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01/16/2026

| Penny Lane Antique Mall

The task: find an item or items within a roughly $20 budget that you find to be epic thrifting/antique finds.

Morgan, Jay, Tiffany and Taylor set out to do exactly that during our visit to Penny Lane, and they all found such different but epic finds on their treasure hunt.

Watch the full feature on Penny Lane Antique Mall on our YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/p4rP9mrZB-g

| Local Music in Bellingham Whether opening or headlining at a local venue here in town, here are some local shows you...
01/15/2026

| Local Music in Bellingham

Whether opening or headlining at a local venue here in town, here are some local shows you can catch the rest of this month, PLUS a handful of local artists' EPs and albums you can listen to!

Upcoming Shows:
🎶 TOMORROW, January 16th at The Shakedown: Veronica North, Jaws of Brooklyn & Forest Stoke
🎶 Saturday, January 17th at Karate Church: Hippies with Money & Moth Garden
🎶 Saturday, January 24th at Fire & Story (TICKETED EVENT): Checker Bloom & Kiwi
🎶 Saturday, January 31st at The Blue Room: Veronica North, Anna Justen & Collins Breach

Local Albums & EPs:
📀 Veronica North | 'Home to Me' (Album)
📀 Smooth Kiwi | 'APOGEE' (Album)
📀 Full Color Dream | 'Full Color Dream' (Album)
📀 Silent Disco Club | 'For Your Love' (EP)
📀 Checker Bloom | 'Ballads of Mirror Road' (Album)
📀 CHRVNS | 'untitled..' (Album)
📀 Hippies with Money | '24-Hour Circus' (EP)
📀 Energy Pyramid | 'Weapons of Nature' (Album)

Find all these artists and more in our Bellingham-focused playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2QpuVxYXqY0s9xF5VBSqZO?si=3560dfcf080f4c39

Happy listening!

01/15/2026

| Winter Exhibitions at the Whatcom Museum

There are so many incredible exhibitions on display this season at Whatcom Museum, and Mary Ann Peters' 'myself inside your story' is no exception.

"An artist and activist for five decades, Mary Ann Peters’ drawings, paintings, and sculptural installations address the incomplete histories of the Middle East. A second-generation Lebanese American woman, Peters is simultaneously connected to and distanced from a family homeland known to her through generations of stories, photographs, and lived experiences, as well as her travels abroad, and – like many of us – from news sources. As the title of the exhibition hints, Peters makes reference to histories that are not her story, but are, by heritage, a connection to documented cultural records tied to the Middle East." - Whatcom Museum

This exhibition is available to view at the Lightcatcher now until the end of January, so get downtown to see it for yourself!

Massive thank you to the Whatcom Museum for partnering with us on this feature of the winter exhibitions.

It's that time of year when the seasonal blues tend to set in a bit heavier. If you're longing for those long golden sum...
01/15/2026

It's that time of year when the seasonal blues tend to set in a bit heavier.

If you're longing for those long golden summer days and especially if this is one if your first winters in the Northwest (welcome!), read on for some of our top recommendations for not just surviving, but thriving, during The Big Dark.

| Mocktails in BellinghamTrying out Dry January this month and/or just looking for some solid mocktail and non-alcohol...
01/14/2026

| Mocktails in Bellingham

Trying out Dry January this month and/or just looking for some solid mocktail and non-alcoholic bevvy options? We've got a list for you!

Mocktail Spots
🍹 Bloomhaven Bottle Shop | Non-alcoholic bottle shop!
🍹 Estelle
🍹 Redlight Kitchen + Bar
🍹 The Admiralty Lounge
🍹 Penny Farthing at Chuckanut Bay Distillery
🍹 L&L Libations
🍹 Elk St. Tavern
🍹 Foxhole
🍹 Black Sheep Bellingham
🍹 Uisce Irish Pub

Shoutout to Molly from Bloomhaven and to r/Bellingham for always having an amazing number of community recs for us to peruse.

PLUS! El Sueñito Brewing Company/Frelard Tamales are doing a Dry January Special; FREE upgrade on your tamale plates! Enjoy one of their year-round rotating NA Agua Fresca and if ordering a tamale plate, you'll get a FREE Queso Smothering Upgrade!

