Along the Nooksack River, countless farms and homes faced severe short and long-term damage after mass flooding the second week of December.
Many 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Under new leadership and after months of remodeling, Dirty Dan Harris Steakhouse’s long-awaited reopening is scheduled for Jan. 4, 2026.
Bellingham’s beloved Boulevard Park is undergoing a restoration project to protect and enhance its shoreline against rising tides and storms.
While 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.”
While SNAP Benefits were in flux, numerous Bellingham businesses stepped up to support their community.
Each winter, Bellingham residents experiencing housing insecurity are threatened by dangerously low temperatures. The city’s severe weather shelters help the community stay safe and warm, expanding their services every year.
The changes focus on WTA’s plan to improve their transit system by simplifying routes to make it easier for new riders to navigate, creating more flexibility for a shifting demand of riders and ensuring buses are on time consistently.
Bellingham voters recently passed Initiative 25-03; protecting tenant’s rights to gather and organize without fear of retaliation from their landlords.
A Bellingham man banned from Western Washington University in 2018 after pleading guilty to voyeurism for taking photos of female students was arrested on campus again last month — his second campus trespassing arrest within a year.
Emmaquatics Aquarium and Lounge, a new and independently owned Bellingham tropical fish store, is opening on Nov. 30 at 1208 Cornwall Ave.
This 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.
The Trueblood Diversion Workgroup has awarded Whatcom County $3.6 million in grant funding to build supportive housing for residents with behavioral health needs.
2025 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.
Starting 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.
When 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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