Starting on Wednesday, Jan. 24, and recurring each month this year, Bellingham’s self-proclaimed longest-operating brewery, Boundary Bay, will allow its patrons to register for tours that showcase the process behind making house-crafted beers.
With the release of their first issue, “The Rage” magazine held a celebratory community event, dubbed “Ragefest,” at The Blue Room on Friday, Jan. 12. The event featured live bands, vendors and the first copies of “The Rage.”
Mold behind that bookshelf? Maintenance not returning your messages? Being in a college town, students are often inexperienced renters, and therefore concerns about exploitation are serious.
While patrolling and aiding downtown Bellingham, Safety Ambassadors support the houseless community and create a safe and clean environment.
From the bay to the surrounding mountains, foothills and lakes, one of the biggest draws of Bellingham is its access to a variety of outdoor recreation options.
The “People of the Sea and Cedar: A Journey Through the Tribal Cultures and History of the Northwest Coast” exhibition at the Whatcom Museum is being updated to better tell the history of the Northwest Coast people.
The Bellingham City Council extended the moratorium limiting development in the Silver Beach neighborhood by six months to protect the water quality of Lake Whatcom.
Road2Home opened its third winter shelter at Civic Stadium on Dec. 1, 2023, and it offers nightly housing, unlike its previous winter shelters.
Book clubs give a sense of community, but the pressure to finish a certain book by a specific time can make some wary of joining an organized book club.
A crowd exceeding Squalicum Boathouse’s capacity of 100 guests was spilling out of each of its doors in lines, listening in on ABC Recycling’s neighborhood meeting on Dec. 5, 2023.
In the age of music streaming, CDs are making a comeback. Gen Z is flocking to thrift stores and record shops to find their favorite albums in physical form.
After an open roller skate event thrown by Whatcom Roller Skaters in Lynden took place this summer, Rosa Caldwell and co-worker Billy Reeves were inspired. With no roller skating venues in Bellingham, Caldwell knew she wanted to create a place in town for when the sun stopped shining.
Put on by a nonprofit of the same name, National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, is an annual challenge to write an entire 50,000-word story during the 30 days of November.
Looking beyond the curtain of the joyous holiday season can reveal those who are struggling. Donation drives are important in helping out children and families who are often overlooked.
Nestled in a tree-covered valley, surrounded by stark mountain peaks and bordered by the turquoise glacial waters of Diablo Lake, sits the North Cascades Institute’s Environmental Learning Center.
Here in Bellingham, the circus is always in town. With monthly shows at their performance venue and studio, the Bellingham Circus Guild doesn’t have to jump through hoops to entertain an audience, although they can.
The Whatcom City Council approved increased spending on affordable housing projects through the Economic Development Investment program on Oct. 24, 2023.
With finals week looming over students, the subject of studying can be a tender one. Some study spaces just don’t cut it – the dorms can be loud, apartments can drain motivation and sometimes the library is just too quiet.
PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center received a $21,000 fine from the Washington State Department of Ecology for violating the state’s dangerous waste laws. They had 30 days from Oct. 31 to pay the fine or appeal it at the Pollution Control Hearing Board.
ABC Recycling has promised to follow Washington’s strict environmental regulations on their metal shredding operation and to be a good neighbor, but one local organization, Save the Waterfront, said the Canadian-based company has already lost the trust of Bellingham locals.
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