Everyone has a friend like me. I wear long sleeves during the summer, long underwear during the winter and am never without auxiliary layers of clothing, just in case. In other words, I am always cold.

I long to be one of those hardy folks who don technical layers and then tromp into the mountains seeking cold temps and attendant snowpack. I wonder what it’s like to be eager for winter instead of dreading it, to enjoy it instead of suffering through it like I’m being personally…

Do you have childhood memories of daydreaming about gliding from tree to tree in a forest? Do you remember imagining what it might be like to live not just on Earth but in the earth? Can you recall getting lost in tiny worlds where beds of moss became sprawling forests and fir cones became hiding places?

Forest School, a new collaborative education program between Bellingham Public Schools and North Cascades Institute (NCI), strives to not only get kids outside, but also to…

Farmstrong Brewing Company has only been a part of the regional beer scene for the past three years, but they’ve used their time wisely by making it a goal to integrate the land they love into their brewing process. As of March 1, all of their sipping selections—from Valley Gold to La Raza Ambar and beyond—are now made from locally sourced grain.

“We’ve spent the last year working hand-in-hand with local farmers and maltsters to transfer the entirety of our recipes to 100 percent…

It can be challenging to find your next great read, but the Whatcom County Library System (WCLS) has stacked the deck in your favor. To celebrate our 75th anniversary and our love of sharing stories, we’ve created a full deck of reading recommendations, one for each week of 2019. 

These recommendations are selected from many genres, both adult and youth, and categorized by suit: clubs for belonging, diamonds for strength, hearts for love, and spades for growth. Staff made…

When I was in first grade, one of my teachers placed me with a group of remedial readers despite the fact that I was already powering through Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on the Prairie books and could make my way through most encyclopedia entries—something my mother pointed out when she made a complaint at the elementary school.

The teacher who’d made the mistake hadn’t tested my abilities in advance. I was short for my age, so apparently she’d taken it for granted my brain…

A passion for extended guitar solos and amplified distortion won’t be a requirement for those attending a couple of metal-focused exhibits on display in Bellingham through the month. Instead, all that’s needed is the capacity to appreciate what happens when heat and sparks help welders transform the malleable medium into works of art.

Custom-made for heavy metal fans, an Open House and Auction Kickoff that are part of “Welding Fab Week” takes place at Bellingham Technical College…