Meetings for the week of July 20th

Other news for Bellevue: 

Urban Core Bike Network Phase 1: Crews began repaving 100th Ave NE/Main St and 116th Ave NE/Main Street this week, 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday-Friday. Pavement markings will occur in 3-4 weeks.

Naren Briar has put up her second Substack post, and this one is about courtyard apartments. It reminds me that we could use better rules to ensure that we have garden court apartments rather than auto court apartments under the middle housing rules. https://narinology.substack.com/p/stop-building-ugly-cities-this-new

Monday, July 20th

Human Services Commission, 6pm (link)

Oral public comment will not be taken at this meeting; if you have comments, please email them by noon the day before. 

Continued review of the Human Services Applications for organizations that can provide services in the areas of Navigation (67 applications), Behavioral Health (18), and Housing Stability (6), Safety from Violence (11), Childcare (8), and Medical/Dental (9). The budget is $5.4M, and $1.6M in BHHRS funds are available, for a total of $7.0M; 192 applications were received that total $18.7M. Since this Commission has had difficulty reaching quorum recently, there are more applications to be reviewed in this meeting than would normally be scheduled.

Tuesday, July 21st

 Hearing Examiner: Appeal of Crest Holdings at 10am, unclear if this is related to Crest’s two-phase project at 919 109th Avenue NE (eight and 22 stories south of Ashwood Park) (link)

Cascade Water Alliance Finance and Intergovernmental meeting, 1:30-3pm (link)

City Council, 6pm (link)

Oral Communications: There will be 30 minutes for public comment; speaker sign-up starts at noon (link)

There will be a report on the 2027 Recommended Budget and Strategic Plan for the Bellevue-Redmond Tourism Promotion Area (Visit Bellevue). Bellevue’s portion is expected to be $2.9M, not including 6% in administrative fees. Redmond’s zone will have less than $1M, even after drawing $138k from reserves. There is a joint advisory board, and in addition, Redmond has a Lodging Tax Authority Committee (LTAC). Less of Redmond’s money goes to destination sales and festivals/events, but they spend much more on “Administration and Research.” It’s not clear which spending category the BellHop support falls in. New flagship Initiatives include Signature Events, Culinary Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation Tourism; there is a new cruise shuttle; and a partnership with Green Key Global lets local businesses be certified as ecofriendly.

Consent Calendar

• Claims and Payroll for June: $29.6M and $19.4M 
• Agreement with American Traffic Solutions, Inc., doing business as Verra Mobility, for automated cameras to issue notices of speeding infractions within city limits. The initial term of the agreement is through January 31, 2030, with an option to extend for two additional two-year terms. Verra Mobility has the contract for the existing six red-light cameras and three school speed zone cameras, and was one of four firms that responded to the RFP. The new contract will authorize up to $7.5M in Phase 1 and $3.7M in Phase 2 (which would start in 2028). The memo does not say whether this includes tax. State law requires that funds be used for traffic safety purposes. These funds will support projects that reduce speeds and improve safety for people walking, bicycling, and rolling, with priority given to lower-income areas and locations with above-average crash rates
• No meeting minutes are included on the Consent Calendar

Park Name Recommendation for the park near the East Main light rail station, along Main Street. The Parks & Community Services Board recommends the name Isan Park; Isan means “legacy” or “heritage” in Japanese, and there is an organization called Isan Bellevue that will support the commemorative portion of the park through fundraising. 

Transportation Needs and Funding Strategy The Transportation Department will provide an update on capital needs to support growth (Council action is not expected, since this is an Informational presentation). The number of trips taken within Bellevue is expected to increase by 28% from 2024 to 2045, and about 48% of those new trips is expected to come from single-occupancy and high-occupancy vehicles. 

• Bellevue’s Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) lists projects that we might build (or partner with regional leaders on), and it is intended to be a comprehensive list, rather than being constrained by financial limitations. Excluding the Grand Connection Crossing, the 2027-2033 TIP identifies projects that total $1.5B.  
• The Mobility Implementation Plan (MIP) helps identify where our system could be improved, and provides a scoring rubric to help prioritize investments
• The Transportation Capital Improvement Program (CIP), which is the funded six-year plan, will be reformatted since the current mix of projects and programs is too confusing. The new structure will use Portfolio Project Management (PPM). The five program areas include Pedestrian & Bicycle Mobility; Vehicular Mobility; Major Projects; Neighborhood Mobility; and Preservation and Reconstruction, and the first three of those are directly related to growth. 

