On Bellingham’s bustling East Maple Street, a new restaurant, Red Ginger Asian Cuisine, is taking over the location of the recently retired Chinese restaurant New Peking.
The inaugural Bellingham Old Town Art Stroll displayed art from private studios and other local artists in Bellingham’s art district on Saturday, June 24, 2023.
Every Saturday this summer, the grass of the Fairhaven Village Green will fill with music lovers and movie-goers for the Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema’s weekly event.
On Feb. 12, 1931, Anna Laxall called community members to her home to form the Birchwood Garden Club. The first meeting had 39 attendees, who all became club charter members. Today, the Birchwood Garden Club has over 130 members.
Crawl around the neighborhood with fellow York-ites for an evening of yard fun. The York Yard Crawl will be held July 29 from 4 to 8 p.m. The event will feature a neighborhood-wide art walk, yard sale, music festival and garden party.
For many, summertime means relaxation, unwinding and finally having time to try a new hobby or two. If this sounds like you, consider joining Make.Shift Art Space’s screenprinting classes.
Washington is well known for its agriculture, especially when it comes to growing apples. Yet the vast dairy industry often goes unnoticed.
On April 27, Washington State enacted a new shield law, House Bill 1469. The law includes provisions that protect transgender individuals who come to Washington from states with laws banning gender-affirming care from extradition and prosecution.
It’s time to get your clucks in a row for the second annual Fairhaven Chicken Festival, set to take place on June 17 at Fairhaven Village Green park.
Attendees of Empty Bowls 2023, hosted by Boundary Bay Brewery on June 17, will get to take home a custom bowl — donated by local artists or schools – and can expect soup, bread, a silent auction and live music.
The faded superhero panels pasted on window panes outside of The Comics Place disguise the flood of color that greets people when they enter the interior — comic books, figurines, board games and playing cards of all sorts line every inch of the space.
On April 1, the City of Bellingham transferred parking enforcement duties from the Bellingham Police Department to the public works department in order to streamline operations and enhance efficiency in managing parking violations.
The Bellingham Centennial History Pole — reinstalled in front of the Whatcom County Courthouse as of April 17 — tells the story of Lummi Nation leaders welcoming early European settlers. Lummi story poles invite viewers to follow their carvings up one side and down the other, communicating an event or legend.
The month of April was spent celebrating the sandwiches of the Pacific Northwest in a lighthearted competition organized by the nonprofit Sustainable Connections. More than 1,000 locals voted all month as to which sandwich reigned supreme.
Tuesday nights are not known for being a popular going-out night, but at Aslan Brewing Company, it’s one of their busiest nights of the week. Every Tuesday night at Aslan Brewing’s depot location on State Street, a group of jazz musicians get together to play.
Bellingham Idol is a singing competition held every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at The Wild Buffalo downtown. The last day to audition is June 7, and spots are still open.
Hundreds of canoes, together in ice-cold rushing water, each one containing a team racing to come in first. Participants travel for 18.5 miles down the Nooksack River to hand off to the biking portion of their team.
When iDiOM theater realized they would not have a stage anymore, many people would have called it quits. Instead, the theater transformed an event space into a stage.
Western Washington University alumna and author Rebekah Anderson will host a read-aloud and book signing event at Village Books in the Fairhaven neighborhood of Bellingham on Thursday, May 25, from 6-7 p.m.
For fans of food, beer and live music, the Fairhaven Festival is the place to be on Sunday, May 28, where the finish line of the 50th annual Ski to Sea race brings thousands of people to celebrate in Fairhaven.
Solutions by The State News
