TEDx Bellingham organizer is turning a global event local | Q&A
Filed on 13. Jun, 2013 in Q&A
More than one billion people on the Web have watched a TED Talk, the popular offerings of the TED organization that invites speakers to its annual global conferences to share new ideas and perspectives melding technology, entertainment and design. Now, local marketing executive David Wiggs wants to take TED’s famous tagline—“ideas worth spreading”—and give it [...]
Lawmakers push for lower taxes on Washington’s craft distilleries
Filed on 10. Jun, 2013 in News
By Bill Sheets The Daily Herald (Everett) Local craft liquors springing up on store shelves could get a little cheaper, and the distillers would have a better chance to survive and thrive, if a new bill is approved in Congress, proponents say. The bill, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., would cut federal taxes [...]
Commercial Street Theatre Project seeks $300K through crowdfunding
Filed on 07. Jun, 2013 in Nonprofits
After getting Bellingham City Council approval on a lease for a vacant retail space in a downtown parking structure, the Commercial Street Theatre Project is now leaving its future in the hands of local residents. Artists and organizers behind the effort, which would turn the Parkade on Commercial Street into a 200-seat performing arts center, [...]
NWIC’s Salish Sea Research Center to open July 1
Filed on 06. Jun, 2013 in News
The Northwest Indian College‘s new $2.2 million Salish Sea Research Center will be fully operational by July 1, according to an announcement from the college. The facility, located on NWIC’s main Lummi Reservation campus, will support an array of research programs and areas of study, including the college’s Bachelor of Science in Native Environmental Science program. The 4,200-square-foot building [...]
Bellingham to serve as launch pad for Canadian travel to Reno
Filed on 05. Jun, 2013 in News
Bellingham and Whatcom County have enjoyed a number of economic benefits from Canadian visitors. Now, Reno, Nev., wants its share. When the first departure in Allegiant Air’s renewed Bellingham-Reno service leaves on Thursday, June 6, it will culminate a yearlong lobbying effort by Reno business leaders and tourism officials for new flights connecting northern Nevada with [...]
New Bellingham hotel projects expected to finish by year’s end
Filed on 03. Jun, 2013 in News
Two new hotel developments less than one block from each other in north Bellingham should be completed this year, including one that will eventually feature more rooms than any other hotel in Whatcom County. While the projects have faced delays over the past several years due to financing troubles tied to the economic recession, both [...]
With expansion, Interfaith Community Health Center moves to meet rising patient needs
Filed on 30. May, 2013 in Nonprofits
Money in the nonprofit world is almost always tight. But at the Interfaith Community Health Center in Bellingham, a desire to expand and meet a growing need for affordable health care—and counter the multitude of health and social-service programs dealt funding cuts over the past several years—was enough for directors to back a fundraising campaign [...]
I-5 bridge likely out for months; will delay travel, commerce
Filed on 24. May, 2013 in News
With news that there were no deaths from the collapse of a four-lane I-5 bridge over the Skagit River on Thursday evening, May 23, attention turns to investigating the bridge’s failure, and determining what the closure of the busy freeway will mean for travel and commerce in northwest Washington over the next several months. The interstate [...]
Resale staying strong at Labels Women’s Consignment Store
Filed on 23. May, 2013 in News
As shoppers began picking up new bargain-hunting habits during the economic recession, consignment retailers experienced a boon. And now, even as money begins returning to consumers’ pockets, resale businesses, including Labels Women’s Consignment Store in Bellingham, are still seeing success. “I think the habits are here to stay,” said Sage Bishop, owner of Labels. “My [...]
Vinostrology Wine Lounge offers glasses at the press of a button
Filed on 21. May, 2013 in New Businesses
Having grown up in Bellingham, Katie Bechkowiak remembers the city’s downtown as the local commercial core it was decades ago. So when looking for a location for her new wine bar, called Vinostrology Wine Lounge & Merchant, Bechkowiak knew exactly where she wanted to be. “I want to be supportive of downtown, because I think [...]
