• Amber Morrison May 31, 2016
  • Free Air Life Co Free Air Life Co is a Bellingham-based clothing company with a playful personality and a philanthropic heart. All of the profits from its shirts, hoodies, and hats are donated to charity. The name comes from a Norwegian word–frilustsliv (pronounced “free-loosts-leaf) which translates best as “Free Air Life” and describes the rejuvenating and fulfilling effects of […] May 27, 2016
  • Whole Foods   The long awaited Whole Foods is open for business on Lakeway Drive. Though some fear what additional competition might mean for local favorites like the Community Food Co-Op and Terra Organic and Natural Foods, it’s hard to deny that the values and personality of Whole Foods seem a good fit for Bellingham. The founders […] May 25, 2016
  • Brian Dujmovich Brian Dujmovich and Lorrie Reaves bought the longstanding Rhodes Café in the Lakeway Center early this year. They are working to keep the café that locals know and love alive while adding increasingly more organic and local ingredients to the menu. May 23, 2016
  • Tap Trail Tap Trail was created by a team of passionate locals intent on making sure Bellingham gets the attention it deserves for its burgeoning craft brewing culture. With the opening of Stone’s Throw Brewing, Bellingham now has more breweries per capita than Seattle, so there’s lots to explore. They post the latest in Bellingham craft brewing […] May 21, 2016
  • Canfield Brothers Brothers Lance and Chris Canfield design some of the best mountain bikes available on the market today. Though their components are manufactured in Taiwan, and loved by world-class riders all over the world, the brothers chose Bellingham’s Iron Gate neighborhood as their headquarters. The brothers like to call their company, “rider owned.” Each model is […] May 19, 2016
  • Hans Erchinger-Davis When Ron Buchinski retires in June as Executive Director of the Lighthouse Mission, Hans Erchinger-Davis will assume the post. May 17, 2016
  • Choose Whatcom Now you can access all of Whatcom County’s economic development services in one central place—ChooseWhatcom.com. Our community benefits from the work of several exceptional economic development practitioners including Guy Occhiogrosso and CJ Seitz and many others. These folks have made it their mission to bring new businesses and jobs to Bellingham. New business could come […] May 13, 2016
  • The Woods Roastery Bellinghamsters know what to expect when they walk into a Woods Coffee—great coffee and food in a unique northwest setting. But the all new Woods Roastery offers a completely new coffee experience. At the roastery, coffee drinkers can get much closer to the process of creating the drinks they love. Each step is visible in […] May 11, 2016
  • Bellingham Folk School   One of the early successes of Hatch, Downtown Bellingham’s pop-up business incubator, Bellingham Folk School uses its new home at 1208 Cornwall St. to encourage Bellinghamsters to make music. Anyone familiar with the local music scene will recognize the names and faces of many Folk School instructors. Cayley Schmid and Jeremy Elliott of Polecat […] May 7, 2016