Joanna Kresge

In our Three to See column, we highlight a trio of networking, professional-development, and business-related events to help grow your business, brand, or self. Chamber Lunch: July 2026 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. | July 9 | Bellevue It’s time once again for the Bellevue Chamber’s monthly lunch series, this time on the topic the national economy with Sylvain Leduc, executive vice president and director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

"Blue's Clues" actor Steve Burns with a patient at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital in Tacoma. The parents and caregivers at Tacoma’s Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital recently had an opportunity to whip out their “handy-dandy notebooks” to collect an autograph from “Blue’s Clues” star Steve Burns during a recent visit with the Starlight Children’s Foundation.

Teresa Wright is Emerald Queen Hotel & Casinos' chief of staff. The June 2026 edition of our sister publication South Sound Business is the Women in Business issue. It profiled three women leaders in the area making a big impact; get to know last week's subject, Pacific Lutheran University's Melody Ferguson, here.