Whether you're cutting the spirits just for the month or looking to try more NA options for your life, all of the recs above are a great place to try out some fun and delicious drinks to add into your going out rotation.

Happy Dry January!

01/13/2026

| Gruff Brewing 🍻

Downtown has no shortage of breweries that contribute to Bellingham's beer scene and Gruff is one that brings the BHAM funk and good vibes to our community.

With a wide range of beer and house-made cocktails alongside a menu of delicious sandwiches and burgers, Gruff is one of BHAM's standout funky breweries here in town. This 21+ brewery has become a staple for many, and is an exceptional stop when. hopping your way around town to enjoy Bellingham's beer.

During this visit from the fall, we enjoyed a few beverages and hung outside in their beer garden to sip and soak up the sun. Excited to go back and enjoy some food the next time around!

*Please note some of the beers we're enjoying may be out of rotation during the current season.

01/09/2026

| The Little Refinery 💍

Founder and Maker of Little Refinery, Megan, handcrafts high-quality jewelry at accessible prices made with love. Her pieces are waterproof and nickel-free, made in 14k gold fill, sterling silver and solid 14k gold.

With frequent monthly pop-ups all around town during various markets and community events, there's plenty of opportunities to swing by and pick out your own custom charm bracelet or necklace, handcrafted earrings, or even get some permanent jewelry for yourself!

If you're looking for something fun this evening, be sure to swing by during First Friday celebrations tonight where she's open for shopping and jewelry appointments at her pop-up storefront at 106 Prospect Street (it's her last day in the pop-up storefront)!

Watch the full interview with Megan on our YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/PALcVawh_BA

Massive thank you to Megan for allowing us to swing by for this interview!

01/08/2026

Chris and Morgan Mentality: consistently laughing during a shoot for one reason or another 🤣

Stay tuned to the end for a lil teaser involving Brandywine Kitchen, The Colophon Cafe and Sweet As Waffles!

The is BACK! Q1 CWHH Dates:🍺 Saturday, January 24th🍺 Saturday, February 28th🍺 Saturday, March 28thJoin us for our firs...
01/07/2026

The is BACK!

Q1 CWHH Dates:
🍺 Saturday, January 24th
🍺 Saturday, February 28th
🍺 Saturday, March 28th

Join us for our first batch of community events in 2026 at Overflow Taps Taps in Barkley Village!

Get there before 2:30PM and your first drink is on us PLUS you're entered to win one of our local giveaway items.

We can't wait to get back to being in community with all of you; we'll see you there! 🍻

01/07/2026

| Penny Lane Antique Mall 🛍️

If you haven't already visited one of the most iconic shops in downtown, this is your sign to get down to Holly Street ASAP! What originally started out as Old Town Antique in 1990 became Penny Lane in 2011 and is a one-stop shop of antique treasures and incredible thrifting finds across the entire store.

From vintage comic books and treasured music boxes, antique dish-ware in every color, rows of VHSs from childhood's past, mini plastic babies and holiday decor from every era, there is no shortage of finds for everyone who walks in the door.

Massive thank you to Lyndsey, Sam, and the entire Penny Lane Team for allowing us to swing by for an interview and feature the awesomeness that is this shop.

Watch the full feature and see what our favorite finds were on our YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/p4rP9mrZB-g

01/06/2026

| Winter Happenings & Exhibitions at Whatcom Museum 🎨🖼️

On the Lightcatcher Building side of Whatcom Museum's program, you'll find an abundance of incredible art and culture on display.

From mixed media pieces to masterworks on canvas to pieces of art and history of our region's Indigenous communities, and the Family Interactive Gallery, the Lightcatcher Building has plenty of incredible exhibitions for everyone to enjoy.

Exhibitions On View Through the End of January:
🔹 'Meander' | Io Palmer
🔹 'myself inside your story' | Mary Ann Peters
🔹 'Verdant: French Masterworks from the National Gallery of Art'
🔹 'People of the Sea and Cedar' | Curated with the guidance and advisement of Lummi Nation & Nooksack Indian Tribe (Permanent Exhibition)

Watch this video in full-screen here: https://youtu.be/7XP5s_B1blo

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