Brenna Witchey (she/her) is a city life reporter for The Front this quarter. She is a third-year news/editorial pre-major and English minor. When she’s not working on a story, she likes practicing yoga, reading and going to the gym. You can reach her at brennawitchey.thefront@gmail.com.
When Ken Culver first laid eyes on the historic Gamwell home, all he could think was, “God almighty, what is that?” The home, built in 1890, is a hulking mass of intricate craftsmanship sitting on the corner of 16th Street and Douglas Avenue in Fairhaven.
Sound baths, with their otherworldly sounds and almost hypnotic nature, are at the forefront of wellness culture's "wild west," according to Kristi Moseley of Mystic Heart, a Bellingham-based sound practitioner. But Moseley said the practice of using sound to heal isn't new.
Kulshan Brewing has made raising funds for local nonprofits as easy as sitting down and buying a beer. Their Pour it Forward program, which has already helped raise funds for rebuilding Ragfinery, will partner with Wild Whatcom on Tuesday, May 13.
Spring has arrived in Whatcom County, and with it, our region’s largest migratory animals have come to grace the briny blue of Bellingham Bay: whales. April and May mark the beginning of whale watching season in the Salish Sea.
Cloud Mountain Farm Center, a long-standing local farm, plant nursery and agricultural education center in Everson, will be closing its nursery this June after losing financial support.
South End Mobile Estates, a 55+ community located in Bellingham’s Happy Valley neighborhood, recently experienced a rent increase of 33% in March, from $600 to $800. The raise in expenses caused instability and uncertainty for its residents, many of whom rely on a fixed income.
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