Crosscut articles of the past 10 days with the most clicks.
Crosscut articles of the past 10 days with the most reader comments.
Crosscut blog posts of the past 10 days with the most clicks.
Posted Thu, Nov 12, 6 a.m.
Troubled Horizon Bank, at the center of a massive hilltop housing plan, now says it may not survive long enough to build the project. Even so, the bank is pursuing permits and conservationists aren't sure what will happen next.
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Posted Thu, Nov 5, 8:39 p.m.
The tight budget creates some disappointments at the new Whatcom Museum, but Jim Olson's bold curved glass wall is an inspired "lightcatcher."
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Posted Mon, Oct 26, 6 a.m.
Preservationists worry that the character of Bellingham's historic neighborhood rides on the FDIC's willingness to enforce its own order restricting a controversial development.
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Posted Mon, Sep 21, 6 a.m.
Backyard cottage housing is a benefit, not a threat, to single family neighborhoods, and in keeping with the values that shaped Seattle. Let's have more.
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Posted Wed, Sep 2, 6 a.m.
To build a new house on agricultural land, you'll have to farm that land yourself, and prove it.
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Posted Thu, Aug 27, 10:56 p.m.
Port of Bellingham attorneys have discovered a federal restriction, dating back to Jimmy Carter times, banning the location of new federal buildings on wetlands and flood plains. Guess what Newport sits on?
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Posted Fri, Aug 21, 6 a.m.
Port Commissioners are briefed on how Bellingham and Newport compare, as prospective new homes for the research ships. That was a tie, but the Oregon city won the match by putting money on the table. Bellingham decides not to challenge the ruling.
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Posted Wed, Aug 5, 2:26 p.m.
Soon we will know why NOAA picked Newport, which one would have thought ranked dead last in the criteria. Then may come a long-shot effort at reversing the strange decision.
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Posted Wed, Aug 5, 6 a.m.
Taken by surprise, some members of the Washington D.C. delegation are preparing to challenge the decision moving NOAA from Seattle to Newport, Oregon. It's a particularly tough blow for Bellingham, whose ambitious waterfront revival was counting on the NOAA fleet.
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Posted Tue, Aug 4, 6:02 p.m.
Its stunning raid of Seattle-based NOAA ships culminates a story going back 40 years, and rewards some smart economic planning
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Posted Tue, Jul 7, 6 a.m.
Bruce Shepard is getting good marks for transparency and cutting the money-draining WWU football program. But the budget cuts keep coming and some are wondering where exactly he wants to take the Bellingham university.
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Posted Wed, Jun 24, 4 a.m.
Maritime advocates are looking to have Congress declare most of Washington's coastline, including Puget Sound, a National Heritage Area. It could be a boon for tourism, preservation, and the marine industry itself.
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Posted Tue, Mar 10, 6 a.m.
The folks who brought you Buy Local have a more ambitious future in mind for the Northwest. Think national model for sustainable communities.
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Posted Tue, Mar 3, 6 a.m.
The city has a reputation for being nice, but many agree that's a myth. So, why the cold shoulder to newcomers? Here are a few possible reasons.
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Posted Fri, Jan 23, 6 a.m.
Forget cleaning up Puget Sound: we have bigger waters to take care of. A new name for the Pacific Northwest's inland sea challenges us to rethink the region and its identity.
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Posted Thu, Dec 18, 6 a.m.
Seattle's not the only city tied in knots over its waterfront planning. Intramural squabbles beset Bellingham's waterfront vision, too. It could be a new seaside community. Or not.
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Posted Tue, Nov 25, 6 a.m.
Money isn't flowing as freely as once thought, and the challenges of the border and exchange rates determine whether and how Northwest contractors and service providers will benefit from the Vancouver Games.
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Posted Wed, Nov 5, midnight
In his groundbreaking first book, wildlife photographer Paul Bannick offers a bird's-eye view of the Northwest.
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Posted Fri, Aug 7, noon
Western Washington U. says it will move its environmental studies school to the Bellingham waterfront, with or without NOAA
MOREPosted Tue, Aug 4, 5:26 p.m.
Cooler weather and voluntary conservation saved the day, but the underlying problems with Lake Whatcom remain
MOREPosted Thu, Jul 30, 6:25 p.m.
Problems in Lake Whatcom come back to haunt the city, as algae blooms created by shoreline development have clogged the water filtration system. No landscape watering until further notice, the city decrees.
MOREPosted Sun, May 24, 9:55 p.m.
Memorial day reflections, refracted through cinema and memories of Bellingham during World War II
MOREPosted Thu, Nov 6, 12:36 p.m. 2008
Scientists take a pulse before Elwha dam removal.
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