Bellingham

Photos: DeVotchka in Bellingham

Immigration Hearings, Round Two

Canal Street Coffee

Bellingham Loses Its Croc

The Weekend Preview

Another Shot of The Decemberists

Local Drummer Reportedly Overdoses

Comedy Tonight

The Seattle International Comedy Competition is again underway, and tonight you can see 16 comics vie at Intiman to reach the next round of the judged contest. Venues for the showcase, in which 32 comedians are whittled down to a final elite group, range all around Puget Sound--from Vashon to Bell ... More >>

Mossback, Coming to a Bookstore Near You

It doesn't matter if you live in Ballard, Bothell, or Bellingham, former SW editor-in-chief Skip Berger will soon be coming to a bookstore near you to discuss his new book, Pugetopolis, which as Brian Miller notes in this week's issue, features content from his days as the Weekly's standout front-of ... More >>

Chuckanut Brewery at Beveridge Place

Tomorrow, Thursday January 22nd, Beveridge Place will feature Chuckanut Brewery for their brewer's night, one of the most consistently rewarding beer events in the city. You never know who will be there. Beginning at 7:00pm, meet owners Mari and Will Kemper--yes, the soda pop Kempers--and taste thei ... More >>

Alien Trespass: Sci-Fi Revival Without Cause

Tomorrow, Thursday January 22nd, Beveridge Place will feature Chuckanut Brewery for their brewer's night, one of the most consistently rewarding beer events in the city. You never know who will be there. Beginning at 7:00pm, meet owners Mari and Will Kemper--yes, the soda pop Kempers--and taste thei ... More >>

A De-Pressing Silence for Bellingham

Yet another newspaper's press is expected to fall silent in the state this year when the Bellingham Herald begins publishing its paper at the plant of a competitor, the Skagit Valley Herald in Mount Vernon, 30 miles south. The Bellingham paper, owned by McClatchy (which owns the Tacoma News Tribune, ... More >>

Thomas Kemper’s Still Got It at Chuckanut

A craft-brew pioneer’s carved out a niche for himself in Bellingham.

Inside the Fence

A regional festival sticks within its boundaries.

8th Annual Subdued Stringband Jamboree

Friday, August 8 through Saturday, August 9

“Worth Remembering”

Friday, August 8 through Saturday, August 9

Dancing on the Edge in the Buttrock Suites

Friday, August 8 through Saturday, August 9

Born to be Wild

Bandidos, Angels, Nomads, Mongols: a roundup of recent motorcycle mayhem.

Good company

The Revolutionary Hydra revel in their inner circle.

Rough treatment

The imbroglio surrounding the desecration of a Native American burial ground may jump-start sensible development on Washington's northwest coast.

Mining the toxic motherlode

Can Olympic Pipe Line's disaster be cleaned up?

A Message from the Print Edition

You're reading this on your computer screen, so I'm not sure you love me anymore. But you should, because I'm beautiful, namely due to glorious photographs and the graphic design acumen of one Jane Sherman. I'm the print edition of Seattle Weekly, and here's (some of) what's in me this week: A Bel ... More >>

Tilth's Brunch: So Good You'll Want to Slap (OK, Hug) Your Mama

Taken from Choconancy1's Flickr photostream Soak Spot: Tilth, 1411 N. 45th St., 633-0801. When: A few Saturdays ago. Hangover level: Since I brought my mom to Tilth, I'm going to gloss over the multiple cocktails I drank the night before and say 0. The Soak: In almost two decades of eating goor- ... More >>

You May Be Able to Sign Anonymously, But You Can't Donate Anonymously

​You may be able to sign an anti-gay rights petition without it becoming public knowledge--at least until September 3rd. That's what a federal judge said. But if you donate to the anti-gay rights campaign, everyone gets to know about it. That's what the state Public Disclosure Commission ruled ... More >>

They Should've Gone for Stephen Colbert

​So Glenn Beck's scheduled to ride his Batshitmobile into Mount Vernon later this month to accept the keys to the city. (Compare Beck to another Skagit Valley native. Then wonder why Vanessa Fontana isn't getting keys too.) Having witnessed this circus, Bellingham's mayor is looking to counte ... More >>

