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Design would renovate Granary Building on Bellingham waterfront

People could soon see the first redevelopment along the waterfront as Harcourt Developments continues to push ahead with plans to remodel the Granary Building.

Architect John Reid of Robinson McIlwaine (RMI) Architects has been working with the city to go over the preliminary design for…

2015-11-09
Bellingham wants developer offers for Aloha, Old Town sites

Developers can now make their offer to develop the site of the former Aloha Motel and a vacant piece of land in Old Town known as the Army Street property.

The city hopes that developers will break ground on both sites within a year and a half of closing a deal on each property, as part…

2015-11-06
Window TV show looks at community engagement 2015-09-29
When a city turns green: how to navigate bike boxes

The roads of Bellingham are starting to live up to the community’s “green” reputation–quite literally.

New students settling into Bellingham may encounter these lime-colored traffic marks as they explore outside the bounds of campus.

They are called “bike boxes” and are designed to…

2015-09-28
Stephanie Elkins Morrell: Unleashed a ‘monumental, life-changing experience’

It’s hard to believe it’s been 11 years since I typed my last column for Unleashed.

I’ve come a long way from the sarcastic gal with long hair and braces (although, for the record, I’m still pretty sarcastic), but I’ve never forgotten the experiences Unleashed afforded me. I couldn’t be…

2015-09-28
Whatcom Economy: Job estimate studies can be useful

We at the Center for Economic and Business Research get asked frequently to prepare economic impact studies.

We inevitably ask ourselves whether the resulting job estimates are useful (should anyone care about the job estimates?) and whether they tend to be accurate. We think the answer…

2015-09-28
Retail Tipsheet: The Bagelry will roll on with new owners

The Bagelry soon will be under new ownership, but the bagels will remain very much the same.

After 31 years, Ken and Marguerite Ryan have decided to sell the bagel company to two longtime employees. Aaron and Terra Seaton will officially take over ownership on Jan. 1. In the coming weeks…

2015-09-28
Haggen a harsh lesson in expanding too quickly

A year ago, Haggen was an 18-store grocer virtually unknown outside of Western Washington and Oregon.

Today, after a botched expansion that added 146 former Albertsons and Safeway stores in five states, the Bellingham company is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. It has sued…

2015-09-25
WWU aims to connect the university to downtown with new office

Western Washington University’s new downtown office, called the Western City Center, opened on Monday, Sept. 21 on the corner ground-level floor of the Herald Building at 1155 N. State St.
Western’s goal for new office is to better connect the university with downtown Bellingham.

2015-09-22
WWU opens welcome center in downtown Bellingham

Western Washington University has expanded its presence in the downtown district with an office in the Herald Building.

Named Western City Center, the 2,500-square-foot office opened for business on Monday, Sept. 21. It is expected to have a variety of uses as a welcome-to-Western center…

2015-09-22
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