• Jason Martin April 11, 2016
  • Commercial Street Night Market The Commercial Street Night Market that took Bellingham by storm last fall, has returned. The spring market featured some great food, new vendors, and live music. The next market is scheduled for June 3. Mark your calendar now! Because it’s gonna be awesome. April 9, 2016
  • KAPOW Placemaking Competition Each year Sustainable Connections hosts a competition to enliven an underused and underappreciated section of Bellingham. It’s called KAPOW! Last year’s winner, probably the most notable success story, was the Commercial Street Night Market. The event brings joy, commerce, and fun on Friday nights to the nook of sidewalk beside the parkade on Commercial Street. […] April 7, 2016
  • Barbara Brenner Barbara Brenner is the longest serving and currently only female member of the Whatcom County Council.                       April 5, 2016
  • Bellingham City Flag The Downtown Bellingham Partnership recently organized a contest to design a new flag for the City of Bellingham. The winner, Brad Lockhart, dug deep into the history of Bellingham and pulled together several important pieces of symbolism. On his website Lockhart gives a peek into the creative process that lead to the finished product including […] April 1, 2016
  • 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