City & County
BRIEF: Downtown is alive with the sound of music
By Madisun Tobisch | August 9Tonight marks the last show in the Downtown Bellingham Partnership's summer concert series, Downtown Sounds.
Madisun Tobisch
Madisun Tobisch (she/her) is a third-year news/editorial major who has worked for The Front in some capacity since winter 2022. After all this time, her love of local news and celebrating the voices of her community keep her coming back for more. As returning managing editor this quarter, she hopes to further The Front's mission of keeping readers, both new and returning, informed and engaged. While not in the newsroom, Madisun can be found barista-ing, watching movies or trying to be creative.
City & County
New county food plan aims to unite local producers
By Madisun Tobisch | April 24There are dozens of silos on the short drive to transport milk from Twin Brook dairy cows to the artisan cheese producers at Twin Sisters Creamery. Grassy fields roll by, and seven, eight, nine vertical stacks are visible on Ferndale's horizon all at once.
News
Jo Joe's Doughnuts: the ingredients for success
By Madisun Tobisch | April 7With an ever-changing menu and a commitment to the community it feeds, Jo Joe's Doughnuts in downtown Bellingham put itself on the map after opening less than two months ago.
City & County
What happens to Whatcom's compost?
By Madisun Tobisch | March 21It's not everyday you get to hang out with a bunch of worms, a fact that Western Washington University Fairhaven College fourth-year Emma Kolden was personally dissatisfied with.
City & County
'Plant Based' exhibit showcases nature as you've never seen before
By Madisun Tobisch | March 8With 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.
City & County
Whatcom women get wild with volunteer group's celebration of outdoor empowerment
By Madisun Tobisch | February 27Shifting Gears kicks off their fourth annual Wild Women Week on March 1, leading up to International Women's Day on March 8.
City & County
Native Plant Sale sees success, but Whatcom Conservation District says it was no walk in the park
By Madisun Tobisch | February 21With nearly three decades of providing native plants and resources to the community, Whatcom Conservation District's reputation was not challenged by the pandemic.
City & County
Night falls, Bellingham comes alive
By Madisun Tobisch | February 12With 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.
Environment
Bellingham book club meets virtually to discuss cli-fi novel 'The Ministry for the Future'
By Madisun Tobisch | January 28Bellingham nonprofit, Sustainable Connections, offers a Virtual Climate Action Book Club for anyone looking to get involved in the local sustainability scene.
