Bellingham businesses step up during SNAP benefits delay
By Adah Bassok | December 4While SNAP Benefits were in flux, numerous Bellingham businesses stepped up to support their community.
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Repeat trespasser arrested again at WWU’s Wilson Library
By Mishele Ross and Janessa Bates | November 23
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Cascade Cross cyclocross series returns to Hannegan Speedway racecourse
By Carden Mercier | November 20This Saturday, spectators are gathering at a muddy venue on the outskirts of Bellingham to watch bikers climb, run and cycle their way to victory in Cascade Cross’s 19th cyclocross series.
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Whatcom County receives $3.6 million grant for permanent supportive housing
By Adah Bassok | November 12The Trueblood Diversion Workgroup has awarded Whatcom County $3.6 million in grant funding to build supportive housing for residents with behavioral health needs.
City & County
Whatcom County Artists of Clay and Kiln’s ceramics studio tour returns for a fifth year
By Sophia Jellinghaus | November 122025 marks the 5th year of WACK’s studio tour. On Nov. 15 and 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., multiple studio locations in Bellingham, Ferndale and Lynden will open their doors to the public, inviting guests to peruse artists’ clay creations and attend ceramics demonstrations.
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Utility rates increase starting in January 2026
By Bodey Mitchell | November 12Starting in January of 2026, Bellingham residents will see an estimated 13.5% increase in their monthly utility bill with additional 11% increases planned for 2027 and 2028.
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Salish Sea Poetry Festival promotes closer connection to spoken word and others
By Dylan Taasan | November 7When you think of poetry, what do you imagine? Whether it’s an image of one person standing on a stage or a writer looking questionably wistful as they write alone, The Salish Sea Poetry Festival can help to reshape your perspective on poetry.
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Whatcom Transportation Authority shifts away from electric vehicles
By Adah Bassok | November 7Whatcom Transportation Authority is focusing on renewable fuel and is temporarily putting electric vehicles aside.
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NSEA celebrates salmon comeback with Bellingham sighting event
By Carden Mercier | November 6This fall, salmon are returning to their birthplaces to complete their life cycle, and a Bellingham fishery enhancement group is inviting citizens to see it in real time.
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Bloedel Donovan Park’s new playground raises the bar for accessibility
By Sophia Jellinghaus | November 4The new playground’s design was decided in 2024 by a community vote on the City of Bellingham’s Engage Bellingham website, where community members can make their voices heard during the development of public works projects.
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Parks Volunteer Program begins fall work season with community work parties
By Carden Mercier | October 30The City of Bellingham’s Parks Volunteer Program has begun community work parties for its fall work season. These parties, hosted every Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon, focus on the reintroduction of native species to Bellingham parks and trails.
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The story of the Coal Pad DIY in Glacier
By Bodey Mitchell | October 28Off Mount Baker Highway in Glacier is a skatepark called the Coal Pad DIY. What was originally a concrete slab for a coal deposit in the 1940s has since blossomed into a full-blown skatepark, built by Glacier skateboarders and snowboarders.
News
Who you gonna call? Ghost tours!
By Sophia Jellinghaus | October 24As the weather turns colder and the leaves begin to fall, one might give more thought to a shadow in a doorway, or an odd noise late at night. It is spooky season, after all.
City & County
Bellingham Urban Forest Plan on pause
By Adah Bassok | October 14Bellingham’s Urban Forestry Management Plan is currently paused due to a limited number of staff and their abilities.
City & County
New Little Squalicum Park heronry completes first nesting season
By Carden Mercier | October 13The City of Bellingham is collaborating with Hamer Environmental to monitor the new heronry and release a protection plan for the Little Squalicum herons in their 2025 annual report on the Post Point Heron Colony.
City & County
Introducing -HUT-, a nightclub designed for the 18+ crowd
By Sophia Jellinghaus | October 9It’s been a month since Bellingham’s newest club, -HUT-, first opened its doors, but the venue is just getting started. -HUT- aims to be a space where everyone, especially young people, can feel free to be themselves and enjoy the music.
