Culture Sales-tax exemption for Canadians put on hold A Superior Court judge has blocked plans for the state to exempt Canadians from Washington's sales tax. by Bob Simmons / July 2, 2010
Culture Shakespeare has exciting outdoor home in Skagit Valley An audience watches a rehearsal at the new Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre. by Bob Simmons / July 1, 2010
Culture Battle on the Bellingham waterfront An architect's rendering of the preliminary design for the Bellingham waterfront. by Bob Simmons / December 17, 2008
Culture Seattle's water is Bellingham's wishful drinking Lake Whatcom in Bellingham, Wash. (Creative Commons / Wikimedia) by Bob Simmons / May 26, 2008
Culture Weird but true: Alaskan tall tales The Iditarod race: something funny about those dogs? by Bob Simmons / December 21, 2009
Culture Goodbye bank, hello park? Shareholders' loss could be park advocates' gain in Bellingham, a city that bids to become the woodsiest on Puget Sound. by Bob Simmons / January 14, 2010
Culture Disaster leads to chance for giant park in Whatcom County Circles indicate the location of the new 8400-acre Whatcom County Park. The boundaries cover much of Stewart and Lookout Mountains in the Lake Whatcom watershed. by Bob Simmons / December 7, 2009
Culture Death by a thousand (paper) cuts Ira Stohl, owner of The Newstand. (Bob Simmons) by Bob Simmons / August 19, 2008
Culture Sarah Palin, comic book heroine Striding the national stage by Bob Simmons / October 28, 2008
Culture Seattle to host its first literary festival in 18 years This weekend, Town Hall’s new celebration of writers aims to fortify the spirits of our City of Literature. by Paul Constant / September 14, 2022