Bellingham community members took to the I&J waterway site near the Port of Bellingham on Feb. 14 to band together and make the Salish Sea their Valentine this year in a beach cleanup effort hosted by REsources and the Surfrider Foundation.
Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Response Team leads the investigation into the Feb. 10 shooting against two Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office deputies.
With a mission of creating opportunities to engage with art at the community level, it made sense for Jansen Art Center to revolve its first themed exhibit around a key source of inspiration in the Pacific Northwest: plants.
A new hotel is on the horizon for Bellingham’s historic Fairhaven district.
All water in Washington belongs to the public, but not all rights to use the water are equal. Efforts by the Department of Ecology to quantify water rights in the Nooksack Watershed have sparked controversy in rural Whatcom County.
It’s no secret that the arts don’t always pay, but being an artist can be especially tough right now. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, it was a blow to artists everywhere who supported themselves through live shows and touring.
Shifting Gears kicks off their fourth annual Wild Women Week on March 1, leading up to International Women's Day on March 8.
The Blue Room is a new all-ages entertainment venue in downtown Bellingham created by HodWall Productions, and it has its opening night on Friday, Mar. 4.
After serving the community for 20 years, the final week Black Drop Coffeehouse had its doors open was emotional. People lined up to order their favorite drink one last time, buy merch or say a tearful goodbye to the baristas. Some people shared stories with owner Stephanie Oppelaar, mourning the loss but also celebrating what the Black Drop provided.
A week has passed since two Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were shot on Thursday, Feb. 10. in Maple Falls, Washington. In the aftermath, the community reflects on the incident.
With nearly three decades of providing native plants and resources to the community, Whatcom Conservation District's reputation was not challenged by the pandemic.
The city of Bellingham has proposed a new off-peak season signature music event and is looking for creative proposals until the deadline of March 25, 2022.
3D technology has become an everyday tool for the real estate community and has changed how people view and buy homes because of the changing guidelines around COVID-19 and how they operate.
All healthcare is not made equal, and for those in Bellingham, Washington struggling with houselessness, that disparity has become more grotesque during the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.
The waterfront is working on a three-building condominium project that will include ground-floor retail. The condominium is in the process of being built and located next to the Granary Building and Waypoint Park.
Groups holding chocolate-collecting paper bags strolled amidst downtown Fairhaven this Saturday, lighting the local shops abuzz with laughter and conversation as businesses invited the community into their balloon-strung doors during Fairhaven’s first Annual Chocolate Walk.
Two Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were shot on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 10 while responding to an incident between neighbors near the 3000 block of Green Valley Drive in Maple Falls, Wash.
Bellingham businesses and farmers are getting ready to welcome more customers back in person by emphasizing that residents eat locally.
With the sounds of the city reduced to a distant buzz, the soft rustling of ferns and the occasional chirp of a nocturnal critter take center stage during the natural nightlife of Bellingham.
If you live in Bellingham you may be wondering why you are still carrying several bins of sorted recycling out to the curb, while friends in neighboring cities like Seattle roll out just one.
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