Bellingham to San Juan Islands Mothership Sea Kayaking Adventure April 28-30 Bellingham-based Moondance Sea Kayak Adventures and Alaska-based MV Snowgoose have partnered to create a three-day, vessel-supported sea kayaking tour to the San Juan Islands that will begin and end in Bellingham, WA April 28-30, 2017. “In addition to offering a three-day, vessel-supported kayaking adventure…
Easter on the Farm at Bellewood Acres John and Dorie Belisle, owners of Bellewood Acres, love offering family time on the farm with all of Western Washington. This year will be BelleWood’s fifth annual Easter Egg Hunt, Brunch and Bunny Visit and Saturday and Sunday, April 15 and 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.…
ABCDance Presents “Lindy Hop: Back to Basics” 5-Week Series With over a decade of teaching swing for WWU Swing Kids, Kevin and Alissa Stock are ready start a new adventure – sharing their love of Lindy Hop with the Bellingham community through ABCDance. The Lindy Hop series will begin April 10 from 7:30 p.m. to…
This year the City of Bellingham is seeking photos featuring our vibrant neighborhoods in addition to all other submissions. This is an opportunity for amateur and professional photographers of all ages to submit photos that capture the true “essence” of Bellingham and document the history of our ever changing community. Entries for the 12th annual “Essence…
Eight year old actress, Kayleigh Finnegan, stars in the new movie “Shattered” The Lowell Elementary School student plays the sister of an unstable boy in a southern political family with a sinister past. Kayleigh says acting is work, ” work is involved because you then have to be home-schooled and there is still work involved…
The Federal Building finished in 1913 and one of Bellingham’s Postal Centers, is scheduled to receive extensive renovation starting in April. Some people who still have their mail delivered to PO Boxes in the building, are going to see some changes. If you are one of these PO Box holders you will want to stop…
Ostrom’s Mushroom Farms will be closing it’s Everson facility in June. The farm is “small, aging and no longer cost effective to operate, it has become increasingly difficult to attract labor to the farm” says Ostrom. The closure will effect 65 employees. Fred Meyer, Haggen, Safeway and Whole Foods all carry Ostrom’s Mushrooms.
March 30, 2017 Earlier this month I learned from the news media that Whatcom County, along with many other counties in Washington, is listed on a federal web-site as having “enacted policies which limit cooperation Immigration and Customs Enforcement” (ICE), a component agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It is in…
Sustainable Connections in Bellingham, WA has announced the winners of this year’s Sustainability Champion Awards, which honor five local businesses who are taking steps towards achieving a healthy triple bottom line – taking care of employees, our environment, and the local economy. Winners and nominees are all members of Sustainable Connections, a non-profit membership organization…
Great Puzzle Hunt at WWU Returns April 1 Be part of the fun as we take over WWU for the Second Annual WWU Great Puzzle Hunt (GPH) on Saturday, April 1. The event is an OUTDOOR adventure – think scavenger hunt, but with puzzle-solving. The puzzles are hands-on, group oriented, and internet exploration is encouraged!…