13+ hour, 6+ min ago   (347+ words) Months ago, I made a request to the board of directors for Northwest Youth Services — the largest provider of housing and services for at-risk youths 13–24 in the region — that it release its internal investigation into disgraced former chief executive Jason…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (240+ words) What is your approach to personal training? Everything is very unique to that individual. … People have different needs at different times, progress at different rates, all that kind of stuff. You talked about helping people through fears about movement. I…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (343+ words) How could the leader of Canada, a country so exposed to potential American retribution, openly defy Trump? Why would Canada, of all American allies, take such a risk when others in Europe and Asia chose a path of flattery and…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (272+ words) I have a lifelong egg allergy, which makes a lot of food off limits. Tragically, I also love food; even if buying a pastry without checking its ingredients could be considered evidence of a death wish. Per its website, VegFest…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1092+ words) And even if it was, that didn’t seem to be an issue. “We’ve never really enforced people that go to Costco and buy a tub of ice cream and buy a tub of ghee or whatever — that’s always been popular,…...

6+ day, 28+ min ago   (157+ words) Longstanding Bellingham restaurant Luna’s Bistro will close after a final day of service on Friday, Sept. 11. Owners made the announcement on Sunday, Sept. 6 via social media. “After 15 wonderful years of serving Whatcom County community, the time has come for us…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (292+ words) Corner Taphouse, a Fairhaven neighborhood pub, will close at the end of September, with the owners citing increasing rent as a primary reason behind the decision. The pub, located at 1125 Finnegan Way inside the Orca Building, is facing an 80% increase…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (198+ words) Red Star Taco Bar’s Bellingham location will close permanently on Sept. 25, though its sister breakfast restaurant, Sweet Bay Cafe, will remain open. Owners made the announcement Friday, Sept. 4 via Instagram. “There are a number of factors that contribute to this…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (528+ words) For Jamie Wurtz, owner and operator of the Bellingham-based fishing vessel Paragon, when he goes to fish salmon off the coast of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, he’s thinking about two things: fish prices and gas. It takes him nine…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (830+ words) The Right to Repair movement is still celebrating the passage in 2025 of Washington state legislation that supports electronics owners and small repair businesses, but there’s more to do, as advocates direct their focus nationally. Mitch Kramer, owner of FiXCO, an…...