For nearly a century across the Pacific Northwest, tribal children were torn from their homes and sent to Christian residential schools—a recognized form of cultural genocide. Now the genocide has an even more direct and tragic form.

With a heavy heart, Rosanne Casimir, chief of Canada’s Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc nation, confirmed “an unthinkable loss that was spoken about but never documented by the Kamloops Indian Residential School.”

With the help of a government grant and…

In Bellingham, if one wanted to visit a different brewery, beer garden or cider house each day, it would take approximately a year to get through them all. I kid, but it can hard to keep up with the ever-lengthening list of places to go to slake our collective thirst.

With summer in mind, I’ve temporarily narrowed the criteria to include venues with killer views of Bellingham Bay. In Fairhaven, Paws for a Beer fits the bill. It’s near the water and on the bus line, serves locally…

For those who’ve driven by Greene’s Corner and wondered what the giant white rectangle located smack-dab in the middle of the flower-focused mural on the side of the building was there for, the mystery has now been solved.

Just in time for summer, the restaurant with an outdoor beer garden on James Street recently announced it was introducing “Sunnyland Cinema” with a viewing of the animated film Ratatouille on Sat., June 12 (PLEASE NOTE the event date was changed to Fri., June 18).…

According to Jen Allen, the pieces in “Pitcher Perfect 2” are much more than vessels meant to contain drinks, sauces, syrups and flowers. They’re also contemporary works of art.

As the juror for the exhibit being featured through June at Fairhaven’s Good Earth Pottery, Allen was responsible for sifting through the numerous applications she received from across the United States and Canada and choosing the approximately 40 works that are now on display—including one of her own pieces,…

Weather-wise, late spring and early summer in the Pacific Northwest can be unpredictable. One day you’re wearing shorts, a tank top and flip-flops, but then the next afternoon will find you digging through your closet to retrieve long wool socks, jeans and your warmest fleece hoodie, wondering if it’s going to be necessary to turn the furnace back on.

What does this mean for Summer 2021? Venues who are presenting live music after more than a year of pandemic-related restrictions are…

Against the backdrop of a hot-pink Pacific Northwest sunset, a woman in profile can be seen dancing on the beach. As the breeze rustles her dress and small waves lap at the shore, she appears to be drawing inspiration from the natural world around her—and from passionate music playing softly in the background. Her intricate arm and body movements, hand-clapping and percussive footwork seems improvised, but their execution is way too controlled to be a mistake.

Even if you weren’t…