Greg Vandy

​So Glenn Beck's scheduled to ride his Batshitmobile into Mount Vernon later this month to accept the keys to the city. (Compare Beck to another Skagit Valley native. Then wonder why Vanessa Fontana isn't getting keys too.) Having witnessed this circus, Bellingham's mayor is looking to counte ... More >>

Grayceon

​So Glenn Beck's scheduled to ride his Batshitmobile into Mount Vernon later this month to accept the keys to the city. (Compare Beck to another Skagit Valley native. Then wonder why Vanessa Fontana isn't getting keys too.) Having witnessed this circus, Bellingham's mayor is looking to counte ... More >>

Your Next Chance to See The xx Is at Bellingham's The Nightlight

Kevin Murphy, via FlickrThe xx played Ballard's Sonic Boom Records on Friday, November 27.​Unless, of course, you'd prefer Portland or Vancouver. Personally, I can think of worse things than hitching it to Bellingham on a school night. The xx: Monday, April 12: The Nightlight, Bellingham Apr ... More >>

The xx Bring Their AT&T/Apolo Ohno Soundtrack to Showbox SoDo on April 12

The road-weary British prodigies behind the best Olympics commercial of the 2010 games are sneaking in a gig at Showbox Sodo on Monday, April 12, just a month(ish) before their set at Sasquatch! on May 30. Thought SoDo's not the most intimate venue in the world, it's a cozy living room compared to ... More >>

Black Breath

The road-weary British prodigies behind the best Olympics commercial of the 2010 games are sneaking in a gig at Showbox Sodo on Monday, April 12, just a month(ish) before their set at Sasquatch! on May 30. Thought SoDo's not the most intimate venue in the world, it's a cozy living room compared to ... More >>

Rocket Queen: The Devil's Rejects

Smooth Sailing and a few of their friends in town find humor under the heavy.

Top 5 Prison Drug-Smuggling Fails (Not Including Methamphetamine Pen Pal Scheme)

​Getting drugs into prisons is difficult. Accomplishing difficult tasks pays well. Thus, the savvy and the brazen drug smugglers of the world will always aspire to sneak drugs through prison walls. So when the AP reported yesterday that two Bellingham men were arrested after trying to mail met ... More >>

Russian Dumpling Shop Opens in Fremont; Bistro Replaces Rizzo's French Dip in Ballard

​A Russian dumpling shop is now open at 3516 Fremont Place N.., according to Fremont Universe. Pel'Meni serves only beef and potato dumplings (see right), along with hot sauce, sour cream, and a slice of rye bread. If it sounds familiar, it's because Pel'Meni has been a popular food-stand opti ... More >>

Irish Pub Comes to Capitol Hill, Russian Dumpling Shop Opens in Fremont, & More

Bellingham's best Russian dumplings are now available in Fremont!​In Ballard, a new bistro has taken over the former Rizzo's French Dip space at 7334 15th Ave. N.W. Ballard Bistro features an eclectic menu of comfort food, including chicken curry and sandwiches made with pancakes instead of br ... More >>

Three Mexican Eateries Take Over Seattle, Another Gelato Shop Opens on the Eastside, & More

Ay Chihuahua! My home country's cuisine is taking over Seattle!​Starting on Capitol Hill: a new taco shop is now open at 218 Broadway E. Tacos Chukis features Mexico City street-style tacos, and the second installment of Sun Liquor Distillery is up and running at 512 E Pike. Also, a new restau ... More >>

Death Cab For Cutie DVD Live at the Mt. Baker Theatre Drops May 31 Alongside New Studio Album, Codes & Keys

Renee McMahon​Death Cab/Twilight fans already have May 31 circled on their calendars as the day the Seattle band releases Codes & Keys, their first new album since 2009's Narrow Stairs. The band will be doubling down on May 31, releasing Live at the Mt. Baker Theatre, their first live DVD sinc ... More >>