The Council has “not yet decided” to move forward with the TBD, but it is the largest chunk of assumed funding for the Grand Connection Crossing, and the Council has already voted to issue bonds for that project that will cost over $350M to repay, and authorized over $22M on engineering and construction contracts. The TBD would add a 0.1% sales tax and require each vehicle to pay $20 more for the vehicle registration annually. 

     Approximately 19 other King County cities have TBDs. There was also a mention in the Legislative Update provided to Council last week that ADA sidewalk improvements are difficult for many cities to fund, so additional opportunities to raise money via a TBD may be authorized by Olympia in the near future. 

     The preliminary budget which will come out in September will include the Base Transportation CIP (without new revenue from a TBD), as well as an optional TBD enhanced Transportation CIP (including 90% of new funds from a TBD – a change from the 60% outlined at the April Budget Workshop). Six year and ten year plans in that preliminary budget will help the Council and the public better understand overall project delivery further into the future. 

    It looks like the project portfolio presentation (Attachment A) assumes there’s a packet provided with more details, such as the list of programs in the portfolio and the scoring criteria. Attachment B has an overview of the state rules around Transportation Benefit Districts. 

For Transportation, there will be a community presentation on Thursday night.

Multifamily Tax Exemption Catalyst Program for Housing Opportunities in Mixed-Use Areas - Bellevue’s MFTE program provides eight, twelve, and twenty-year property tax exemptions for new multifamily residential developments that provide a certain amount of on-site affordable housing. On February 24th, the council expressed interest in exploring a limited-term catalyst “supercharger” program within HOMA geographies (Neighborhood Centers, mixed use areas, Factoria, Eastgate, etc), which would allow developers to double-count mandatory affordable units towards the MFTE incentive without the typical 15% required reduction in area median income (AMI) level served. (Note: It really looks like this applies only to the 12 year program, since I think the double-dipping is already allowed with the 8 and 20 year options anywhere in the city [see BCC references on page 4 of the draft]). 

    The extra incentives will likely be limited to 4 years rather than a fixed number of units, and Council also requested a two-year look-back. The catalyst is expected to have a cost of $7.6M in shifted and foregone taxes. There may also be a change to the overall MFTE program to require that projects apply 60 days prior to the building permit issuance, as well as create a way for projects using a mix of fee-in-lieu payments and on-site affordability to participate. The final vote will not happen at this meeting, but it may appear on the consent calendar with no discussion when the vote does occur; this is the primary meeting at which this proposal will be discussed. 

My opinion: In order to know whether the supercharger meets Bellevue’s needs, it would be important to have a grid showing how many Bellevue residents are at each income level in each household size category, and have an equivalent grid for the number of units that are suited to each household in our existing/planned housing inventory. This would help us know if we need to set some boundaries for what number of affordable units in each bedroom count we’re planning to get. I expect the outcome will be additional housing at the 80% AMI level*, but if we have too much for one segment of the income distribution, building owners may struggle to fill those units and people at other income levels may have long waits. I would want a program like this to require participation in a central intake system that could place people of other income levels in these units as long as the housing funds are provided to make up the difference between the rent they pay and the amount that would be expected at the 80% level. 

* The 12 year program also has a 70% AMI alternative that requires a lower percentage of the building’s units to be included than with the 80% AMI threshold, the eight-year program has 60% AMI and 50% AMI options, and the 20 year program has homeownership at 80% AMI. 

Wednesday, July 22nd 

Launch (virtual, at noon) of Build Here, Puget Sound!, a regional housing data and policy platform that brings together zoning data, developable land inventory, feasibility analysis and parcel-level housing projections across King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties (link)

Cascade Water Alliance Board Meeting, 3:30-5pm (link)

Planning Commission, 6:30pm (link)

Written Communications: comments on the BelRed LUCA for the last meeting. (link)

Final Review Public Hearing for Evans Plaza Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA) - 2026 There has been a fair amount of pushback on this proposal, since many people think it does not meet the requirement of “significantly changed conditions” that is theoretically a prerequisite. Out of the 15 comments from community members, one was in support and 14 expressed concerns. The staff recommendation is an upzone to the Lowrise 1 Mixed Use land use designation (corresponding to NB or CB and 60’ buildings), but the property owner said they might not make any changes (or sell it for townhomes) if they don’t get a more significant upzone, and is requesting Lowrise 2 Mixed Use (corresponding to MU-8 with 85’ buildings and 600-1000 housing units).

