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The Mixing Tin | Dark ‘n StormyDine

Boots, Burgers, and Beers: Bringing Community Back | Conway’s Pub and EateryDine

An Easy Day Trip with Fall-ish Vibes | Camano IslandLifestyle

Making His Mark | Ivan Colin, Artist and MuralistLifestyle

15 Years of Bliss | Pure BlissDine

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Screen Screams | Bleedingham

Anyone looking for even more scares this Halloween season should stop by Bleedingham, Bellingham’s annual horror film festival. From Oct. 24-26, attendees can enjoy horror to the max with fun events happening throughout downtown Bellingham. Run by Gary Washington, Michelle Barklind, and Langley West, Bleedingham has been a passion project since 2012. “We decided, hey, there’s a lot of stuff in town, but there’s no horror,” Washington says. “It’s not like we want just horror and blood and stuff, we…

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8 Great Tastes | October 2025

1. Indulgence is just a sandwich away with Mount Bakery‘s Jambon Buerre! Dijon mustard, cotto ham, smoked prosciutto, triple cream brie, all complemented by a thick layer of Camargue butter—this is a treat and a half. 2. For a casual and filling lunch stop, the Roast Beef on Grilled Focaccia from Caffe Adagio is…

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Seared Pork Chop with Parsnip Purée, Roasted Delicata Squash, Brown Butter Pecan Sage, & Spiced Apple Chutney | Chef Matthew’s Corner

October is one of my favorite months in the Pacific Northwest, with its shorter days, crisp air, and sudden abundance of earthy roots, winter squash, and apples. It’s the season when food leans into comfort—warm, golden, and a little indulgent. This dish brings it all together: the sweetness of roasted delicata…

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Best of the Northwest 2025 | Winners Announced!

130 Categories. 78,318 Submissions. 1,212,472 Individual Votes. 390 Winners. A 16-Year Tradition. Each October, we bring you the results of our annual Best of the Northwest readers’ choice contest. For the entire month of July, readers, fans, followers, clients, friends, and family alike voted for their favorite local businesses. We are proud to feature the top three from each category……

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A New Chapter for Gift Shopping in Fairhaven | Azzurra

Azzurra gift shop Owner Sasha Leaman didn’t start her career in retail—in fact, she never even worked in a shop before opening one of her own. A healthcare professional with a clinical doctorate in physical therapy, Leaman’s path to curating a refined and serene storefront in Fairhaven was anything but typical. “It was a long-held dream,” she says. “One I figured…

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Indigenous Peoples Day

Indigenous Peoples Day, which falls annually on the second Monday of October, is a chance to celebrate the contributions and living cultures of Indigenous peoples. “Indigenous people” usually refers to a people who are the original inhabitants of a…

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Wine Pick of the Month | Red Schooner Voyage 12

RED SCHOONER VOYAGE 12, Wagner Family of Wine Red Schooner is a distinctive red wine produced by the Wagner family, renowned…

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Solar Power Meets Traditional Ways on Legoe Bay | Reef Netting Salmon with Lummi Island Wild

Legoe Bay sits on the western side of Lummi Island, the long, low strip of land that Bellinghamsters see when they look across the water from downtown. Being something of an Indoor Girl, I never expected to go anywhere near a commercial salmon fishery, but when…

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Finding the Fun in Fashion | Sojourn

The Shop Sandwiched between Avenue Bread and The Bagelry, Sojourn is the perfect lunch break shopping stop. Sojourn first opened in 1994, when Owner Peggy Platter saw a lack of boutiques in town and an empty lot on Railroad Avenue, and had a vision. Tired of the big- name stores that once occupied Bellingham’s downtown, Platter was determined to bring a local touch to…

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Rooted in Place: A Craftsman’s Life on Lummi Island | Thomas Lutz

Thomas Lutz is the craftsman behind Uisce Irish Pub’s 36-foot mahogany bar in Bellingham, the custom dining furniture at the now-defunct Willows Inn, and dozens of bespoke pieces of fine furniture all over the Pacific Northwest. After 32 years living on Lummi Island, he finds it difficult to imagine living anywhere else. Lutz grew up in the New York suburbs and studied…

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Culinary Couple Begins New Chapter | Next Chapter Cafe

Bellingham residents may be familiar with the stories of Jennifer Worthley and Bryan Matamorosa, the culinary couple who own It’s The Sweet Things and Bry’s Filipino Cuisine, respectively. Now they’re embarking on a new venture, this time together. Found on the second floor of Fairhaven’s Village Books, Next Chapter Cafe features the best parts…

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Since Time Immemorial | Squad’dam’a’hon Terry Phair

Since Time Immemorial is a recurring series featuring community members whose families have been here since time immemorial. The ancestral knowledge carried by Lhaq’temish, Nooksack, and other Coast Salish peoples is knowledge about how to live in our shared home in a good, life-sustaining way. We live in a time when we need to restore our…