Most-viewed articles on BBJToday.com from July 2013

1) Sears Hometown Store coming to Bellingham

Local shoppers with lingering fondness for Sears could soon have a similar store to visit in Bellingham…

2) Afloat therapy studio offers isolation, relaxation—from inside a tank

With isolation, earplugs and 10 inches of buoyant water, Dan Martin wants to give his clients a reprieve from the hustle of daily life…

3) New downtown pub replacing former Cicchitti’s Pizza

A Ferndale microbrewery has announced plans to open a new pub in downtown Bellingham, in the former location of Cicchitti’s Pizza at 1427 Railroad Ave…

4) Big Fresh launches app involving best-selling book

Big Fresh, a Bellingham-based Web development company, has released a new Web-based app modeled after best-selling book “The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results,” by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan…

5) Environmental concerns motivate drug-lab disposal specialists

In eight years of decontaminating homes and trailers used by methamphetamine “cooks” to make the illicit drug, Pamela Cash has amassed stories that would turn nearly anyone’s stomach…

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1) New downtown pub replacing former Cicchitti’s Pizza
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3) Environmental concerns motivate drug-lab disposal specialists
4) Sears Hometown Store coming to Bellingham
5) Youth job-training program opens summer food stand

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