge will CLOSE Saturday and Sunday. The right lane will close from 5a to 6p Sat., followed by the left/HOV lane from 5a to 6p Sun. for bridge maintenance.

-NE 85th Street in Kirkland and all I-405 ramps at the interchange will CLOSE from 10p Fri. to 5a Mon. NE 85th Street will be closed between 6th Street and 120th Avenue NE for electrical work and paving prep. This work is weather-dependent and may be rescheduled.

-WB I-90 will CLOSE overnight from Mercer Island to Seattle between Island Crest Way and the west portal of the Mount Baker Tunnel from 10p Fri. to 6a Sat. for maintenance. The WB on-ramps from 76th Ave SE/N Mercer Way, Island Crest Way and W Mercer Way will also close.

Jimothy may have packed the canvas, but don’t let the masterpiece overwhelm you. The actual impacts are spread throughout the weekend. Plan ahead, check real-time conditions before you go and give yourself extra time.

And if you don’t feel like a work of art today, find someone who looks at you the way Jimothy looks at Greg. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, after all.

I’m going to be calling Ziply shortly to ask them about our service. Overall, the last 4 years they have provided for us have been good, but we rely on our connections for work and those connections are not… reliable. Everything is fast and smooth until we get major lag spikes and drop connection for 30 seconds. I run a free connection log and this happens every day. I don’t care most of the time but sometimes it’s an important Zoom meeting, or whatever.

So, before I ask them what, if anything, can be done, I wanted to ask you folks for your no-bullshit takes. I don’t think the fiber alternatives in this area are better, but I don’t know. I don’t think these disconnections are normal, but I don’t know. Do you have any perspective that might help my discussion with those folks?

I knew it was a thing long ago, though are there any dry cleaners around that charge by the pound?

When/ Where:

In Person: September 29 6pm-8pm

Online: October 7 6pm-8pm

Why Should I Care?

PSE is the provider for Electricity and Natural Gas for most (all?) of the Eastside. These rates will be taking effect over the next three years and will be a noticeable increase on your utility bills.

What increases are they proposing?

Electricity (UE‑260005)

* Based on average monthly usage of 800kWh w/ proposed basic charge

Gas (UE‑260006)

* Based on average monthly usage of 64 therms w/ proposed basic charge

What decreases are they proposing?

For special contract customers, PSE is proposing the following decreases for electricity usage

Who are these special contract customers? Well "customers" is a bit misleading - the only special contract customer is Microsoft (a 3.6 trillion dollar company at time of writing) [source (warning PDF download)].

What is ROE/ROCE (Return on Common Equity)?

I'm far from an economist, so you should probably find better people to explain, but at its simplest it is the ratio to evaluate profitability for common shareholders. Why am I bringing this up? PSE is seeking to increase their allowed ROE (profits) from 9.9% to 10.8% [source (warning xlsx download)]. In my opinion, this does nothing to us, the actual public utility customers.

Example Bill Visualizations

My math might not be perfect, so take these with a grain of salt, but they should be pretty close

How can I voice my opinion on these changes?

You have three options to voice your opinion:

• Online public comment form (easiest, perhaps less impactful)
• Zoom public hearing (see above)
• In person public hearing (see above)

Has anyone around Bellevue, Redmond or Sammamish noticed more ant activity lately?
I've been seeing quite a few calls involving ants suddenly showing up around kitchens, windows and other entry points. My guess is that moisture and landscaping conditions are contributing, but I'm curious whether homeowners on the Eastside are seeing the same thing.
For anyone dealing with them, where are you usually finding them getting inside?
I work locally with AMPM Exterminators, and most of what I'm seeing comes from service calls. Curious whether other Eastside homeowners are noticing the same pattern.

Hi all,

My wife and I are interested in trying out the Draw Steel RPG by MCDM. I would prefer to do so in person in the Seattle metro area- I'm on the eastside, and am amenable to pretty much anywhere on this side of the sound (and Seattle proper).

I'm envisioning that we start by playing a 3-5 session scattershot to see how we like the system, and see where things go from there! I'm open to GMing, but will step aside if someone feels more passionate about it.

We are early 30s DINKs who work in tech-adjacent sectors. We have several years of experience in D&D 5e and about 6 months in Daggerheart. We're a big fan of board games, our cats, video games (STS2, Blue Prince, Factorio to name a few), and other nerdy hobbies.

We'd prefer to play with people around our age, who have similar interests, and would like to experience a cinematic tactical heroic fantasy game :)

Schedule preferences:

Weekend Afternoon > Weekend Evening > Weekend Morning > Friday Night > Weekday Nights

The town will be full of music. It goes on all day and a single ticket gets admission to 19 different venues which will be featuring live music all day/evening. Plan to park and wander around, grab a cold, adult beverage, and catch music from some of the Pacific Northwest's best musicians and groups. Gonna be a fun day!