Wikipedia says of Bellevue:
"Bellevue is a city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, across Lake Washington from Seattle. Long known as a suburb or satellite city of Seattle, it is now categorized as an edge city or a boomburb.
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"Downtown Bellevue is undergoing rapid change. It is currently the second largest city center in Washington state with over 35,000 employees and 5,000 residents. In 2008, Bellevue was named number 1 in CNN Money's list of the best places to live and launch a business.
More recently, Bellevue was ranked as the 4th best place to live in America. The name 'Bellevue' is French for 'beautiful view.'"

The City of Bellevue website is located at http://www.bellevuewa.gov/.

Yahoo!'s list of Bellevue Things to Do: http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2873389-bellevue_things_to_do-i