Community Vision Survey results were published by the City of Bellingham in February, providing a framework of important challenges and priorities for the Bellingham Plan to address.
Amidst the lull of waves breaking against Taylor Dock, Robert Wilmore stands with a mission: to unveil the wonders of the cosmos to all who care to gaze. On clear-sky Sundays, Wilmore sets up a telescope and invites passersby to peek into the lens.
After hearing from community members who need more time to prepare applications, the Whatcom Racial Equity Commission is extending its application deadline to March 15.
The 21st annual Wings Over Water Birding Festival is set to captivate bird enthusiasts and nature lovers in Blaine from March 15 to 17. This three-day annual festival brings together bird watchers, conservationists and experts to celebrate the diverse bird life in the Pacific Northwest.
A unique partnership sprouted two years ago when Black Noise Records and Aslan Depot came together to collaborate on weekly record nights.
The Bellingham Plan, an update to the city’s comprehensive plan, is moving into its next phase of assessing and applying community input to generate growth alternatives for the development of the city in order to be finished by 2025.
Bellingham voters renewed two public school levies in a Feb. 13 special election. The Bellingham School District runs two property tax levies: enrichment levies that fund school staff and other maintenance operations and technology levies that cover student computers and capital projects.
As the Whatcom Racial Equity Commission enters its fourth year of development, the next steps include hiring an executive director and seating a board with representatives and community members, according to the enabling ordinance.
Light therapy lamps have joined the Bellingham Public Library’s collection to uplift patrons’ spirits through the winter months.
The Front has revisited a dance class for people with Parkinson's and other neurological disorders, one year after the initial coverage by Briana Tuvey, published in February 2023.
The global nonprofit Shut Up and Write has joined the collection of writing groups at Village Books in Fairhaven, offering structured productivity every Friday from 9:15-11 a.m.
Downtown Bellingham’s Meloy Gallery is currently hosting “Figures and Forms,” an invitational art exhibit based entirely around different ways the human body can be portrayed, with many pieces depicting naked bodies.
Paws For a Beer and Alternative Humane Society have teamed up to host monthly adoption events. Dogs from AHS will be at Paws, a pet-friendly tavern, allowing them to meet potential adopters through a comfortable environment.
The light burbling sound of water trickles over surrounding shelves of picture books, and inside a glowing tank wriggles hundreds of tiny fish with pink saccule bellies. They gather in clusters amongst the gravel, safe from the curious faces peeking in.
In a joint effort to enhance local ecology and engage the community, the City of Bellingham’s Parks and Recreation Department alongside partners Washington Native Plant Society and Whatcom Million Trees Project has organized a native plant restoration and tree planting event at the Galbraith Trailhead on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024.
With rent prices rising in downtown Bellingham, Endgame Bar & Restaurant is being forced to shut down. Endgame, located at 188 W. Holly St., will have its last day on Feb. 24.
The Bellingham Station Expansion plan provides a vision for reimagining the space around the downtown transit station, with the primary goal of adding service to the community.
On Jan. 18, 2024, Aslan Depot hosted the first premiere of “Liminal,” a snowboarding film featuring Jake Blauvelt, sharing the journey of his injuries and how he persevered through recovery.
Polling results revealed that approximately half of Western Washington University students surveyed cite outdoor recreation as their primary reason for crossing into Canada.
Employees at the Forest Street and Cordata Co-op locations have voted in favor of unionization after workers from both stores said they experience “abysmal” pay, limited benefits, and a lack of respect and accommodation from upper management.
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