Why adopt a dog when you could have a cow?
It was a hot August morning in 2024 when a beef cow, only a few months old, famously escaped her trailer, beginning her two-month-long career as an escape artist wandering the Barkley Village neighborhood.
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It was a hot August morning in 2024 when a beef cow, only a few months old, famously escaped her trailer, beginning her two-month-long career as an escape artist wandering the Barkley Village neighborhood.
It’s no secret that the rights of transgender and queer Americans are under attack, further exacerbated by Trump’s reelection in 2024. Constant attacks and detriments to queer livelihood create a general consensus of exhaustion, members of the Bellingham queer community say.
Aspen Cates-Doglio and Sophia Maynard have hope for the future, specifically hope that students will get more involved on campus. Lobby Day, an opportunity for students, faculty and staff to travel to the Washington State Capitol in Olympia and meet with the state legislators, is coming up, taking place from Feb. 1-2.
On a sunny afternoon, community members gathered to plant native vegetation and remove invasive species in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. at a work party event at Willow Spring in Squalicum Creek on Jan. 17.
The contract between Whatcom Transport Authority (WTA) and Western Washington University, which provides Western students with access to bus passes, is set to expire in September 2026. Concerns have ignited among students over the lasting impact the contract's potential end could have on accessibility and affordability within the university and Whatcom County if renegotiations fail.
Western Washington University’s Art Gallery welcomed the work of Bellingham artist Claude Zervas in his exhibit, “Pond Water,” which opened on Jan. 15.
This past weekend on Friday, Jan. 23 and Saturday, Jan. 24, the Western Washington University men's hockey team took on the Montana Tech Diggers, winning both games and sweeping Montana Tech at the Sportsplex Arena in Bellingham, Wash.
Western Washington University’s student workers’ union is taking its fight for collective bargaining rights to the state legislature this session. A bill backed by the union shows promise of passing and enabling Western Academic Workers United (WAWU) to protect more student workers following a 2025 strike.
One January evening, a group of students gathered at the Underground Coffeehouse looking for a space to belong. They were there for a speed banding event geared toward Western Washington University’s queer and femme-identifying student musicians.
As the sun began to set on Western Washington University on Monday, Jan. 26, countless voices chanted “presente” in response to the reading of 38 names, one for each person whose death was caused by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or other federal immigration officers since the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term.
Dozens of loyal customers lined up, ready to shop at Ragfinery’s grand reopening on Jan. 9 at 115 Unity St., just a few blocks away from the previous store which closed due to fire damage in December of 2024.
As temperatures drop and rain drizzles, we retreat from leisurely walks through campus and instead briskly dash to class in zipped coats and flipped hoods. The rush for warm, dry shelter, combined with less daylight, all too often robs us of comfortable time together. This becomes a temporary loss of personal spark that is tangible in our energy and visible in our style.
Four folk-filled days and nights with more than 50 music events have made their way to downtown Bellingham Jan. 22-25 as part of the Bellingham Folk Festival. The schedule was released earlier this month on the festival website, announcing the bands, artists, workshops, jam sessions and open mics featured during this year's festival.
Western Washington University women’s basketball defeated University of Alaska Fairbanks in a decisive 72-47 victory on Thursday, Jan. 15, 7 p.m. at WECU Court in the Carver Gym. Coming off the road in a 0-2 slump, the Vikings dominated on their home court, leading from start to finish in a win that marked head coach Carmen Dolfo’s 1,000th career game.
Under new leadership and after months of remodeling, Dirty Dan Harris Steakhouse’s long-awaited reopening is scheduled for Jan. 4, 2026.
Disruptions to SNAP benefits during the recent government shutdown left both rural food banks and families across Whatcom County facing sudden strain and uncertainty, unsure of how long reduced assistance would last.
Matrit Coe believes the writing for the Woodring Peer Mentoring program had been on the wall for a while.
Jeff Jewell remembers his first impressions of Bellingham upon moving here in 1982.
If you search for a pregnancy test or STI testing in Bellingham, you’ll find plenty of options, but not all of them are actually there to help you.
On Oct. 14, the Whatcom Transit Authority purchased the property at 1522 Cornwall Ave. in downtown Bellingham for $6.2 million. They plan to turn the 1.6-acre site into a large transit-oriented development, constructing up to two 8-10 story mixed-use buildings with a new Bellingham Transit Station.