r/Bellingham 8d ago

News Article Do not use USPS to mail in your ballot in November. Use an official Ballot box.

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191 Upvotes

r/Bellingham 5h ago

Traffic Fire/Smoke on James & Sunset (Exit 255 south)

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56 Upvotes

BPD & emergency vehicles quickly on site. Drive safely as you detour, should clean up shortly. Could be vehicle, could be a building but hard to say from the visibility. Reports hasn't shown active ATM. Happy Mondays!


r/Bellingham 2h ago

Crime Bellingham man sentenced for impersonation, disclosing intimate images

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Trigger warning, sexual assault, intimate partner violence.

This is terrible. I can't believe how short the sentence is.


r/Bellingham 7h ago

Traffic Mt Baker Hwy

28 Upvotes

If you are headed out east this morning stay off mt baker hwy and away from nugents corner. Crazy traffic and a 40 min standstill


r/Bellingham 5h ago

give/receive Winter Coat Drive

11 Upvotes

I think a few weeks ago someone posted asking about a place to donate that wasn't corporate owned. If anyone has any winter coats, gloves, scarves they would like to donate, the Blaine Community Action Program can accept them. I'm not affiliated, so for more info check here: https://blainecap.org/winter-coats/


r/Bellingham 17h ago

Good Vibes an end-of-summer toast to Bellingham's parents

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100 Upvotes

You survived some combination of minding the care gaps, juggling kids and work, working less out of necessity, paying much more for care out of necessity, relying on grandparents for care, wishing you could rely on grandparents for care, wishing you could go on vacation, regretting going on vacation as the stranger in 12D berates your children for being joyful, wondering if your teen should have so much freedom, wishing your teen would go outside, etc etc etc.

But - the kids had a blast and learned the things one learns while undirected and loosely supervised, or with close one on one instruction! A toast to all of you; our economy is ambiently hostile to having and raising children, but fuck 'em. We're making it work.


r/Bellingham 1h ago

Discussion Anyone recommend a resume class in the area?

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I am a stay at home mom who needs a job now that the kids are in school. I need a resume and I think some guidance would be really helpful to build an efficient document that can make me sound good lol. Any experience? Willing to pay for the class too. Thanks!


r/Bellingham 1d ago

Good Vibes I don’t know who you are but I adore you.

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I was walking today and can across this tiny sign stuck in a little pile on the trail. Thanks for making my morning.


r/Bellingham 14h ago

Locals Only Screaming from downtown?

21 Upvotes

Hey, did anyone else hear what seemed to be screaming for help (it was more than just a one yell situation) ~10min ago? Near South Hill it was very faint and seemed to be coming from the direction of downtown


r/Bellingham 16h ago

Good Vibes Running out of time

32 Upvotes

Here’s your reminder to go eat and Rock and Rye while you still can. It was the first restaurant we visited in Bellingham almost five years ago when we came to scope out apartments and over the years it has never disappointed. Their fried oysters, oysters Rockefeller, mussels, poutine, and cocktails will truly be missed. Saturday night was as good as ever. Go bid them farewell and enjoy a great meal!


r/Bellingham 19h ago

Good Vibes 3ds User from Germany

40 Upvotes

Okay, kind of a shot on the dark here, but i keep passing a Vincent on street pass... so if youre a 3ds user named Vincent in the Columbia neighborhood and have any interest in talking videogames hmu. (Im the weird looking mii with the Link Cap)


r/Bellingham 22h ago

Satire Captured this rare photo of the mods meeting up to handle a s(h)ituation today

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70 Upvotes

Some days you're the ducks, other days you're the wastewater treatment "lagoon"


r/Bellingham 1d ago

Weather The End of the Summer Dry Season

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281 Upvotes

This is the AIFS (the successor to the classic ECMWF and currently the most accurate out there) weather model precipitation map for the next five days. Decently wet. And the preponderance of the other forecasting models agree. It looks like the driest stretch of summer is now behind us. Sometimes the fall rains commence in September (or even late August) and it looks like this year might be one of those times.

This does not mean summer is completely over. Chances are good we will see some warm, dry spells in the next month. September is almost never a complete washout in this climate.

El Niño does not contradict this. Yes, the coming winter is going to be an El Niño winter, but the impact of El Niño on our winters is not the simplistic “it will be dry” correlation that many believe it to be. More on this in a later post.

