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| Retire Here, Not There: Washington | Whether it's skiing or whale-watching, hiking or fishing, experts say retirees can find it close to Bellingham, which is nestled between the Puget Sound to the west and Mount Baker to the east. Mount Baker, which is a little over an hour from Bellingham, has 38 trails, gets more than 700… |
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| Unclaimed and empty plots revert to Whatcom County Cemetery District 10 | More than 1,000 unclaimed and empty plots at Lynden and Greenwood cemeteries now belong to Whatcom County Cemetery District 10, which oversees both places. Whatcom County Superior Court Judge Deborra Garrett ruled Aug. 9 that the plots were abandoned. |
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| Western to offer web-design course in September | |||
| Report: Bridge collapse kept Canadian shoppers away | After the Skagit River Bridge collapsed May 23, many business owners in Burlington and Mount Vernon reported declines in customer traffic of 15 to 80 percent, including patronage by increasingly important Canadian shoppers. |
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| Bellingham theater project loses Parkade lease | A proposal to build a mid-size performing arts theater in the city is on hold. On Monday, Aug. 12, the City Council voted not to extend the lease of the Commercial Street Theatre Project, after the group failed to raise enough money to improve the 3,847-square-foot space in the Parkade on… |
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| Downhill lane of W. College Way closed for several weeks | |||
| Lifelong friends re-create old images on campus | |||
| Extra DUI enforcement begins Aug. 16 in Whatcom County | Multiple law enforcement agencies across Whatcom County will be participating in a focused crackdown on people driving under the influence of alcohol, marijuana or other drugs starting Friday, Aug. 16. The annual Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign will involve extra patrol officers… |
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| Several empty buildings filling up in Whatcom County | Filling up longtime vacant buildings appeared to be the theme in July from an economic activity standpoint. With the announcement of Carpet Liquidators going into the former Good Guys building and Sears Hometown going into half of the former Michaels craft store space near Cornwall Park,… |
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| ‘The Rules of Raising Money’ lecture set for Aug. 13 |