“Tax the rich, make it fair! Millionaires, pay your share!”
By Noelle Reger | March 10A rally urging state representatives to pass the Millionaires’ Tax was held in Red Square on March 6, organized by several Bellingham labor unions.
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No scores, no pressure: Mini Ballers puts fun back into youth sports
By Caitlin Grygorcewicz | February 13Small sneakers squeak across the gym floor at the Bloedel Donovan Community Center as their owners take turns swinging plastic bats and chasing after each ball. Some run straight to their parents while others share their bat with the person next to them, but all of them cheer for each other.
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Local plant sale promotes habitat restoration one garden at a time
By Katherine Konicke-Dunlop | February 12Vibrant hues of pink clustered flowers with a sweet fragrance cover the low-growing shrub and its green foliage, marking it as the Subalpine Spirea (Spirea densiflora). While delicate in appearance, the shrubs taste deters Bellingham’s grazing deer, according to the National Garden Bureau.
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Black-owned businesses build community in Bellingham
By Noelle Reger | February 10Bellingham is a predominantly white city, but it’s lucky to be home to notable Black-owned businesses from various industries.
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BRIEF: Glass Beach closed for contamination cleanup
By Kamra Greenwall-Cox | February 9Bellingham’s R.G. Haley International and Cornwall Avenue Landfill sites, more commonly known as Glass Beach, are currently undergoing construction amid contamination cleanup efforts.
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BRIEF: Repairs to Mount Baker Highway are underway amid flood damage
By Kamra Greenwall-Cox | February 2On Jan. 16, the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced a five-day full road closure of Mt. Baker Highway (SR 542) beginning on Monday, Feb. 2, following this season’s delayed opening of Mt. Baker Ski Area.
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Community plants the first seed in flood recovery
By Kenna Peterson | February 2Along the Nooksack River, countless farms and homes faced severe short and long-term damage after mass flooding the second week of December.
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Bellingham businesses say ICE out of Minnesota
By Allison Lam | February 2Many Bellingham businesses showed their support for the nationwide “Ice Out of Minnesota: Day of Truth and Freedom” demonstration on Friday, Jan. 30, closing their doors as a show of support and solidarity.
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Why adopt a dog when you could have a cow?
By Noelle Reger | February 1It 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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Hundreds gather at Squalicum Creek Park to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
By Allison Lam | January 31On 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.
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Second-hand fabric store Ragfinery re-opens after devastating 2024 fire
By Noelle Reger | January 26Dozens 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.
Arts & Music
Bellingham Folk Festival 2026 returns
By Katherine Rogers | January 24Four 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.
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Fairhaven’s Dirty Dan Harris Steakhouse set to reopen early 2026
By Sophia Jellinghaus | December 15Under new leadership and after months of remodeling, Dirty Dan Harris Steakhouse’s long-awaited reopening is scheduled for Jan. 4, 2026.
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BRIEF: Boulevard Park shoreline renewal aims to boost habitat and access
By Bodey Mitchell | December 8Bellingham’s beloved Boulevard Park is undergoing a restoration project to protect and enhance its shoreline against rising tides and storms.
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Surviving the Cage of Doom in Bellingham
By Madrona Raney | December 7While rain pours on the streets of downtown Bellingham, lightning strikes inside the crowded auditorium at the SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention. Tana Granack, presenter of the MegaZapper Electrical Show, walks onto his stage and declares to the crowd, “If you have some kind of electronic device keeping you alive, you’re in the wrong place.”
