Shop Small Saturday, a day dedicated to shopping at small businesses within your community, is coming to Bellingham. Every year on the Saturday following Thanksgiving, towns across the nation celebrate their local businesses by showing support and shopping locally.
This coming weekend is jam-packed with festivities for the greater Whatcom area. With tree lightings and sleigh rides in Blaine, ornament making in Lynden and pop-up markets and visits with Santa in Bellingham, it's clear that Whatcom is ready to jump back into the Christmas spirit.
The Bellingham Food Bank, the most high-traffic food bank in Washington state, is working with the Bellingham City Council to provide $1 million in funding, while the Whatcom County Food Bank Network asks for $2 million from Washington state.
Washington state is taking a significant step to address toxic chemicals in cosmetics with the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act. Beginning in January 2025, the legislation will restrict the use of nine hazardous chemicals and chemical classes in personal care products sold by many retailers. The law represents an initiative towards safer and more transparent products that benefit public health and the environment.
Do you have a sweet tooth? Do you believe dessert really should come first? Well, you're in luck Bellingham has plenty of spots to satisfy your sweet tooth any time of day.
Every thirty-odd days, the Bellingham Circus Guild unfailingly fills with a familiar warmth. The smell of cologne, perfume, popcorn and warmth fills the air and a band of four older men in tweed and plaid, who go by the Poor Man’s Jug Band, play old-timey folk and roots music under a yellow light before the show begins.
The Whatcom Working Waterfront Foundation’s Northwest Maritime Apprenticeship is helping to fill a hole in the maritime industry. The four-year apprenticeship has three levels, each costing $1500 tuition. The program contains 12 subjects, including math, design and business practices.
For students without access to a car, the local bus system accesses local trails, including the North Chuckanut Mountain Trailhead. The Outdoor Center is an on-campus community that engages students in outdoor activities and shines a light on the areas surrounding Western. The Outdoor Center offers equipment rentals, day excursions and overnight excursions for as little as $5.
Owners and dogs alike joined Shake and Shine, a Bellingham dog groomer and pet shop, in their 3rd annual "Hal-O-Ween" Dog Parade on Railroad Avenue and Commercial Street on Oct. 27.
Catching a bus isn’t as simple as showing up and hopping on. To improve the efficiency of bus travel for students and the broader community, transportation officials and students alike are highlighting key etiquette practices that can make commutes smoother and less crowded.
Fairhaven's 1-Up Lounge is changing the gaming scene with craft cocktails and mocktails, paired with over 4,000 gaming options. The lively sounds of people chattering and buttons clicking creates an intimate gaming experience for people of all ages. The 1-Up Lounge has been open since 2017 at 121 McKenzie Ave., Bellingham, Wash.
When was the last time you had a wonderful meal? Really think about it. Now, can you recall the cost of preparing that meal? In the fall of 2022, Western Washington University and the Washington Student Achievement Council worked together to distribute a survey to students at 39 different colleges and universities throughout the state. According to the survey, two out of every five students had faced food insecurity within 30 days of their response.
Worn Again Thrift in downtown Bellingham held its annual Fall Drop event on Saturday, Oct. 5. A crowd mostly of people in their late teens and early twenties – overwhelmingly Western Washington University students – were stationed in a line outside the store, stretching a full block down Champion Street before Worn Again opened their doors at 11 a.m.
Bellingham is set to host Washington’s fifth Texas Roadhouse with doors opening October 7, 2024. This is the first Texas Roadhouse in North Washington, located in Cordata Center, off Guide Meridian Road.
September is Eat Local Month in Bellingham and to celebrate, the summer Front staff is going to be breaking down some of our favorite local bites open past midnight.
I’ve been drinking coffee for as long as I can remember. And before you go critiquing my parents, know that it was my grandma sneaking me sips of what was probably more creamer than actual coffee.
Jazz is still prominent and constantly changing, and Bellingham is an unassuming hotspot for the genre, featuring words from popular Bellingham jazz group, The Problem Collective.
Trivia, bingo, board games and other game nights have become increasingly popular in Bellingham as people are looking for weeknight activities. Restaurants have begun to offer them as a way to bring in customers during the week.
There are three bars in Bellingham that have a Big Buck Hunter machine. Big Buck Hunter can be played with one to four players, and costs $1 to $3 per player, per game, depending on if you are playing the casual or ranked mode. Kat Chawkins has been playing Big Buck Hunter for just under a year. She sits at the 80th spot on the Big Buck Hunter Global Skill Leaderboard as of July 28, 2024.
All undergraduates of Western Washington University, Lemon Bear’s five members, Riley Thayer, Dustin Valdes, Sean Atkins, Abby Knipe and Laila White, first met through happenstance and mutual friends. They had chemistry right off the bat and making music came naturally from there, according to Thayer.
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