The Gristle
CARBON PRICING: For all the governor’s passion on the issue of climate change, he has not been able to convince the Legislature to pass a carbon pricing strategy. That may have changed last week when the state House of Representatives passed House Bill 1091.
HB 1091, the Clean Fuel…
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If Northwest Washingtonians have learned anything from the past couple of years, it’s that the changing climate isn’t just hitting the United States’ hurricane-prone coastlines or the arid West. The change is at our doorstep too.
In early September 2020, smoke from historic…
Rumor Has It
Like everyone else that is part of this music community, I’ve been wondering what life post-COVID—or post-vaccination, to put a more accurate point on it—is going to look like. For the past year, I’ve been so focused on the hardships our venues are under that I’ve barely even thought…
Letters
This is a timely, county wide issue. Concerned residents are asking for an emergency moratorium to review our county marijuana codes.
Current codes have left our rural communities vulnerable…
Should we raise our hourly pay from $7.25 to $15?
The majority of Americans favor it. Republican voters favor it. Dogs like it. Cats agree.
It’s not a hard question.
A week ago I sent a letter to the editor of Cascadia Weekly, voicing my reaction to a local homeless camp that I viewed as an appalling eyesore and a defilement of the neighborhood. Although…
Today's Events
Riding the Wind
11:00am
Michael Dickter’s “Riding the Wind” exhibit can be seen from 11am-6pm daily through Feb. 28 in Mount Vernon at Perry and Carlson Gallery, 504 S. First St. Face masks are required, and a…
Bellingham to the Border and Back Virtual Challenge
9:00am
Fairhaven Runners & Walkers will partner with Altra Running for a “Bellingham to the Border and Back” Virtual Challenge through March 15. Participants will be challenged to log 60 miles—the…
Virtual Wild Womxn Week
9:00am
Whether alone or with a friend in your bubble, join Shifting Gears for its Virtual Wild Womxn Week by hiking, biking, strolling, running, kayaking—or whatever gets you pumped and feeling…
La Conner Daffodil Festival
12:00pm
Celebrate the “golden trumpets of spring” at the seventh annual La Conner Daffodil Festival taking place through March in the Skagit Valley. Special events include a Springtime Chalk Art…
Birds of a Fiber
10:00am
Through March 14, make reservations Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays at La Conner’s Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum, 703 S. Second St. Currently on display is the fourth…
Alfred Currier and Anne Schreivogl
11:00am
Oil paintings by Alfred Currier, acrylics from Anne Schreivogl, and oils by Patrizio will be featured from 11am-5pm Wednesday through Saturday through March 29 in Anacortes at Scott Milo…
Get Sparked
11:00am
Check out a variety of exhibits from 11am-5pm Wednesdays through Sundays at the newly reopened Spark Museum of Electrical Invention, 1312 Bay St. General admission is $5-$8. Visit the…
A Forest of Words Poetry Competition
10:00am
Teens in grades 6-12 can submit their original writing for consideration in Whatcom County Library System’s annual poetry competition, “A Forest of Words,” through March 15. All styles of…
From Where They Are
10:00am
Help raise funds for Fairhaven’s Firehouse Performing Arts Center by watching Kuntz and Company’s virtual performance of from where they are online as part of the Firehouse Studio. The focus…
Museum Meanders
12:00pm
View “Anatomy of a Collection: Recent Acquisitions and Promised Gifts,” “Jac Trautman: The Specter of the Indigenous,” “1968: The Year That Rocked Washington,” “Conversations Between…
A World Well Traveled
12:00pm
“Max Benjamin: A World Well Traveled” can be seen from 12pm-4pm Thursdays through Sundays La Conner’s Museum of Northwest Art, 121 First St. The solo exhibit featuring the work of the…
Borcherding and Hoy
10:00am
Works by Seattle-based painter Brooke Borcherding and Skagit sculptor Jan Hoy can be perused from 10am-5pm Fridays through Sundays through March in Edison at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742…
Lines and Dots
11:00am
Louise Kikuchi’s “Lines and Dots” exhibit can be viewed from 11am-4pm Fridays through Sundays through March in Edison at i.e. gallery, 5800 Cains Court. The gallery is also open by…
The Work of Jesus Guillén
11:00am
“The Work of Jesus Guillén: An Artistic Legacy of Love and Courage” can be seen from 11am-4pm Fridays through Sundays through May 3 in La Conner at the Skagit County Historical Museum, 501…
Elevation
11:00am
“Elevation,” an exhibit celebrating Pacific Northwest clay artists of color, will be featured from 11am-5pm daily through Saturday (closed Tuesday), and 12pm-4pm Sunday through March at Good…
Whatcom Reads Art Challenge
6:00pm
View non-juried works by area artists as part of a Whatcom READS Art Challenge related to this year’s book selection, Esi Edugyan’s Washington Black, opening at 6pm Fri., March 5 and…
Baker Creek Work Party
9:00am
From 9am-11am, sign up to join Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association for a Micro Work Party from 9am-11am on the North Fork of Baker Creek. Weekly work parties will take place through…
Cornwall Park Work Party
9:00am
Join Bellingham Parks and Recreation for a Work Party from 9am-12pm at Cornwall Park. Tools, gloves, hand sanitizer and instructions will be provided, so all participants will need to do is…
Vermiculture Webinar
11:00am
From 11am-12pm, Christianson’s Nursery farm manager Rachel Berryman leads a virtual class on “Vermiculture.” Participants will find out more about worm bin composting. It is not only a…
Supercharging Your Snapshots
2:00pm
As part of Whatcom Museum’s Community Photo Project taking place through March, sign up for a virtual “Supercharging Your Snapshots” workshop from 2pm-3:30pm on Zoom. In this digital…
DeBay's Slough Work Party
3:00pm
Join the Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group from 9am-11:30am or 12:30pm-3pm for a work party in Mount Vernon at DeBay’s Slough Swan Reserve. Each shift will be limited to 25 people, and…
Dual Reading
4:00pm
Susanne Paola Antonetta will read from her new book The Terrible Unlikelihood of Our Being Here and award-winning author Brenda Miller will share essays and poems at 4pm during a virtual…
Virtual Comedy Open Mic
7:00pm
Bellingham Entertainment will be hosting virtual Comedy Open Mics from 7pm-9pm every Saturday until live events are allowed again. Each open mic will have eight performance spots and room for…