The staff response about significantly changed conditions (page 33 of Attachment A) is entirely dependent on the idea that this is already a neighborhood center, which is another point Bellevue residents are pointing to city documents to contest. I would also note that there is a Comp Plan policy LU-17. “Establish new Neighborhood Centers through a process that utilizes inclusive outreach, identifies and seeks to fulfill gaps in locations providing neighborhood services, contributing to local economic vitality and encourages multimodal access to Neighborhood Centers across the city.” I don’t think this vision for Neighborhood Center establishment has been met in terms of outreach, it seems unlikely that there will be more services after it is developed into housing, and this is being recognized in the discussion as not having very good access to transit. comparatively. 

Final Review Public Hearing on Transportation Element Conformance Comprehensive Plan Amendment - This is a fairly minor change to update the document names being referenced in the Comp Plan, and was already reviewed by the Transportation Commission. No public comments were received. 

Public Hearing on the Parking Reform Land Use Code Amendment (LUCA) - Bellevue is required to implement Senate Bill (SB) 5184, SB 6015, and parking provisions of House Bill (HB) 1491, and also has the option, during this update, of going beyond the state requirements and making our new developments even less parking-centric. 

     One oddity is the exemption of modular housing from all parking minimums (top of page 5 of the draft). Other types of construction with no parking requirement are: Residences under 1200 sqft, except for ADUs and co-living; ground-level commercial spaces, such as the grocery store on the ground floor of a mixed use apartment building; ADUs under 1000 sqft (should check if this one is specific to Bellevue); affordable housing, senior housing, child care centers, and qualifying small commercial and residential developments. There are also exemptions for ADUs, middle housing, and co-living housing located within one-half mile walking distance of a major transit stop (as defined for each of those housing types, which is not consistent) and residential and mixed-use development within designated light rail and bus rapid transit station areas. 

      Buildings with 50 units or more will be required to facilitate e-bike charging in their long-term parking. Note: I am not sure this is a good idea due to the potential for fires, but it doesn’t seem hard to make equipment that could safely facilitate this.

      Since the state is mandating that we allow smaller parking stall sizes that will be harder to maneuver into, it is disappointing that the drive aisle widths are not increasing (page 14 of the draft). A further reduction in the parking quantity requirement is offered for spots which are larger. 

      Commercial uses had different multipliers before, depending on the type of use. Restaurants are one type that will be significantly reduced, from 16 spaces/1000 sqft to 2 spaces/1000 sqft. 

Thursday, July 23rd 

PSRC Executive Board meeting, 10am (link)

Moving Bellevue Forward: Transportation Investments Info Session, virtual, 6-7pm (link)

Saturday, July 25th 

Community Walk Audit on Bel-Red Road, 10am-noon (link)

Draft Minutes: 

Human Services Commission, 6/15 (link)

Upcoming meetings:       

7/27 Hearing Examiner: Appeal of SEPA for Broadstone East Wilburton, 10am (link)

7/28 Public Hearing on Detention Center Moratorium 

7/29 Hearing Examiner: Civil Violation hearing, 10am (link)

7/30 BSD School Board Meeting, also 8/13 and 8/27 

8/4 Primary election 

8/4 Hearing Examiner: Release of Easement at 21 103rd Ave NE, 10 am (link)

8/13 Bellevue Budget 101 community meeting at City Hall, free, 6-8pm (link) 

8/22 Community Walk Audit on Northrup Way, 10am-noon (link)

8/27 BelRed Park Master Plan community meeting at Crossroads Community Center

9/2 Greater Seattle Partners Board Meeting 

9/3 Virtual meeting about the BelRed Park Master Plan 

9/3 ESC budget and rates Public Hearing

9/9 Planning Commission: Eastgate Public Hearing, Request to set PH for BelRed LUCA, and written update on Bellevue College LUCA 

9/15 Budget will be presented to Council 

9/16 GMPC

9/23 Planning Commission: Factoria Public Hearing, Downtown Livability 2.0

9/30 Budget info session, 6pm (link)

 Opportunities:

https://newbellevue.com/?page_id=88 will be updated as items come in, and has items which are still open. Some new items:

A Sound Transit 2027 Service Plan Survey is open until July 27. They are looking for feedback on Link light rail and ST Express Rt. 560 proposals (link).

