This year’s Adult Library Program was a record-breaking success. We had 71 events and activities scheduled every day from April 1 to May 12, with 17% higher participation than any previous year. Our librarians and community volunteers went above and beyond to make this such a successful year. Here is a review of the events…
Green Bellevue announced its April 14th program is “Earth Day in Bellevue” at Bellevue University Symposium Room (B level) in the John Mueller Administration Building from 1:30pm – 3:30pm. There will be door prizes, a raffle, and a scavenger hunt, in addition to displays by over 20 groupsfrom the local community. The global Earth Day…
by Laura Mischke, Head of Adult Services As part of its ongoing mission to foster community engagement and lifelong learning, Bellevue Public Library is excited to announce its upcoming Adult Library Program, set to kick off on April 1. This year’s theme is “Adventure Begins at Your Library.” The program is specifically tailored to adults…
With Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday behind us, tomorrow marks the first Friday of Lent – also affectionately known as “Fish Fry Season”. While there are many amazing fish fries all over the Omaha-Metro, we want to encourage our readers to Support Bellevue and give these local fish fries, many with long histories and unique…
Since June of 2023, work has been underway on the new library site at 2206 Longo Drive. This construction project involves both a renovation of existing space on the lower level of the Bellevue Professional Center building and an addition. Rogge General Contractors Inc. of Lincoln was awarded the contract for the project with work…
The train is a-comin to town. Bellevue’s newest restaurant, Sakai Sushi Train and Grill, is set to open its doors tomorrow, Tuesday, February 13, at 11:00 am. Owners of the restaurant called the first few days of operation a soft opening, where their team can serve customers while working out any kinks in daily operations….
American Resort Management based in Grand Prairie, Texas, has partnered with the city of Bellevue to bring the recently announced waterpark and connected hotel to the community. They have an impressive portfolio of properties they manage across the country, including waterparks in Texas, California, Arkansas, and North Dakota. The Bellevue waterpark will be modeled after…
News broke Tuesday night that the city council had unanimously approved a $60 million dollar bond for financing a waterpark. Not just a standard, run-of-the-mill waterpark, but a 100,000 square foot, world-class, regional waterpark. There is a lot of excitement behind this announcement, but also a lot of questions. We sat down with Bellevue Mayor…
At the Bellevue Times, we just completed our second full year of publication through our iPhone/iPad App, our Andriod/Google Play App, and our Digital News Site. It was a year of tremendous growth with a 75% increase in the number of visitors and a 150% increase in the number of page views over 2022! Thanks…
While talking with Bellevue Together leadership regarding the annual Hands of Hope Christmas event, two words that come to mind are respect and dignity. Story after story was shared regarding making sure siblings received a “roughly equal” amount of gifts and that donated items are, in most cases, new, not used. Exceptions to this include…
