• TedxWWU The Idea Institute at Western Washington University will host a TEDx conference on April 16. TEDx—the locally organized version of the world-renowned TED Conference—shares the same goals and spirit as its parent organization. This year’s Bellingham installment, hosted at WWU for the second year in a row, features a diverse set of twelve speakers including […] March 30, 2016
  • Meg Weber Meg Weber is the executive director of TAG, a Bellingham-based  non-profit that connects, informs and advocates for technology and innovation companies in the Northwest.               March 28, 2016
  • Sylvia Center for the Arts The old Cascade Laundry Building on Prospect Street will soon be re-born as The Sylvia Center for the Arts. There have been several attempts over the last few years to create a more accessible performing arts venue in Bellingham. Steve Lyons mentioned this when we interviewed him a few months ago. It seems the arts […] March 25, 2016
  • Alternative Radio There’s a little bit of everything in Bellingham, including alternative radio. 102.3 FM KMRE | Spark Radio The elder of the two Bellingham-based alternative radio stations, KMRE broadcasts from the SPARK museum on Bay Street. The weekly schedule includes a mix of locally produced programming like The Chuckanut Radio Hour, gems from around the country […] March 23, 2016
  • Small Business Development Center The Small Business Development Center hosted by Western Washington University makes a major investment in the local economy. The center recently published some figures about their impact last year. Known best for mentoring hopeful entrepreneurs through the critical pre-venture period, SBDC also helped clients obtain over $5.1 million in loans and investment last year. Clients […] March 19, 2016
  • Bellingham City Club Bellingham City Club gathers once a month to hear expert panelists and to discuss important community issues. The nonpartisan group’s stated mission is a goal much easier to express than to achieve: “To add light and not heat to the community debate.” But the City Club does an admirable job. The last 2 months have […] March 17, 2016
  • Andi Vann             March 15, 2016
  • Point Roberts Borders are weird. The 49th parallel acts—for the most part—as the boundary between the United States and Canada. It bisects Canada’s Tsawwessen Peninsula just five miles from its tip. This should present no problem, borders twist and turn all the time so a simple squiggle would make the whole landmass part of the Great North. […] March 11, 2016
  • Over Bellingham Event Come hear about the making of Over Bellingham, our book of aerial photography, at Village Books on March 10. The event will feature both Nick Kelly, the photographer who shot all of the beautiful images in the book (and many on the website), and Ray Deck III, yours truly. We’ll talk about the process of […] March 9, 2016
  • Ben Mann Even if you don’t know his name, you probably know Ben Mann’s vibrant art which hangs in businesses throughout Bellingham and Fairhaven. What you may not know is that he splits his time and talents between creating the fine art we know and love, working with kids, and doing commercial art. March 7, 2016