A survey on community experiences and perspectives on life in Bellevue is open until August 10th (link). The survey includes questions about neighborhoods, housing, parks, arts and culture, and sense of community. Results will help the city assess service performance and identify priorities for improvement. 

Together Center's Community Impact Award Nominations are open until August 11th - recognize non-profits, faith orgs, and businesses that have made a measurable difference in the lives of East King County residents.

Fun and Educational Events:

https://newbellevue.com/?page_id=82

7/19 Shut Up and Write at Cafe Hagen, 9-10am (link) - recurs weekly

7/19 Thread Together: Learn to Sew at SBCC, 13+, 9am-noon, pre-registration recommended, also 7/19

7/19 Heartfulness Sunday Group Meditation at Northwest Arts Center, free, 9:15-10:15am (link) - every Sunday

7/19 Eastside Coffee Crawl - Cafe Hagen meetup, 10am-noon (link)

7/19 Weekly founder and investor dance meetup with Lynn—‘ICONIC BY MISTAKE’ at Coffee Dance Studio with B.E.L.L.E Dance Crew, 10-11:30am (link)

7/19 Meet Me at Marymoor to watch the final World Cup game in Redmond, free but RSVP required, 10am-3pm, match streaming begins at noon, parking is free (link) - food, live entertainment, beer garden, activities for kids, giveaways - bike ride starts at 9:30am from the Overlake Village station, and there will be a bike valet at Marymoor

7/19 Drop the Mental Load: Outdoor Play Lab & Somatic Reset for Women at Kelsey Creek Park, free, 10:30am-12:30pm (link)

7/19 Intro to Badminton with Outdoor Asian WA, 11am-1pm - equipment provided, beginner-friendly

7/19 Ikebana Art at the Garden exhibition and demonstrations at BBG, free, 11am-5pm (link)

7/19 Natsu Matsuri at Uwajimaya in Seattle, free, 11am-5pm - street food, drumming, and dance performances

7/19 Storytime in the Garden at BBG for K-2, 1-1:30pm (link) - also 8/16

7/19 Board Games and Boba with the Millennial Social Club at Lincoln Square, 1-5pm (link) - recurs weekly

7/19  Souls for Soles: A Solfege Soirée, a unique charity concert, $40+, 2-4pm (link) - This inspiring afternoon of music will raise funds for life-changing surgical care for children and adults with debilitating foot conditions in India, as well as free foot care services for Seattle’s unhoused community.

7/19 Bellevue Knotty Knitters at Lincoln Square, 3-5pm (link)

7/19 Summer Picnic Potluck for the Washington Native Plant Society at Lewis Creek Park, 4-8pm (link)

7/19 Emerald City Performing Arts (Factoria) Open House and Ice Cream Social, 6-7:30pm - theatre, performance, travel, and artist development

7/19 Sunday Social Dancing at Bravo Dance School, $15, 6-8:30pm (link) - every Sunday

7/20-7/21 Seattle Rose Society's 113th Annual Rose Show will be held at the Marketplace at Factoria, free - if you want to participate, you can bring your blooms for judging on 6/20 from 6:30-9:45am, no pre-registration required

7/20 Grand Opening of Sabine Cafe and Bar at The Eight in Downtown Bellevue

7/20 Deadline to register for the Creative Writing Workshop at Bellevue College in their TELOS Lifelong Learners (55+) program

7/20 Family Story Time at Bellevue Library, 10:30-11:15am (link) - weekly on Mondays

7/20 Indoor Play at South Bellevue Community Center, ages 5 and under, $, 10:30am-noon - recurs on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays

7/20 Live at Lunch: Arden Fujiwara at Bellevue Connection Compass Plaza, noon-1pm (link)

7/20 Games & Good Company at Highland Community Center, free, 18+, Mondays and Tuesdays 12:30-2:30pm

7/20 Pop-up Printmaking with Natalia Sotelo Art at City Hall Plaza, 1:30-5pm, also 7/22

7/20 Meetup with Jessica Forsythe (running in LD 48) at Crossroads Food Court, 3:30-4:30pm

7/20 Human Services Commission meeting at City Hall, 6pm (link)

7/20 Toastmasters Public Speaking meetup at Bellevue City Hall, 6-7:30pm (link)

