City selects Kassel to save the waterfront's forlorn Bakun Building

By BRIAN MILLER

Back in April, the city put out a bid request for a contractor to renovate and repair its vacant, century-old Bakun Building. Sitting at the foot of the Pike Street Hillclimb, at 1426 Alaskan Way, that hardy little survivor is the last but perhaps most unheralded piece of the $4 billion-plus waterfront makeover.

Bellevue drops speeds to 20 mph

By JOURNAL STAFF

The city of Bellevue will lower the speed limit on local neighborhood streets from 25 mph to 20 mph, with new signs expected to begin going up today.

Woodland Industrial Park nears completion, with one building leased

By BRIAN MILLER

The beauty of big tilt-up industrial projects is that, no matter how large, they don't take that long to build.

From rural routes to desegregation runs, the yellow school bus faces a new reality

By JEFF McMURRAY

School buses for decades have maintained such a standard look that “school bus yellow” is shorthand for the bright hue with a slight orange tint.