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Bellingham Alive Local magazine celebrating our community, our people, and our lifestyle in Whatcom, Skagit, San Juan!

Local magazine celebrating our community, our people, and our lifestyle in Whatcom, Skagit, San Juan Counties.

Happy Holidays! ❤️✨
12/25/2025

Happy Holidays! ❤️✨

🍷 Wine Pick of the Month 🍷AMBASSADOR WINES OF WASHINGTON 2019 ESTATE ENVOY RED BLENDSeveral months ago, I was treated to...
12/23/2025

🍷 Wine Pick of the Month 🍷

AMBASSADOR WINES OF WASHINGTON 2019 ESTATE ENVOY RED BLEND

Several months ago, I was treated to a wine dinner experience at Copperleaf Restaurant & Bar at Cedarbrook Lodge in SeaTac. The visiting winery was Ambassador Wines Of Washington, a Woodinville-based boutique winery proud to be “one of the few 100% estate-grown wineries in the state.” They grow their fruit in Red Mountain AVA, a Washington wine region known for its high-quality red grapes, and which Ambassador lauds for the “richness, diversity, and unique characteristics specific to Red Mountain’s coveted glacial soils.” My favorite sip from the evening was their 2019 estate-grown red blend, Envoy.

Read more about our Winter Wine pick here: https://bellinghamalive.com/dine/wine-pick-of-the-month-ambassador-wines-of-washington-2019-estate-envoy-red-blend/

Written by Kristen Boehm

If you walk down cozy Commercial Street in Anacortes, also known as “restaurant row,” you’ll see the happy faces of dine...
12/22/2025

If you walk down cozy Commercial Street in Anacortes, also known as “restaurant row,” you’ll see the happy faces of diners entering and exiting the many cafes and restaurants of the beautiful seaside town. Trees, flowers, and outdoor eating areas surround the sidewalk at Tide & Taste where you’re greeted with a warm smile. Run by husband and wife Nick and Kami LaLonde, Tide & Taste opened in January of this year. Nick wanted to put his years of chef experience towards a place that he and his wife could call their own—one that serves Anacortes with a youthful touch. 🦪

Read more about Tide & Taste here: https://bellinghamalive.com/dine/meals-from-the-sea-and-the-heart-tide-taste/

Written by Logan Schreiber
Photographed by Rylie Obergfell

Magic can be found in the unlikeliest of places. A slate-gray blob of clay, a blank white canvas, rich brown wood, or ev...
12/19/2025

Magic can be found in the unlikeliest of places. A slate-gray blob of clay, a blank white canvas, rich brown wood, or even soft beeswax. These materials carry endless potential and can be made into statues of animals, culturally significant totems, and beautiful, bright landscape paintings. Here are just some of the Northwest’s local artists who’ve unlocked the magic within: Yvonne Buijs-Mancuso, Georgia Ge**er Sculpture, Jay Bowen, and Tom and Jennifer Dolese (Terra Firma Design).

Read more about these local artists and their incredible, often recognizable, work here: https://bellinghamalive.com/habitat/magic-in-the-making/

Written by Chloe Nelson

12/18/2025

Need glasses to help you read your Bellingham Alive? Head to Miracle on Cornwall at Hotel Leo to grab a pair! 😉❤️✨

‘Tis the season for steaming drinks in front of a fire with your favorite people with a pot of fragrant, cheerful mulled...
12/17/2025

‘Tis the season for steaming drinks in front of a fire with your favorite people with a pot of fragrant, cheerful mulled wine a la Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol!” Originating in ancient cultures, this hot boozy beverage was probably stewed for pleasure, medicine, and as a good way to get all the life out of spices. The Ancient Romans had a spiced wine called “conditum paradoxum,” a recipe with dates, black pepper, and a lot of honey, that’s still known today.

Find the recipe here: https://bellinghamalive.com/dine/the-mixing-tin-mulled-wine/

Written by Chloe Nelson

In pretty much any Northwest Washington town, you’ll often find yourself near local art. Allied Arts Of Whatcom County, ...
12/16/2025

In pretty much any Northwest Washington town, you’ll often find yourself near local art. Allied Arts Of Whatcom County, Blaine Art Gallery (Blaine Arts Council), and Rick Leonard Gallery are just a few of the many local galleries that showcase the creative work of our area. 🖼️

Read more about these three galleries here: https://bellinghamalive.com/lifestyle/art-is-all-around-galleries-near-you/

Written by Logan Schreiber
Allied Arts | Photograph by Logan Schreiber

Just off I-5 exit 270 in Birch Bay Square, Betty Be Good Boutique sells select women’s apparel featuring classic on-tren...
12/15/2025

Just off I-5 exit 270 in Birch Bay Square, Betty Be Good Boutique sells select women’s apparel featuring classic on-trend styles—most for under $75. The clothes are modern yet distinctive; many pieces would be just as appropriate at church as they would be on the green at an open-air film festival or even the county fair. If you love understated, unexpected ensembles, this is the place for you. And the shop doesn’t fall short on philanthropy either—2% of sales is donated to the Engedi Refuge, an organization that provides “safety and restoration for women who have experienced sexual trafficking.” 🛍️

Read more about Betty Be Good here: https://bellinghamalive.com/shop/refresh-your-signature-style-betty-be-good/

Written and photographed by Nicole Kimberling

Check out our Winter 8 Great Tastes and let us know your favorites in the comments! 1. Barnyard Benedict — Sweet Bay Caf...
12/12/2025

Check out our Winter 8 Great Tastes and let us know your favorites in the comments!

1. Barnyard Benedict — Sweet Bay Cafe Bellingham
2. Root Pizza & Black Garlic Cheezy Bread — MOTO
3. Pork Adobo & Nanaimo Bar — Next Chapter Cafe
4. Vegetable Pancake — Yungane
5. Southwest Bowl — Aslan Brewing Company
6. Garlic Grilled Oysters — The Oyster Shuckers
7. Maple Sea Salt Latte — Hi Tide Coffee
8. Hela Hot Girl Hoagie — Hela Provisions

https://bellinghamalive.com/dine/8-great-tastes-winter-2025/

Southwest Bowl | Photograph by Aidan Hadley

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