An ambitious, impressive master plan for American Heroes Park was discussed at the recent Bellevue City Council meeting. Jennifer Cross, Site Design Leader for HDR, spoke to the council in detail about the numerous amenities the park could offer the community in the future. These include an observation tower, explorative play area, activity zone, event…
Courageous, raw, riveting, inspiring, motivational, and gripping are just a handful of words readers are using to describe author Leia Baez’s new book A Star for Stella: A Mother’s Journey to Overcome. From childhood trauma to alcoholism, divorce, and a custody battle – the 2001 Bellevue West graduate has seen more than her share of…
Bellevue East wrestler Garrett Grice just completed one of the most accomplished wrestling careers in Nebraska high school history. Last weekend, he became a four-time state champion – a feat only a small handful of wrestlers in the country ever come close to achieving. A lot has been written about Grice over the last four…
When people think of Bellevue, salsa dancing isn’t something that usually comes to mind. Bellevue resident Diane Barry is working to change that. Barry, along with her fellow dance instructors Candy Alexander, Gloria Moreno, and Joel Aguilar, recently started offering salsa, mambo, and bachata lessons at the Nebraska Salsa Scene Dance Studio on Galvin Road….
In 2019 – the last year not affected by COVID-19 shutdowns – over 12,000 retail stores in America closed their doors. Over the past 35 years, the number of closures has exceeded 250,000. However, during that same time, one retail shop in Bellevue has managed to keep the doors open and its customers happy. Ground…
The city of Bellevue and Bellevue University are working together to bring collegiate-level softball and soccer fields to Haworth Park. What started over 18 months ago as conversations about the university using existing ballfields gradually developed into the building of a new softball field, a new soccer field, lights, bleachers, and a facility between the…
Less than half of one percent of all students receive a perfect ACT score. In 2020, approximately 1.67 million students took the ACT, and less than 6,000 earned the top composite score of 36. Add the name of Bellevue East High School senior Seth Pennell to the list. Pennel, son of Daniel and Carolyn Pennell,…
One of the longest, continuous family-owned businesses in Nebraska is celebrating 85 years of serving the Bellevue community. Stella’s Bar & Grill, originally called Francois & Sullivan, opened in the summer of 1936 in the home of Al & Stella Sullivan on the corner of Betz Road and Lloyd Street. The couple had moved to…
