Bellingham Couple Creates Backyard Concert Series
Almost by happenstance, Bellingham residents Amy and Merrill Bevan started a summer backyard concert series, creating a place to gather friends and strangers and support singer-songwriters. It all...
View Article‘Fan Fest NW’ to Bring Seahawks Faithful to Whatcom County
Over the years, the term “12th Man” has been used to represent the fans of numerous football teams, both college and professional. But with perhaps no other team has the signifier been more fervent...
View ArticleRoyal Family KIDS Camps Allow Foster Kids to Just Be Kids
It’s no secret that some foster children have had a rough start. While there are many success stories, there are also lots of kids who could use a little loving intervention. That’s the purpose of...
View ArticleFoam Swordplay for Fun and Community
Bellinghamsters will do just about anything to make their exercise fun. On a recent Saturday, I met a group that does foam swordplay, widely known as “boffing.” Boffing is a thing just about...
View ArticleThe Freshest Kids on the Block: Two Neighboring Storefronts Serve Up Healthy...
If you’re pulling into downtown Bellingham after a long day hiking in the Cascades or biking on Galbraith and start to get that oh-no-I-need-food-right-now-or-else feeling in your stomach, don’t worry!...
View ArticleThings To Do In and Around Bellingham This Weekend: August 9–11
Ahhh, summertime in Whatcom County. Is there anything better? And there’s plenty to do to while away the sunshine-filled hours. Here are just a few ideas—and don’t forget to check our full events...
View ArticleThe Lynden Pioneer Museum: Where History’s Voices Are Heard
“Noisy water.” That’s the English translation for the Lummi word “whatcom.” In Lynden, it’s no secret why the name was bestowed upon the area. But for Lynden Pioneer Museum director Troy Luginbill,...
View ArticleGold Mine Trail: A Hike Through Sumas Mountain History
The sign reading “Gold Mine Trail” could not look more out of place than beside a barbed-wire pasture fence and unassuming narrow trailhead just outside Nooksack. But this trail on Sumas Mountain...
View ArticleCelebrate the Flower Festival at Bellingham Farmers Market
The Bellingham Farmers Market brings together a bounty of fresh produce—and so much more—to Depot Market Square every Saturday, April through December, and at Barkley Village’s Wednesday Market, June...
View ArticleOld Dog Haven: A Last Refuge for Senior Dogs
It started with a call from Joy Moore. “I just got a dog from Old Dog Haven; can you come over and meet her?” Tomasa came from a Spanish-speaking home and Joy wanted friends who speak un poquito de...
View ArticleIt Takes a City of Subdued Excitement: Motherhood in Bellingham
Blissed-out. Humbling. Challenging. Profound. These are just some of the words that local mothers use to describe their parenting journey, one they certainly don’t take alone. It takes a village to...
View ArticleThings To Do In and Around Bellingham This Weekend: August 16–18
Here comes the weekend! Are you ready? If not, WhatcomTalk has a weekly rundown of area happenings for you to peruse and ponder. And don’t forget to check our full events calendar for all the great...
View ArticleBellingham’s Mark Galvin Remembers Attending Woodstock
One day in August 1969, Mark Galvin’s friend called him and asked if he wanted to attend a rock concert in upstate New York. Galvin, then 18, was spending a summer at home in Cleveland, Ohio after a...
View ArticleTwin Sisters Brewing Company Finds Its Footing, Celebrates First Year in...
In the middle of Bellingham’s Sunnyland neighborhood, sandwiched between businesses and residential homes, you’ll find a true gem of Bellingham’s ever-growing beer scene: Twin Sisters Brewing Company....
View ArticleThe Farm Where Peace and Potatoes Grow Side by Side
I pull into Spring Frog Farm and Holistic Homestead in Everson and am immediately greeted by a row of sunflowers almost as bright as owner Gretchen Woody’s smile. We sit down in the grass—a small piece...
View ArticleThe Local Sports Championship You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Somewhere in the archives of Lincoln, Nebraska’s National Museum of Roller Skating, there’s a photograph of Ray Moore and Rich Tawes. The two Whatcom County men are 49 years removed from the picture of...
View ArticleWhatcom Women in Business Announces 2019 Professional Woman of the Year Nominees
They are leaders. Coast Guard veterans. Community members. Grandmothers. They’re also all Whatcom Women in Business nominees for the 2019 Professional Woman of the Year. Jamie Smeall, current banquet...
View ArticleThings To Do In and Around Bellingham This Weekend: August 23–25
It’s time to make those weekend plans. Need some help? Here’s WhatcomTalk’s weekly rundown of what’s going on across Whatcom County. From a summertime festival in the county and bioluminescent paddles...
View ArticleAn Abundance of Apples (And Delight!) at Bellewood Farms
I sit down at a rustic picnic table with Eric Abel, president of Bellewood Farms in Lynden, as we look out over the farm’s pumpkin patch and corn maze towards Mount Baker. The sun is shining, a common...
View ArticleMake Jewelry at the J and Enter Their Upcoming ‘Falling Out of the Box’...
The Jansen Art Center in downtown Lynden is a home for artists of all kinds. A nonprofit organization, “The J” strives to be a place for artists to create, share, and engage across a variety of...
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