2024 “Neighborly” Grants Fund 36 Projects with $173,000 Across County
With this year’s grants totaling nearly $173,000 for more than 30 organizations, the Community Foundation’s investment tops half a million dollars since Project Neighborly was established in 2016. Grants have ranged from $360 to $5000, with projects coming from all corners of the county and all manner of groups, from neighborhood associations and faith organizations, to schools, local government and tribes, a range of arts, environmental and social service nonprofits and Western Washington University.
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Live Music at Trackside All Summer!
If you’re looking for live music in Bellingham, the Trackside Beer Garden is the place to be. Trackside is serving up Funky Groovy Jams on Thursdays, a rotating medley of genres on Saturdays, and alternating Jazz and Folk on Sundays. Whether you’re a fan of smooth jazz, lively folk tunes, or dance-worthy grooves, Trackside has something for everyone. It's the perfect spot to discover your new favorite band while enjoying refreshing Kulshan brews.
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Northwest Youth Services Announces Their Love Warriors Movement
Northwest Youth Services is excited to announce the launch of their Love Warriors Movement. A Movement to end youth and young adult homelessness in Skagit and Whatcom Counties.
The term Love Warrior was coined by Dr. Cornel West. “Love Warriors are those who have decided to cut radically against the grain and attempt to engage in forms of care and concern for others. They have a hypersensitivity to the suffering of others. They are willing to give oneself, to emptying oneself, to give whatever gifts one has cultivated to make the world a better place.”
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June 2024 Bellingham Public Library Programs and Events
Bellingham Public Library presents a full line-up of programs and events in June 2024. Highlights for the month include the kick-off of Summer Reading for adults and children on June 1, Library Card Night with the Bellingham Bells on June 20, and recognition of Pride Month with special lists of recommended library materials.
Locations are noted below for each program, including the Central Library, the Bellis Fair Branch, the Fairhaven Library Branch, Joe Martin Field, Lee Memorial Park and online. For more information see BellinghamPublicLibrary.org. All Library programs are free of charge.
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Olympic Pipe Line Tragedy - 25 Years Later
On June 10, 1999, the Olympic pipeline ruptured and spilled nearly 250,000 gallons of gasoline into Whatcom Creek which ignited and killed two boys and a young man in Bellingham, WA
To learn more about the tragedy and Bellingham’s response, click here
In partnership with the City of Bellingham, Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association, RE Sources, and Whatcom Land Trust, the Pipeline Safety Trust will host community remembrance events on June 10, 2024 and the surrounding days.
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Boundary Bay Brewery and Bellingham Bells Hit It Out of the Park with Fielder's Choice Partnership
For the seventh year the Bellingham Bells and Boundary Bay Brewery have teamed up to bring fans a special collaboration beer, Fielder's Choice Hazy IPA.
Brewed specially each year to accompany summer nights under the lights of Joe Martin Field, Fielder's Choice is the most refreshing beer at the ballpark.
This year, Fielder’s Choice Hazy IPA’s stats clock in at 6.3% ABV, 30 IBU. It's a home run of fruity citrus and tropical aromas from its immense pitch of hops - Simcoe, Amarillo and Motueka. With a low bitterness and a balanced malty sweetness, it swings into a creamy, smooth finish. It is both refreshing and approachable.
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Headliner Bands Announced for Downtown Sounds 20th Anniversary Concert Season
The Downtown Bellingham Partnership welcomes music lovers to five free Wednesday evening concerts July 10 – August 7, 2024, featuring headlining acts from New Orleans and Brooklyn funk and soul scenes and the Pacific Northwest, to celebrate the 20th-anniversary season of Downtown Sounds. The concert series transforms the Arts District intersection of Bay, Holly, and Prospect Streets into a stage, beer garden, food truck, and family activity zone for residents and tourists to experience unforgettable evenings of live music, food, and fun. In anticipation of record-setting crowds, two additional blocks will be closed from traffic to expand all areas of the event and allow for additional entry points.
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Flower baskets blooming in downtown Bellingham
Every morning, Kenny Austin from the Downtown Bellingham Partnership heads out with a ladder and a watering can. He tends to the 44 flower baskets that line the most popular streets, such as Cornwall Avenue and Railroad Avenue, as part of the nonprofit’s mission to enhance the beauty and color of downtown Bellingham.
From May to October, flower baskets provided by the Green Frog Nursery are hung from street lights to create a more inviting environment for some of Bellingham’s busiest walkways.
“There’s a sense of safety people feel when there’s healthy plant life, it counters what people might find unsafe or unsavory downtown,” Austin said. For four years, he has been the landscaping and maintenance supervisor for the Downtown Bellingham Partnership.
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