7/20 Bellevue College Cell Phone Photography 101 class starts this week (5 sessions in all), $149, 6-8pm (link) - register early if possible

7/20 Ticket sales for the Seattle Baking Club High Tea (Ballard? in Seattle) start at 6pm. The event will be on 8/16

7/20 Bellevue Skate Park drop-in rollerskate, 6:15-8:30pm , $8 residents and $10 non-residents

7/20 Korean-English Language Exchange at Crossroads, 6:30-8:30pm (link) - recurs weekly

7/20 Dance Latin Fitness Class at the Meadow, free, 7-8pm (link) - recurs on Mondays all summer

7/20 A Capella Joy Chorus rehearsal at Crossroads, 7-10pm (link) - new members welcome

7/20 Chessbar meetup at Tapster, 7pm - recurs on Mondays

7/21 Kids in the Garden at BBG: Rocking with Rocks, ages 3-5 with adult, $25 and discount for members, 10-11:30am (link) - also offered on Wednesdays, first of a four-part series

7/21 Family Story Time at Kelsey Creek Farm with a children's librarian from Bellevue Library, free, 10:30-11am - limited space, recurs on Tuesdays through August 4th

7/21 Live at Lunch: Matney Cook at Soma Towers, noon-1pm (link)

7/21 Navigating Washington’s New Tax Landscape: Exit Planning and Wealth Preservation, noon-1pm

7/21 Pop Up Arts Playground with Silverkite at Ashwood Park by the Bellevue Library, noon-2pm - celebrate WA at this craft workshop

7/21 Crossroads Farmers Market, noon-6pm (link)

7/21 Bellevue Skate Park drop-in skateboarding, noon-7pm Tuesdays-Fridays , $8 residents and $10 non-residents, includes skateboards and safety equipment at no extra cost, monthly passes also available

7/21 Family Story Time at Newport Way Library, 1pm - every Tuesday

7/21 Youth Eastside Services' Guys Group, 1-5pm - business owners, creatives, city leaders, real world activities and scenario challenges, group discussions. Meals provided, and bag and shirt, Tuesdays until 8/14.

7/21 Backyard Beats with Eastside Music Therapy at Crossroads Park, free, every Tuesday from 4-5pm until Sept 1st (link) - for neuro-divergent school-aged children and their families, no registration required

7/21 Family Story Time at Bellevue Library, 5:30-6:15pm (link)- every Tuesday

7/21 Community Open House at the future home of King County's Crisis Care Center in Seattle, 5:30-6:30pm (link) - learn about crisis services available now and what will be offered once the facility opens in 2027

7/21 Tuesday 6 PM Climbing Meetup @ Edgeworks Bellevue, 6-8pm (link) - every Tuesday

7/21 Escape Room MeetUp! Escape Room Board Games @ Lincoln South Food Hall, 6-9pm (link)

7/21 Tuesday Riichi Mahjong at Lincoln Square South, free, 6:30pm to midnight (link) - weekly

7/21 Movies in the Park! "Super Mario Bros Galaxy"shows at Downtown Park, theme is Gamer Night - recurs on Tuesdays, and pre-movie entertainment starts at 7pm

7/22 Kids in the Garden at BBG: Rocking with Rocks, ages 3-5 with adult, $25 and discount for members, 10-11:30am (link) - also offered on Tuesdays, first of a four-part series

7/22 Pop-up Printmaking with Natalia Sotelo Art at City Hall Plaza, 10:30am-2pm

7/22 Live at Lunch: Britney Collins at City Center Plaza, noon-1pm (link)

7/22 Paper, Pencils, Pastimes, free, ages 50+, coloring, crosswords, Sudoku, word searches, etc. Wednesdays and Thursdays 12:30-2:30pm

7/22 Art for Older Adults workshop series starts again at NBCC, 55+, free, 1-2:30pm (link) - featuring watercolor, charcoal, pencil, pen, pastel, gouache, canvas, paper, and textiles, recurs weekly until 8/26

7/22 Youth Eastside Services' Summer Experience Lab, 1-5pm - meets at Crossroads Community Center, and goes to rock climbing, escape rooms, theatre, creative activities, community adventures, with new experiences every week. Food, gift bag, and souvenirs included. Every Wednesday until Aug. 12th

7/22 Lego Brick Builders at Bellevue Library, free, 1:30-2:30pm (link) 

