Bellingham News

Kayaks and canoes will come under the scrutiny of invasive-species inspectors this year, when the city's boat inspection program kicks off Saturday, April 26, at Lake Whatcom and Lake Samish.

Ferndale vocalist Nancy Button's swing-and-jazz ensemble, Stirred Not Shaken, plays for this month's Chuckanut Radio Hour on Friday, April 25, 2014 at Whatcom Community College's Heiner Center Theater in Bellingham.

Bellingham's Fitness Gear & Training is celebrating its 25th anniversary with prizes as well as donations to the Wounded Warrior Project and Bellingham Food Bank.

That was one of the main takeaways from a talk, "Dealing with Drugs and Crime: On the Streets and in the Courts," hosted by the Bellingham City Club on Wednesday afternoon, April 23, at Northwood Hall.

The nearly adult male, weighing as much as 110 pounds, was found by a man walking on the beach Friday morning, April 18. He reported it to the Whatcom Humane Society's Wildlife Rehabilitation Services, saying he wasn't sure if the cougar was dead.

Josh Jones, left, gets a taster of Foggy Noggin's Christmas Duck Porter from Matt Jamison, a family member of the Bothell brewery, during 12th annual April Brews Day April 27, 2013, at the Depot Market Square in Bellingham.

The city will offer a public tour of the proposed waterfront park, referred to as Cornwall Beach Park, at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 23. Meet at the corner of Pine Street and Cornwall Avenue for an hour-long walking tour of the 14-acre park site.

New York jazz singer and pianist Champian Fulton will perform in the next Jazz Series for Sudden Valley concert at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 26, 2014 at the Sudden Valley Dance Barn.

Poet Matthew Brouwer will read from his works at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Whatcom Museum’s Old City Hall building, Rotunda Room, 121 Prospect St. in Bellingham.

Despite originally being expected to miss the entire 2014 International Basketball League season due to an overseas playing commitment, guard Rico Wilkins has returned to the Bellingham Slam and will suit up for the team this year.

Carl Cozier Elementary fourth-graders Fisher Busby 10, left, Audric Baptista, 10, and Jude Brown, 10, pick up trash with their classmates behind the Sportsplex building in the neighborhood around their school in Bellingham on Earth Day, Tuesday, April 22, 2014.

In celebration of poetry this month, Village Books will feature five published local poets as part of SpeakEasy's "String Theory" event at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at Village Books, 1200 11th St. Local authors Luther Allen, Allen Frost, Nancy Pagh, Paul Piper, and Sheila Sondik will "string" poems together based on some common element from the ... (more)

The average price for a gallon of gas was $3.95 on Monday, April 21, in the Bellingham metro area.

Joel Shumate, chef at Chuckanut Brewery and Kitchen, participates in the Bellingham Farmers Market "Chef at the Market" demonstration in August 2013 at Depot Market Square.

Linda Greenlaw, author of "Life-Saving Lessons: Notes from an Accidental Mother," is a guest on The Chuckanut Radio Hour Friday, April 25. The Radio Hour is staged at Whatcom Community College's Heiner Center Theater, 231 W. Kellogg Road in Bellingham.

Bellingham's girls' tennis team battled to a 5-2 win over Sedro-Wooley in a Northwest Conference match on Monday, April 21, at Sedro-Woolley.

Dustyn Bull, left, and Dylan Evanger, right, of Ridgeline Builders work on installing siding on a new apartment complex, Thursday, April 17, 2014 1000 block of Railroad Avenue.

Dustyn Bull, left, and Dylan Evanger, right, of Ridgeline Builders work on installing siding on a new apartment complex, Thursday, April 17, 2014 1000 block of Railroad Avenue.

The kids of Washington state have voted and Bellingham author Royce Buckingham has won top honors for his spooky book "The Dead Boys."

The kids of Washington state have voted and Bellingham author Royce Buckingham has won top honors for his spooky book "The Dead Boys."