Holiday parades have become cherished traditions throughout Whatcom County, bringing communities together to celebrate the ...

Liminal spaces are a compelling lens to reframe our view of everyday experiences –such as life in Whatcom County.

As far back as the early 1930s, semi-professional and college-level football teams provided additional levels of play for ...

Bellingham author Heidi Beierle rode her bicycle across the USA and wrote a book about it, "Heidi Across America—One Woman’s ...

For centuries, “secret societies” have inspired intrigue. Organizations with private meetings, exclusive membership, and in-group rituals may seem arcane, even suspicious, to the uninitiated. But as ...

Today, Bellingham’s PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center is a 253-bed hospital offering comprehensive regional healthcare and employing more than 2,500 people. But more than 120 years ago, the ...

The year 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of American independence. Here’s where to celebrate the Fourth of July in Whatcom County, including events in Bellingham, Blaine, Birch Bay and Ferndale.

Today, Bellingham’s Silver Beach neighborhood is a collection of expensive homes and popular recreation sites on Lake Whatcom’s shoreline. But over a century ago, it was the site of a sprawling ...

The absence of the Bellingham Blazers left Bellingham without a junior hockey team for the first time since the 2012 season. A new team, the Bellingham Breakers HC (Hockey Club), will now step in to ...

A township north of Ferndale, Custer is among several Whatcom County communities that have changed little over the decades. For Steve Russell, curator of Custer Historical Museum, its history is alive ...

At Barron Heating AC Electrical & Plumbing, we've been helping Northwest Washington homeowners care for their homes since 1972. Here's what we recommend checking before winter settles in—and a few ...

Locally owned community businesses have the ability to become second homes filled with families. The process takes years of owners, employees, and customers organically creating a community within a ...