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State Street Bar applies to repair fire-damaged building, Dirty Dan’s status still unclear
A car drives past State Street Bar Wednesday, July 10 in Bellingham. The bar caught on fire in January and has remained closed since, but the owners have filed for a permit to repair the damage. (Finn Wendt/Cascadia Daily News) Two Bellingham businesses impacted by fires in the last seven...
Bellingham Pride: love shines loud
Bright colors, loud cheers, bubbles, sunshine and overwhelming love filled the streets of downtown Bellingham on Sunday, July 7, as the Pride parade and festival rounded out Bellingham’s Pride celebrations. This year’s Pride festivities included a weekend of events and activities geared toward people of all ages and walks...
A Weekend Getaway to the Least-Crowded Island in the Pacific Northwest
Seagulls duck and dive around the ferry dock as a line of cars load onto the Whatcom Chief. To test my ferry karma, I purposefully didn’t consult the schedule—a risky endeavor on a warm, clear Saturday in July. A wave of gratitude rushes through me as mine is the last of just 20 cars to board the tiny ferry that will carry us across the Hale Passage to Lummi Island in just five minutes. The postcard-ready scene features deep blue-green waters glistening in the sunlight, evergreen trees standing tall and resolute in the distance, and a cloudless, cerulean sky above. As we arrive island-side, the salty, pungent scent of low-tide fills the air.
Camano Island State Park
A nice time to visit the beach! We parked at the day use picnic area just up from the North Beach, hiked over on the Bluff trail and down to the beach and boat launch area. Take the Marsh trail instead of the road, shady and nicer. Lots of people with boats out today and why not? We walked along the beach north for a bit, then past the launch area south to the Loop trail. The beginning is closed and has been for quite a long time, so you still have to walk the road until you hit the trail taking off on the right side. Follow this trail all the way around along the bluff and up along the parameter skirting above the campground. There is a nice bench for lunch near the top of the hill. Circle around and take Roys trail back to the parking lot, not the Powerline trail, it's nicer. Roys eventually comes out back on the Bluff trail for a lollypop loop. We did not get the Big Miles, but we had a nice day at the beach. Loos at the North Beach parking, South Beach boat launch and in the campground.
Plan for bus rapid transit line from Everett to Marysville and Arlington kicks off
Community Transit is expanding its most popular service, the Swift bus rapid transit (BRT) network, to dramatically improve transit in Everett, Marysville, and Arlington. The community is invited to give input on the first phase of the scoping study for the Swift Gold Line. The public comment period runs through Aug. 7.
County council reconsiders 22 North funding
Whatcom County Council member Ben Elenbaas introduced a resolution requesting the county executive pull funding to Opportunity Council and Northwest Youth Services relating to 22 North, a permanent supportive housing facility in downtown Bellingham, during the July 9 council meeting. Council voted 5-2 to extend conversation on the funding to July 30, with councilmembers Mark Stremler and Ben Elenbaas opposed.
Broadway in Bellingham? Tickets on sale now for concerts, musicals and more live events
Bellingham’s historic Mount Baker Theatre announced a grand lineup of Broadway shows, live concerts, author events and other entertainers coming to its stage last month, and now tickets are on sale for the impressive shows. The lineup is the largest in the theater’s history and includes Broadway shows like...
Explosive find in Bellingham donation bin prompts police response
BELLINGHAM, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – Staff at a thrift store in Bellingham got an explosive surprise when they opened their donation bin Wednesday morning. Bellingham Police say staff at Value Village reported finding two guns, 18 flares, a load of ammunition and what appeared to be an explosive device at their donation center. They called BPD investigators, who determined that the explosive and guns were actually props.
Marysville’s National Night Out 2024: Building connections with a community cookout
The Marysville Police Department is hosting this fun-filled event with the City of Marysville, Marysville Fire District and local community partners. Join us on Tuesday, Aug. 6, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Comeford Park (501 Delta Ave.) to spend quality time with first responders, city staff and fellow community members.
Town hall on single-payer healthcare system to be held in Bellingham
The League of Women Voters Bellingham-Whatcom County and Whole Washington will host a town hall on a single-payer healthcare system at the Bellingham Public Library central branch on Saturday, July 13. The groups described in a press release their concerns with the current system that include inadequate staffing, hospital closures,...
Statewide burn ban takes effect
WHATCOM COUNTY, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A statewide burn ban is now in effect following a record-breaking heat wave. The state Department of Natural Resources announced the burn ban on all forest lands under the state’s protection Wednesday. The order prohibits outdoor burning, campfires, the use of charcoal briquettes and prescribed burns through September 30.
Sampling and dredging in I & J Waterway begins this summer
Starting in July, you may see workers, vehicles, sampling equipment, dredging machinery, construction materials, cranes, boats and barges along the shoreline and in the water at the I & J Waterway contaminated sediment site on the Bellingham waterfront. One portion of the site is entering the cleanup phase, with construction crews dredging contaminated sediment. Another portion is in an earlier engineering design phase, with scientists sampling sediment as they assess the type and extent of contamination.
Tuesday Tunes returns to Barkley Village with free live music, food trucks and fun for the whole family
BELLINGHAM, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – Food trucks and free live music have officially returned for the summer on the Village Green in Barkley Village. Tuesday Tunes is a weekly family-friendly event hosted by Barkley Village that brings together local food trucks and free live music for people of all ages in one of Bellingham’s most active neighborhoods.
Six county grocery stores to be sold in proposed Kroger, Albertsons merger
Kroger and Albertsons have announced the store locations across the country it plans to sell if the two grocery giants merge, including six in Whatcom County. Kroger and Albertsons made public on July 9 a list of 579 stores in the U.S. that the companies intend to sell to New Hampshire-based C&S Wholesale Grocers.
Man accused of holding girlfriend captive in Minnesota college dorm room reaches plea deal
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A man who was accused of holding his girlfriend captive in her dorm room at a Minnesota college for three days while raping, beating and waterboarding her has reached a plea deal that calls for a sentence of up to 7 1/2 years. Keanu...
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