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New Bellingham Elementary School Launches, Blending Arts With Sciences
With her background as an artist, Gabriel Miles knows how creative thinking can inspire and develop a person’s mind. With her training as an educator, she knows how to help young minds absorb new...
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Fairhaven Association Unveils Plans For First-Ever Chicken Fest
With all that’s occurred in the recent past, there’s a good chance you haven’t had the chance to attend a good old-fashioned chicken-themed community festival recently. You’ll be glad to know that the...
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West Coast Pops: A Story of Love and Refreshment
Bellingham popsicle company West Coast Pops offers 36 flavors of locally made, refreshingly unique treats, from key lime pie and blackberry ginger to cinnamon horchata and Boundary Bay root beer float....
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Meet Jordan Moss AKA the Rhetorician: The Superhero Bringing Hip Hop to...
The Rhetorician. The Black Ranger. Jordan Moss. A man of many names and talents who is also bringing a hip-hop revolution to Bellingham. Moss is a musician and artist who describes his work as...
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Bellingham Training and Tennis Club’s Robin and Doug Robertson Follow Their...
Bucket lists trips are often so big to bite off that people never get around to taking them. Bellingham Training and Tennis Club owners Robin and Doug Robertson wanted to make sure this wasn’t the case...
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PeaceHealth Caregivers Prepare for Bellingham Bay Marathon
On September 25 and 26, the Bellingham Bay Marathon—one of the most beautiful road races in the Pacific Northwest—returns after a 2020 hiatus. Hundreds of runners of all paces will compete in the...
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Scholarship in the Fourth Corner: A History of Western Washington University
Founded when the city was still four separate towns, Western Washington University remains one of Bellingham’s most notable institutions. The four-year college has shaped Bellingham’s community for...
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How Much Is That Doggy (or Kitty) in the Window? Pets Who Live at Work
Local shoppers wave at diners sitting up front at Lynden’s Fairway Cafe, smile at the barber next door busy clipping hair, and then stop at the next business to see the cat. Many passersby stop (and...
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A Showpiece Piano at the Jansen Art Center
Heidi Doornenbal, founder of Lynden’s Jansen Art Center, says that the venue fondly known as “The J” grew out of a need for a place equipped with the necessities for artists to create within their own...
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New High School Opening in Whatcom County at Bellis Fair Mall
A new public high school opens in Whatcom County on September 7 for grades 9 and 10 at the Bellis Fair Mall. Whatcom Intergenerational High School secured a 15-year lease at the 9,200-square-foot...
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The Bellingham Bay Marathon Is Just Around the Corner: Time to Gear Up
Have you noticed more people than usual running on Whatcom County’s roads and trails recently? Many of them are likely training for one of the upcoming Bellingham Bay Marathon races. The 5k and 10k...
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Bellingham Guitarist Miles Harris Wants More
The way agile feet skip almost effortlessly through a hopscotch court, that’s how Miles Harris’ fingers maneuver along a guitar’s fret board. He’s a wizard, a classic face-melting rock soloist with...
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Fall and Winter Vegetables for Whatcom’s Amateur Gardeners
Studies have shown that gardening can have a significant positive effect on mental well-being. Not only that, but the American Institute of Stress says that maintaining a home garden can be one of the...
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Walk and Roll: Promoting Active Transportation in Bellingham
On a rainy winter night back in 2012, a group of bicyclists led by Therese Kelliher gathered in the meeting room at the old Public Market building to form a citizen’s advocacy group to promote safe...
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Fuel Your Body Properly for Peak Performance at This Year’s Bellingham Bay...
With the Bellingham Bay Marathon—and its accompanying races—just weeks away, now’s the time to make sure you’re fueling your body in a way that will have it performing at its peak. This is a process of...
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‘Far Out’ in Fairhaven: History of a Local Sixties Counterculture Scene
During the cultural upheaval of the 1960s, a vibrant countercultural scene bloomed in Fairhaven. This Bellingham community had lacked economic growth for decades, and many historic buildings had fallen...
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Minnesota Comedian Hikes Entire Pacific Crest Trail on His Way To Headlining...
Last year, on his 28th birthday, Sean Powers made three goals for himself: In the following year, he would 1) quit drinking alcohol, 2) finally try his hand at stand-up comedy, and 3) thru-hike the...
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Bellingham Symphony Orchestra Tunes Up With New Concertmaster
When Grant Donnellan, concertmaster of Bellingham Symphony Orchestra, announced his retirement in July 2020, music director Yaniv Attar knew finding someone for first chair would be a long process....
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New Youth Film School Encourages Girls To Make A Scene
Whatcom County is known as a community that fosters artists, and that includes a healthy film-making community. Make A Scene WA is looking to create a team of teachers, sponsors, and students to create...
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Running the Bellingham Bay Marathon? PeaceHealth Has Helpful Tips to Avoid...
If you’re competing in the upcoming Bellingham Bay Marathon, or preparing to participate in any other running event of considerable distance, you’re probably not dwelling on the potential to get hurt....
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