There is a of a controversy brewing about who is going to pay for the new city parks in Bellingham. The city is considering increasing impact fees on new construction so that developers pay their fair share. But we all know that these costs will be passed on to homeowners. City council memb
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04/30/2007
According to Federal Election Commission data, the REALTORS Political Action Committee (RPAC) contributed $3.75 million to make them the largest PAC contributor to U.S. Congressional candidates in the 2006 election. The next largest contributor at $2.95 million was The National Beer Wholesalers A
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04/28/2007
Residents of Fairhaven have said they don't want tall bullrings in the area, according to a recent poll of Bellingham's south-side neighborhood. What they would like is preservation of the character of the historic neighborhood, followed by preserving the neighborhood's pedestrian emphasis, natur
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04/27/2007
Volunteers in Lynden are working to build their city's kids a new park on Depot Road. The park is a collaboration of Lynden citizen volunteers and a New York company that helps design playgrounds with the help of input from the areas kids. The Lynden community has raise the money and pledged lot
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04/27/2007
Beginning May 29,Skybus Airlines will begin low-cost once-a-day flights from Bellingham to Columbus, Ohio.Why Columbus? That's the headquarters city for the new airline that is staking its success on offering the lowest available fares. From Columbus, the country's 15th largest city, local travel
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04/25/2007
Mark your calenders, May 1,2007 If you are in Bellingham, please come and help celebrate the dedication of a Peace Pole in front of The Firehouse Performing Arts Center on Harris Ave in Fairhaven. There will also be folks there who will be making prayer flags for the tree in the small park like
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04/25/2007
The city of Bellingham is the first city in Washington to be designated a "Green Power Community" with the Columbia neighborhood leading the city with the Central Business District and the Fairhaven Neighborhoods following. The city received this designation for purchasing more than 11% of all t
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04/25/2007
I have noticed that Localism has pictures of different areas with no blogging currently attached to them. How does one go about posting pictures of your city in Localism. I would like to take advantage of this opportunity to show people the beauty of Bellingham with some nice photo images, but I
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04/22/2007
Dirty Dan Days in FairhavenCome and celebrate the "unscrubed" Founder of Fairhaven - Dirty Dan April 28 & 29.Saturdays Events Include:Old Fashion Family Fun Day on the Green from 10 am to 5 pm, with activities provided by Fairhaven merchants and friends, and Old Fashion Games from 11 am to 2.His
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04/20/2007
Bellingham made it in the top 100 places to live as rated by the website relocate-america.com they claim to be "the only list that is determined by statistics and feedback of the people who live, work & play in these communities."Most people in Bellingham think it is a great place to live, and I
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04/20/2007
