Bona Fide Bellevue

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Bona Fide Bellevue is an all volunteer-driven nonprofit working to make our borough a more vibrant and welcoming place to live, worship, and shop. Through festivals, gardens, markets, scholarships and more, we bring neighbors together to enjoy everything Bellevue has to offer.

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From lively festivals to neighborhood tours, Bona Fide Bellevue hosts events that celebrate our community and bring people together. Explore what’s happening next and join us in making Bellevue vibrant year-round.

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Better Together

Whether it’s our gardens, markets, scholarships, or civic projects, our programs bring people together to build a vibrant and caring Bellevue.

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Who We Are:

Our mission is to celebrate Bellevue’s unique community and welcome others to join us as we cultivate a more vibrant place to live, worship and shop.

On behalf of our group of engaged citizens invested in the growth, diversity, and beauty of our borough, we invite you to live, worship, and shop in Bona Fide Bellevue.

Our Vision:

Appreciation

Recognize the distinctive combination of features that make Bellevue a prime representation of neighborhood living in the Pittsburgh area.

Respect

Value all viewpoints and encourage an open exchange of ideas and dialogue between all members of our community.

Community Building

Focus on fostering our thriving residential and business districts through community-driven improvement.

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Collaboration

Welcome community participation and partnership by individuals, organizations, and local government.

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Inclusivity

Building a safe and friendly community for people from all walks of life who live, work, and play in Bellevue.

Ongoing Programs

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Bellevue Farmers Market

The Bellevue Farmers Market is held throughout the summer every Wednesday, 3-7 p.m. 

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Bellevue Gardens

We are proud to provide two garden programs — our public, free to all herb gardens, and the Bellevue Friendship Garden offering low-cost membership garden plots.

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DEI Award & Scholarship

To support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), we award an annual scholarship to a graduating student living in the Northgate School District who is continuing their education. 

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Bellevue’s Active Transportation Plan

We are excited to partner with Bellevue Borough to work toward safer and more accessible transportation options throughout Bellevue and the surrounding areas. 

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Improve the Vue

Improve the Vue is a Bona Fide Bellevue initiative that focuses on neighborhood upkeep and improvement. 

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Historic Preservation Efforts

Through the Live Worship Shop House Tour and other initiatives, we support efforts to honor and preserve Bellevue’s history as Pittsburgh’s “Streetcar Suburb.”

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Bellevue In The News

“Those who turn off of Route 65 to explore Bellevue know it’s home to everything you can want in a small town; minutes from the heart of the city but with its own “I could totally live here” charm.”

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