• Get Your Bellingham Flag Finally! You can get a Bellingham flag to hang in your house of place of business. A few months ago Brad Lockhart, a local artist, won a design competition with his take on a flag for the City of Bellingham. It’s been well received throughout the community and can be seen in many prominent spots […] June 24, 2016
  • Rolling Donuts Cafe At last, the north side of Bellingham now has a donut shop to call its own. After a long delay, Rolling Donuts & Cafe on Northwest Avenue opened its doors this month. Anyone who commutes Northwest Avenue has seen the tantalizing “coming soon” signs for more than six months. Renovation delays and other setbacks put […] June 22, 2016
  • Bob Wilson June 20, 2016
  • Trayvax Folks who visit Bellingham from the east coast often comment on the absence of shopping bags available around town. That’s due, of course, to the city-wide ban on such bags. This ordinance served as a source of inspiration for one local entrepreneur. Mark King made a plastic bag carrier out of aluminum, cold rolled steel, […] June 18, 2016
  • Twin Brook Creamery If you don’t often venture outside the city limits, you might not know that our fair city is an urban pocket in a the midst of a predominantly rural county. Bellingham is surrounded by productive berry and dairy farms. Twin Brook Creamery is one of the most renowned dairy operations in the area. Five generations […] June 16, 2016
  • Vanlife Rally, Ice Cream Party, and More! The 5Points Adventure Film Festival released its 2016 trailer and Bellingham event schedule. Brendan Leonard kicks things off on Thursday, August 25, with a presentation from his latest book, 60 Meters to Anywhere. On Friday, August 26, the party will be on Commercial Street. American Alpine Institute, Sierra Nevada, and Outdoor Research are hosting a […] June 10, 2016
  • Options High School The traditional classroom setting does not work for everyone. Luckily, in Bellingham students have Options. Options High School is the smallest of the four high schools in the Bellingham School District, and arguably the most innovative. Disenchanted students can find a more personal and exploratory approach to education focused on helping them to discover and […] June 8, 2016
  • Lance Romo Lance Romo is a Recreation Coordinator in the City of Bellingham Parks & Recreation Department. June 6, 2016
  • NXNW Student Housing NXNW is scheduled to open just in time for the fall of 2016, hopefully freeing up some supply for traditional renters. It’s hard to find an apartment in Bellingham. Rent is rising, and the vacancy rate remains below one percent. But relief may be on the way in the form of some new student housing. […] June 4, 2016
  • How Would You Improve Public Transit? UPDATE: Using the feedback created by the route-building game mentioned in this article, the WTA has created a new service plan and they’d love to know what you think about it.    The Whatcom Transportation Authority—WTA for short—operates a fleet of busses to provide public transit services in Bellingham. It boasts the second-highest ridership numbers […] June 2, 2016