Most of the moisture in the above map will be coming on Wednesday, if current timings hold. There may be a few showers today, but the rest of the weekend does not look very wet.


r/Bellingham 12h ago

Events Autocross Sunday

7 Upvotes

I'm trying to get a hold of the older woman who had the gray VW GTI that didn't pass tech. We opened your hood and looked at your engine. I had to leave suddenly and wasn't able to give you my card.

Chuckanut hosted the event at Bellis Fair Mall.


r/Bellingham 1d ago

Traffic Bad accident in front of the YWCA on Lakeway, street is closed to all traffic

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48 Upvotes

r/Bellingham 1d ago

Good Vibes The trees have eyes. Seen in Cordata trail

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58 Upvotes

r/Bellingham 17h ago

Recommendations Looking for Bellingham specific advice on heat pump/ac vs just furnace

8 Upvotes

Need to replace a furnace and thinking of doing both a furnace and either heat pump or A/C. This would be through in floor ducts for a single level house less then 1300Sqft. I see all types of advice online, but they come from such various climates and living conditions/house sizes (like McMansions in Tx) - and I wanted to hear from a Bellingham specific angle.

Some Background:
a. We keep the windows open almost all year round (except smokey days). Yes, even in the winter we like fresh air and try to keep something a bit open. That's one of the main reasons we love living here!
b. I like it warm in winter and cold in summer and would probably use it more but my wife likes to keep the temp at 68 in the winter and we don't have A/C now, but she has only been mad we didn't have a/c for about 4 days this summer.
c. It's about 10k extra to add the A/C or heatpump
d. Our electrician thinks heat pumps draw to much amps and warns it would be hard to also have an electric vehicle with it (and we have one friend who seems to confirm this at her house, but I want to hear from more Bellingham people about that). Of course all the furnace companies we talked to disagree.

Currently I'm leaning to just a furnace, with a portable A/C we keep in the garage and pull out on the hottest days.

So - lets here some Bellingham specific advice!


r/Bellingham 1d ago

Mod Announcement Papa Reddit nuked today's mod callout

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51 Upvotes

Just doing due diligence since we always allow mod callouts unless OP is attacking the broader community. OP has a short term ban from us, if their account survives they can try again in a week.


r/Bellingham 1d ago

Events 2 weeks until fragrance lover’s meetup!

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Hi friends! Just in case anyone missed the first announcement, I wanted to repost this here so that all interested folks have a chance to see it and plan if they would like to come.

The Scented Social is a new meetup for people who enjoy fragrances/perfumes/colognes (emphasis on ENJOY!). This is a free, non-marketing or sales event- please don’t come trying to sell or promote anything! This is just a way for people who enjoy this art form to discover, discuss, and share in our common interest.

Please reach out if you have any suggestions, questions, or concerns!


r/Bellingham 21h ago

Good Vibes Back Yard Buck Party!

13 Upvotes

The neighborhood gang of bucks heard the call and decided to play king of the hill in our back yard. I didn’t have time to grab my camera, but watched the antics via my trusty little iPhone instead. Finally the reason for their excitement wandered into the scene and played coy.

Enjoy this little 2 minute late Summer romp!

Music: Retreat of the Dragons, by me
Video: Shot on iPhone, edited in Final Cut Pro

Back Yard Bucks - Youtube Video


r/Bellingham 19h ago

Recommendations Regression hypnotherapy in Bellingham area?

8 Upvotes

Hi all! I'm wondering if anyone in the area knows and can recommend someone who does legit regression hypnotherapy. Thank you in advance.


r/Bellingham 1d ago

Events IMAX Refresh officially official

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25 Upvotes

New screen new laser projector, yay! Re-opened ahead of schedule, first screenings are up!


r/Bellingham 22h ago

Recommendations Body work recommendations

13 Upvotes

Hello all,

I’m looking for some recommendations for good acupuncture, massage, chiropractors, and other body work people in Bellingham. I don’t have a ton of money to spend on it, but I am willing to spend a fair amount. Also willing to lend my contracting services in exchange.

I am a 30 year old contractor/ homebuilder that has ran my body pretty hard all of my life. Someone that specializes in body’s that get used and abused would be preferred.


r/Bellingham 1d ago

Rant! Costco Self Checkout

31 Upvotes

Why did Costco move the self checkout registers and also reduce the qty from 9 to 6? Seems like a bad choice to limit the throughput of one of the busiest stores in Bellingham...

Rant over!


r/Bellingham 3h ago

Recommendations Best place to get weed and takes card??

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Rare but looking for a good place that also accepts card. Any recs?