September 2018 Archives

Young and Restless

For several years now, millennials have been unfairly saddled with the notion that they are lazy or lack ambition. The 30 business professionals under the age of 30 featured in…

Data scientists at FreshBooks polled a representative sample of 1,000 American freelancers to the Millennial Workaholics Index to gauge the work habits of millennials. Here are some of the results from the study.

Lifestyle

24 Hours with Quyen Dang

Ever since she was a kid, Quyen Dang has loved to build things from scratch — architecture and science were among her dream jobs. Today, these childhood dreams are coming…

Follow a day in the life of an innovative ice cream engineer.

Lifestyle

Get Your ($ide) Hustle On

Sometimes, even when working full-time, it can be difficult to make ends meet. With rent prices skyrocketing, student debt accumulating, and job competition ever-growing, it can be tricky to stay…

Non-traditional work and jobs outside the day job are more popular than ever. Thirty-seven percent of Americans have a side hustle, with people in every generation rolling up their sleeves to make some extra cash.

News

The Business of Surviving at the Surface

One loose line in a lease may have kept Bellevue Barber Shop, rooted in the same few-block strip of Main Street where it has operated since 1947, from becoming a…

As downtown Bellevue becomes an urban metropolis, some legacy business owners are getting creative to survive.

Lifestyle

Millennials Are Saving — But Could Be Smarter About It

As a generation, millennials are doing a better job of saving than previous generations. A recent Fidelity study indicated that 71 percent of millennial workers are saving for retirement, and…

As a generation, millennials are doing a better job of saving than previous generations. So, are we to assume that millennials are on track for an easy retirement? The answer is complex.

Tech

Tech and Teachers

It’s no secret that Bellevue has experienced explosive growth. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city’s population grew by approximately 12 percent between 2010 and 2017, creating pressure to…

While Wilburton Elementary promises to relieve overcrowding at other schools in central and west Bellevue, officials hope it serves the population beyond its classroom walls.

Special Reports

30 Under 30 2018

This year’s 30 Under 30 competition opened our eyes to so many ambitious, goal-oriented, and passionate Eastsiders that we had a hard time selecting the honorees. There was a 16-year-old…

After much debate, we landed on what we felt was the best of the best. So now we present to you: the 2018 class of 30 Under 30 honorees.