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Goal! Women’s Soccer Surges in Whatcom County: A Winning Trend Takes the...
Over the past few years, women’s soccer participation has steadily grown in Whatcom County. The game has surged in popularity from youth club soccer levels to the collegiate ranks — and now into the...
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Lummi House of Tears Carvers: The Artisans Behind the Totem Pole Journey and...
Found throughout the Lummi Reservation and Whatcom County, story poles by Lummi House of Tears Carvers are also part of a larger national story. For more than 20 years, their Totem Pole Journey has...
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Discover the Historical Origins of Bellingham’s Street Names
Bellingham’s street names follow many conventions: letters, numbers, state names, American founding father names, Coast Salish place names, and more. Others, however, reference historical figures and...
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Shoestring Circus Returns to Bellingham Waterfront in 2024
What makes someone want to run off and join the circus? While the phrase is often considered to be a metaphor, Nicole Laumb has realized it in a more literal sense. In 2022, Laumb and fellow Whatcom...
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Fairhaven, the Little Town on Bellingham’s Southside
The Southside. That’s what I remember Fairhaven fondly being referred to. Thirty-ish years ago — when I began to spend many of my waking hours there — the Southside and Fairhaven seemed almost...
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Always Exploring: Bellingham Artist Ivan Colin Values Pushing His Boundaries
As an artist, Ivan Colin strives to not repeat himself, and a quick look at his work shows his willingness to travel new paths. Split between large, outdoor murals, and smaller pieces on canvas, some...
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Remembering Fairhaven’s Historic Terminal Building
On December 16, 2023, Bellingham tragically lost one of its historic buildings and an enterprising community member to a fire. The Terminal Building was Fairhaven’s oldest surviving structure, and the...
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The Photographic Legacy of Bellingham’s Tore Ofteness
Over the last 60 years, Tore Ofteness has worn a camera on the streets and into the skies, capturing the beauty and development of everyplace from Western Washington to Europe. His photos have proven...
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A Celebration of Poets
The daughter of an artist mother and an engineer/woodcarver father, Judy Kleinberg, 76, has been making art and writing for as long as she can remember. “I’m always making something,” she says. Though...
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From Fairy Tale Purchase to Bat and Breakfast
As any good story might, this one starts with the purchase of a grandiose Victorian home in the Pacific Northwest, built close to the wild and gorgeous natural landscape of Deception Pass State Park....
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Bellingham’s Brio Laundry and Cleaners Have Transformed the Laundromat and...
Found in the Sunnyland Neighborhood, both Brio Laundry and Brio Cleaners are shaking up the way Bellingham does laundry. These facilities offer a comfortable and environmentally conscious experience to...
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Meander Through Bellingham’s Urban Villages and Experience These Walkable,...
In urban planning, the term “urban villages” has emerged to describe city districts with mixed residential and commercial use and accommodations for street, bicycle, and foot traffic. The City of...
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The Foxhole Blurs the Line Between Business and Work of Art
Some see downtown Bellingham’s Foxhole as a goth club, and others as a witch’s lair. People have described it as European, otherworldly, and as an American parlor from a bygone century. It’s possible...
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Schooner Zodiac Celebrates a Century at Sea
On a beautiful spring or summer day, it’s not uncommon to glimpse the two-masted schooner Zodiac bobbing on the waters of the Salish Sea. For decades, it has conducted private charters and public...
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Living Will That Shalt Endure: Whatcom County History in Annie Dillard’s ‘The...
Published in 1992, Annie Dillard’s debut novel The Living is arguably the most famous depiction of Whatcom County in literature. It portrays fictional characters against the backdrop of real history...
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Recent Sale of Iconic Avenue Bread Was a ‘Family’ Affair
Locally owned community businesses have the ability to become second homes filled with families. The process takes years of owners, employees, and customers organically creating a community within a...
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Kaleb Hart: The Voice of Racing in Whatcom County
On nights when sprint cars fly around the dirt oval at Deming Speedway, one man’s voice can be heard over the roar as he describes the action and informs the crowd. Kaleb Hart has been the track...
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The Kalliope Project: Drawing Art and New Life From Ancient Sources
From the academic writings of scholars like Edith Hamilton, to popular culture like Percy Jackson’s young adult fiction books, our culture is fascinated with the gods and goddesses whose stories...
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97-Year-Old World War II Vet Still Active at Bellingham American Legion Post
When World War II ended in 1945, 16 million Americans became war veterans. Nearly eight decades later, that number continues to dwindle: the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that 131 WWII...
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Mindport Addresses Our Housing Crisis Through Art
When Mindport Exhibits Creative Director Margot Stroop put out a call for proposals in the summer of 2023 for an upcoming exhibit, she heard from more than 40 applicants — ultimately, 13 artist were...
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