First Fed is now accepting entries for their 2026 Proudly PNW Photo Contest, which celebrates the creativity and talent of photographers throughout our communities.

Anyone who’s ever strolled through Fairhaven knows that the name of Dirty Dan Harris is hard to avoid. He’s best known as the ...

When met with a challenge, Western Washington University student JoJo Grubesic is the type of person who uses the obstacle as ...

Wyld Flamingos are the premier funk band of Bellingham, Washington with a groove that is undeniably transcendent! Fairhaven ...

For Whatcom County residents, Mount Baker – also known as Koma Kulshan –always looms large. Its beautiful, snow-covered peak, some 10,781 feet above sea level, is the county’s highest point and the ...

Since 2009, Dave Tucker has run the blog Northwest Geology Field Trips to document fascinating natural history and trip destinations in our backyard here in Whatcom County. This website draws upon his ...

Five years ago, Sarah Almond was making charcuterie boards in her kitchen while raising three young kids and figuring out what came next in life. Today, Sea to Summit Charcuterie Co. has grown into a ...

Community is music. Music is community. Exemplifying that idea as a master world-renowned musician, cellist Yo-Yo Ma not only praised the Bellingham Symphony Orchestra musicians and singers on the ...

Every child deserves the opportunity to feel safe, understood, and hopeful. For many young children navigating big emotions like worry, fear, or the weight of difficult experiences, finding the words ...

Stepping into Brian Major’s home studio in Blaine is like entering a creative, colorful world. The space is a landscape awash in fantasy and science fiction, from various-sized sculptures and framed ...

On Monday, December 8, a diverse group of healthcare leaders, elected officials and their representatives from across Northwest Washington gathered for the second in a series of high-impact ...

Throughout Bellingham’s history, commerce has stayed strong in the downtown area even as Interstate 5 pointed away from it. The city has seen a tug-of-war, much like the rest of the country: early ...