7/22 Business Referrals Meeting in Bellevue, 1:30-2:30pm (link)

7/22 Spring District Farmer's Market, 3-7pm, with live music from 5-7pm, also 7/29 (link)

7/22 Spark + AI: Ignite the Future, 5-8pm (link) - for Spark users, data engineers, AI builders, and open-source contributors. Talks: Testing PySpark Transformations Before Bad Data Reaches Production, Simpler by Design, Self-Healing by Default: Apache Spark Structured Streaming, and Apache Storm

7/22 Tai Chi on the Terrace at the Westin, free, 5:30-6:30pm (link) - recurs on Wednesdays

7/22 Practice for a flamenco community flashmob at Northwest Flamenco Academy, and with video you can view at home, final rehearsal is 7/25, for a performance that will happen on 7/26 at noon (classes are $40, Vimeo is $20)

7/22 Neighborhood Walk starting at Lake Hills Community Park, 6-7:30pm - walk, fire truck, ice cream, soccer, and social gathering, similar event on 7/30

7/22 Raga and Rhythm 2.0 concert on Eastrail at Feriton Spur in Kirkland, free, 6-8pm (link)

7/22 Eastside for All's Build for Belonging Action Fund event in Newcastle, 6-7pm - there are other events around the region as well

7/22 Trivia at Forum Social House, 6:30-8:30pm (link) - each Wednesday until Sept. 2nd

7/22 Mercer Slough and Beaux Art Village Walk with the Sunset Walk Club, 6:30-8:30pm (link) - route is just over 5 miles

7/22 Eastside Jam Open Jam and Craft Club at BelRed Arts Studio, 7-9pm - more events 7/24, 8/5, 8/12, 8/19, 8/26, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, and more

7/22 English Language Learners Alliance (ELLA) Casual Conversation at Lincoln Square food Hall, free, 7-9pm (link) - 2nd and 4th Wednesdays

7/22 Sahaja Yoga Meditation at Crossroads Mall, free, 7-8pm (link) - on Wednesdays until 8/26

7/22 Bellydance Shimmy Fit Workout with Nalini on Northrup Way, $25, 7:40pm - meets every Wednesday (link)

7/23 BloodworksNW blood drive at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, 9am-3pm (link)

7/23 Atlassian Seattle Teamwork Collection Learning Camp 2026 at Meydenbauer Center, free, 10am-5pm (link) - Jira, Confluence and Loom, with hands-on workshops and templates you can take back to your workplace

7/23 Family Story Time at Bellevue Library, 10:30-11:15am (link) - repeats on Thursdays

7/23 Mending Circle at Bellevue Library, 11am-1pm (link) - weekly on Thursdays

7/23 Summer Children's Concert at Kelsey Creek Farm: Cowboy Buck, free, 11am-noon

7/23 Live at Lunch: Champagne Honeybee at The Meadow, noon-1pm (link)

7/23 Indoor Play at North Bellevue Community Center, ages 5 and under, $, 1:30-3:45pm - recurs on Thursdays

7/23 Puzzle Together, Joy Together event in the Spring District for people living with dementia and their family care partners, 2:30-4:30pm (link)

7/23 Bellevue Farmers Market, 3-7:30pm - every Thursday

7/23 Sip & Stitch at Rain City Needlepoint, 4-8pm (link) - every Thursday

7/23 Pointe Shoe Decorating at On Pointe Dancewear, 4:30-5:30pm - supplies provided, no charge if you bring your own pointe shoe, and you can purchase a new one for $10

7/23 BelRed Run Club meets for a run/walk at Downtown Park, 5:30pm - rsvp on Strava

7/23 Seattle Agent Loop Hacknight: Build Agents with Flyte at Union.ai, 5:30-8:30pm (link, link)

7/23 Moving Bellevue Forward: Transportation Investments Info Session, virtual, 6-7pm (link) - the new sales tax will fund additional projects in Bellevue

7/23 Thursday 6 PM Climbing Meetup @ Edgeworks Bellevue, 6-9pm (link) - each Thursday

7/23 No Dumb Questions community finding at Crossroads Community Room, free, 6pm (link)

7/23 Open Mic at Lucky Barbecue, 6-9pm

7/23 Night Out for Kindering at the Winemakers Reserve in Woodinville, 6-9pm

7/23 Open Volleyball Game at the LDS Church, 6:30-8:30pm (link) - weekly on Thursdays

