Mold behind that bookshelf? Maintenance not returning your messages? Being in a college town, students are often inexperienced renters, and therefore concerns about exploitation are serious.
While patrolling and aiding downtown Bellingham, Safety Ambassadors support the houseless community and create a safe and clean environment.
The “People of the Sea and Cedar: A Journey Through the Tribal Cultures and History of the Northwest Coast” exhibition at the Whatcom Museum is being updated to better tell the history of the Northwest Coast people.
The Western Hub of Living Essentials, which offers free food and cleaning supplies for students who may not be able to afford necessities, is facing its own affordability concerns.
The Bellingham City Council extended the moratorium limiting development in the Silver Beach neighborhood by six months to protect the water quality of Lake Whatcom.
Road2Home opened its third winter shelter at Civic Stadium on Dec. 1, 2023, and it offers nightly housing, unlike its previous winter shelters.
Western Washington University works to prepare students for post-graduate careers through career development workshops offered year-round.
After a three-year hiatus of improvisation-focused performances due to the pandemic, Western Washington University will return on Feb. 9, 2024 with the Commedia dell'arte-style production "Masks Play."
A crowd exceeding Squalicum Boathouse’s capacity of 100 guests was spilling out of each of its doors in lines, listening in on ABC Recycling’s neighborhood meeting on Dec. 5, 2023.
Students familiar with the nooks and crannies of Western Washington University’s campus might have encountered an assortment of paper booklets called zines.
The Whatcom City Council approved increased spending on affordable housing projects through the Economic Development Investment program on Oct. 24, 2023.
Sean Kaulike Martelles, founder of Kaulike’s Kitchen and a second-year student at Western Washington University, is bringing the spirit of Aloha into his meals.
Whatcom Transportation Authority works with Western Washington University to help improve the transportation system for commuting students needing more accessible stop locations or quicker and more reliable bus routes.
New developments have come out regarding the pipe leak in the Fairhaven Complex on Western Washington University’s campus.
The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System has given Western Washington University a silver star for more than a decade straight. Not gold, not platinum – silver.
If your favorite childhood game was a treasure hunt, then geocaching may be your new favorite hobby. Geocaching — a worldwide treasure hunt — was brought to Western Washington University by the Associated Students Outdoor Center on Dec 6th.
94 miles from Western Washington University’s campus lives the SEA Discovery Center, a self-sustaining entity of Western in Poulsbo.
PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center received a $21,000 fine from the Washington State Department of Ecology for violating the state’s dangerous waste laws. They had 30 days from Oct. 31 to pay the fine or appeal it at the Pollution Control Hearing Board.
ABC Recycling has promised to follow Washington’s strict environmental regulations on their metal shredding operation and to be a good neighbor, but one local organization, Save the Waterfront, said the Canadian-based company has already lost the trust of Bellingham locals.
It was 3:30 a.m. on Nov. 17, 2023 when Lyndsey Berglund got a call from the Bellingham Police Department.
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