NOAA site on Lake Union on the market

By Eric PryneSeattle Times business reporter The owner of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Pacific Marine Operations Center on Lake Union has put the soon-to-be-vacated property up for sale, marketing it as "a great future development...

Tiny house movement thrives amid real estate bust

By TERENCE CHEAAssociated PressAs Americans downsize in the aftermath of a colossal real estate bust, at least one tiny corner of the housing market appears to be thriving. To save money or simplify their lives, a small but growing number of Americans...

Mortgage Modifications Co's are put under the Microscope

The promoters have names that resemble federal foreclosure-intervention programs such as Making Home Affordable or Home Affordable manipulation. Some even flash pics of President Obama or the great seal of the United States. You've probably seen the...

Shout Out ....The King and I Thai Restaurant

The King and I is probably one of my favorite Thai Restaurants.  I have entertained there and had many business lunches.  I have going there for at least the last 5 years.  The food is Excellent and the Service is far and away some of...

Kick Off to the new Holiday Season 2010

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Reserve your ticket for Garden d'Lights in Bellevue

If you haven't experienced the Garden d'Lights Festival at the Bellevue Botanical garden, you're missing out on an brilliant holiday experience. From Nov. 27 through Jan. 1, the garden is ablaze with thousands of plants, flowers & animals, all created...

Happy Thanksgiving

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More snow expected to fall this evening

Lauren Barkley, 8, left, and her brother, Richard, 6, play in the snow at Downtown Park after an early release from Sacred Heart School in Bellevue on Monday. Chad Coleman/Bellevue Reporter By NAT LEVY UPDATE, 4:32 p.m.The...

It's Still Coming Down

Seattle, Jane Calbreath Dec. 2010 As the day went on in Seattle and Eastside Neighborhoods, the snow continued to fall.  Drivers and People on foot were slipping on icy roadways and sidewalks.  As I look out the window in Bellevue at 9:23pm...

Shout Out...Yarrow Bay Grill

.We had dinner and drinks in their dinning room and the service was terrific.  We had a good time and will definately go back.  They are conveniently located at Carillon Point.with plenty of parking available. We love to meet friends, and...

Rates Start to Climb

By JANNA HERRONAP Real Estate Writer Rates on fixed mortgages jumped from their lowest levels in decades this week. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate for 30-year fixed loans rose to 4.39 percent from 4.17 percent, the lowest level...

Magnolia manse inspires a designer to move and compromise

By Rebecca Teagardenphotographed by Mike Siegel BETTER BUCKLE up, because we're going over to Kelly Rivelo's. And I'm betting, based on the previous homes of this crazy-for-interior-designing woman, that Kelly Rivelo has more energy than all...