Dumbass Anarchists Try and Fail to Sabotage Olympia City Hall Toilets

​In the world of daring anarchist sabotage, screwing with government toilets ranks up there with scrawling Circle-As on a bathroom mirror. It takes neither skill, nor courage. What takes remarkably more skill is actually failing to sabotage a toilet--something that a couple local anarchists su ... More >>

Sirena Gelato Now Open in Kirkland

​A Bellingham-based artisan gelato company has set up a second shop at 111 Park Lane in downtown Kirkland, according to Kirkland Views. Sirena Gelato features 50-plus flavors, 20 of which are available on rotation daily. The menu also includes espresso and housemade cookies--check out the gela ... More >>

Five Reasons Sarah Palin Should Bring Her Bus Tour to Washington State

​As half-term Alaska Governor Sarah Palin recently said about the gigantic bus with her name on it that she's driving around the country with a gaggle of reporters in tow: "It's not a publicity-seeking tour." Of course not. So what is it? No one is quite sure. But if it's "about highlighting ... More >>

Watch This Beautiful Live Video of The Globes Performing at the Showbox at the Market

Sometime during my brief time out of the office late last week, I missed My Old Kentucky Blog's premiere of this black-and-white live Globes video. The video captures the Globes' performance of "A Stitch Couldn't Save The World" (which can be found on the band's triumphant debut LP on Barsuk Recor ... More >>

Sarah Palin, We Welcome You

The five places in Washington the almost-vice-prez should visit.

Bellingham Man Burned in Explosion While Making Hashish

​A man was seriously injured in an explosion in Bellingham today while he was making hashish. Not meth. Not crack. Hash.

Zaw Pizza Expands to Wallingford; New York-Style Pizzeria to Open in Queen Anne

​Zaw Artisan Bake at Home Pizza is opening a sixth store in Wallingford, according to Wallyhood.org. The purveyors plan to start slinging local, largely organic made-to-order pies by the end of August. In other pizza news, Queen Anne View reports that New York Pizza & Bar is opening in the Lu ... More >>

American Traffic Solutions, Tim Eyman's Favorite Red-Light Camera Company, Sues to Keep Camera-Blocking Bill Off Another Ballot (UPDATE)

​UPDATE: It looks like American Traffic Solutions got its ass handed to it in court on Wednesday. See the judge's eviscerating markup on ATS' preliminary-injunction documents, plus comments from an ATS spokesperson and Tim Eyman after the jump. A contract between a company and a city outwei ... More >>

Portland, Edmonds, and Bellingham Are Doing It. Mukilteo Looks to Be Next. So When Is Seattle Going to Ban Plastic Bags?

Image Source​In 2008, Seattle's City Council approved a plan to drastically reduce disposable plastic bags in the city. Looking to put its own imprimatur on San Francisco's groundbreaking--and now much-replicated--ban, Seattle's brain trust opted not for an outright prohibition, but instead fo ... More >>

Bellingham Man Cuts Own Arm Off With Homemade Guillotine

​The bad part about living in a "wooded area near the clinic" is that you live in wooded area near the clinic. The good part is that should you decide to construct a "homemade guillotine" and chop your own arm off with it, it's a short walk to get it looked at by a doctor.

ArtsCrush

​The bad part about living in a "wooded area near the clinic" is that you live in wooded area near the clinic. The good part is that should you decide to construct a "homemade guillotine" and chop your own arm off with it, it's a short walk to get it looked at by a doctor.

The Ames

​The bad part about living in a "wooded area near the clinic" is that you live in wooded area near the clinic. The good part is that should you decide to construct a "homemade guillotine" and chop your own arm off with it, it's a short walk to get it looked at by a doctor.

In Lieu Of An Album Review, Some Disjointed Thoughts On The New Into The Storm EP Captains

intothestorm.bandcamp.com​Seattle-by-way-of-Bellingham metal quartet Into The Storm have a new 12" out called Captains. Here are a few of the thoughts I thought when I listened to it:

Coal Train Ban Is Gaining Steam in Bellingham

​Coal is anything but king in Bellingham, though it sure is the talk of the town these days. A new citizens group has sprung to life, a political action committee called No Coal!, which is bound and determined to ban coal trains from the largest city in Whatcom County.