Bellingham News

Amy Keiper, Blaine Elementary school teacher, in white, waves her arms to express the word "producer" with Alexis Molina, 9, from left, Gonzalo Garcia, 10, Fredy Garcia, 10, Yazmin Ramirez, 9, right, during a guided reading session of the book "Swamp Explorer," at Bellingham School District's migrant summer school program, on Thursday, July 24, ... (more)

Bellingham's Ryan McMonigle pitches against Medford RoguesÕ outfielder Clayton Meyerduring the second inning on Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at Joe Martin Field in Bellingham.

His riding style seems effortless, like he was born on a mountain bike, but Lars Sternberg's life in mountain biking happened almost by accident.

Property owners who claim they were unfairly taxed have filed a lawsuit against the Chuckanut Community Forest Park District, Whatcom County and Bellingham, alleging the park district was illegally formed.

Property owners who claim they were unfairly taxed have filed a lawsuit against the Chuckanut Community Forest Park District, Whatcom County and Bellingham, alleging the park district was illegally formed.

Korby Lenker, a one-time Bellingham folk musician, bring his new plugged-in, rock persona to Naked Clothing, 126 W. Holly St., on Friday, Aug. 1, 2014.

The annual Make.Shift Block Party runs from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014 at Make.Shift Art Space, 306 Flora St. in Bellingham.

The projects to put a Safeway grocery store and a new gas station into Sunset Square are in full swing.

In a bright yellow storefront on North State Street, youth worked diligently, hunched over sewing machines and screen-pressing printers, to create merchandise and art during the grand opening of We Creations on Tuesday, July 29. We Creations, a project of Northwest Youth Services, is a job-training program for at-risk or homeless youth.

A decade after a $1.4 million interim cleanup was completed at a contaminated waterfront boatyard formerly used by Weldcraft Steel and Marine, the Port of Bellingham could finish the job with a new $610,000 cleanup plan.

In Phillip Howard's book; "The Death of Common Sense," he gives an example of how Mother Teresa's missionaries wanted to establish a soup kitchen and shelter for homeless people in an abandoned building they obtained for $1.

For the third year, enjoy a performance of "Mark Twain in Fairhaven: A Musical Tall Tale" by Bellingham playwright and historian Joseph Lenz.

Every year on the first Tuesday of August, National Night Out gives neighborhood communities the opportunity to come together and strengthen relations with local law enforcement agencies.

A few changes have taken place at the Viking Plaza : -- Mi Casa Mexican Restaurant has closed.

If Rep. Vincent Buys, R-Lynden, defeats Democratic challenger Joy Monjure in this November's general election, he hopes to continue in the same main role he had in this year's session of the Washington state Legislature.

In fact, Huntsville was not even among the top five most-expensive airports in the U.S., according to the first-quarter 2014 analysis by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

Most of Washington's local breweries do a lot to help non-profit organizations. Whether it be in the form of beer donations that help non-profit organizations raise funds, or greater involvement in events and causes, philanthropy and beer go hand in hand, which is just one more reason why a brewery is a valuable member of its community.

Republicans have signaled early, in two key State Senate races, that they are ready to go negative with crude attack mailings with November's election day still 99 days away.

The deal closed Monday, July 28, and GM cars and parts were being moved to the Northwest Avenue dealership, said Jeffrey Watson, general manager of Chevrolet Cadillac.

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