7/23 Puget Sound Dahlia Association meeting at BBG, 7pm

7/23 Seattle Singles Event: Arcade Night (Ages 25–40) at Dave and Buster's Bellevue in Wilburton, 7pm (link)

7/24-7/26 Bellevue Arts Fair Weekend (link)

7/24 Indoor Play at the Crossroads Community Center, ages 5 and under, $, 8-11am, recurs on Fridays

7/24 SprintRay Midas World Tour - Seattle, $699, 8:30-5pm, (link) - dental 3D printing

7/24 Coal Creek History guided hike, $, 9-11:30 (link) - recurs every Friday

7/24 Free Co-working trials at the Bellevue Technology Center, includes complimentary tea and coffee and free parking - repeats on Fridays

7/24 Kin On's Practical English Class for Seniors (taught in Mandarin/Cantonese), 10-11am

7/24 Family Story Time at Lake Hills Library, 10:30am every Friday

7/24 Indoor Play at South Bellevue Community Center, ages 5 and under, $, 10:30am-noon - recurs on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays

7/24 Hopelink Neighborhood Fair in Redmond, 11am-3pm

7/24 Klingon Speaking Happy Hour at Baron's, 3:30-5:30pm (link)

7/24 WAREI North meetup and Battle of the Deals (real estate), 6pm

7/24 Black Business Mixer at 888 Bellevue, 6pm (link)

7/24 Capoeira Summer Rodas at Downtown Park, 6-7pm (link) - movement, music, and storytelling, also 8/15 and 9/26 (at 1pm on those dates)

7/24 Prymachenko-inspired clay workshop at Toloka, ages 12+, $45, 6-8pm

7/24-7/26 The Little Prince by Theatre 33 Youth, $10, shows at 6:30pm, 1pm, and 5pm (link)

7/24 Fashion Friday at Bellevue Art Museum, 7pm (link)

7/24 Board Games and Boba with the Millennial Social Club at Lincoln Square, 7pm (link) - every Friday

7/24 Checkmate Fridays at Lincoln Square, 7pm (link) - every Friday

7/24-8/2 The Prom theatre performances at Studio East in Kirkland

7/24 Joe Astley at Bake's Place on the patio, 8-9:30pm (link)

7/24 Music BINGO at Dave & Buster's, 8pm (link) - weekly event on Fridays

7/24 Sunset Sessions at W Living Room Bar, 8:30pm-midnight (link) - each Friday and Saturday

7/24 Pink Party at Mirra, 10pm (link)

7/25 Washington Speed-Puzzling Championship at Meydenbauer Center, 8:45am-6pm (link) - solo, pairs relay, pairs, pyramid, and team categories

7/25 Saturday morning walk meetup at Downtown Park, 9am (link) - every Saturday

7/25-7/26 Photographer Stephen Vasco will lead an Aerial Photography Workshop with Leica Bellevue

7/25 Wilburton Hill Park - Forest Restoration volunteer opportunity, 9am-noon, registration closes one day in advance (link) - high school students 14+ can participate with a waiver; younger participants must be accompanied by an adult

7/25 CPR/AED & First Aid Training  with Medic One, 9am-noon (link) - sold out, also on 8/13, 8/28, 9/10 and 9/26 at different times

7/25 BelRed Walk Club - Matcha and Mindful Breathing event sponsored by the City of Bellevue, 10am at Newcastle Beach Park, free matcha for first 65 signups on Strava, bring your mat, and there a walk too.

7/25 $5 Yoga in the Park (Downtown Park) from 10-11:15am - every Saturday in summer

7/25 Beavers: Ecosystem Engineers master gardener class, free, 10-11:30am (link)

7/25 Mosaic Coaster class at Bellevue College, $55, 10am-noon (link)

7/25 Bellevue College Depth of Field photography workshop on-location at Bellevue Botanical Garden, $49, 10am-1pm (link) - sign up a week in advance, a long exposure class follows on 8/8

7/25 Grow and Cook Global Vegetables class at BBG, $20, discount for BBG and KC Master Gardener members, 10-11:30am (link) - learn how to grow vegetables and herbs that we can grow in our own backyards

7/25 Community Walk Audit on Bel-Red Road from 134th to 124th and back (approx. 1.3 miles), space is limited, pre-register, free, 10am-noon (link) - another walk audit is on 8/22