
Alyse Messmer
Reporter at The Bellingham Herald
Business, Retail and Restaurant Reporter at McClatchy Newspapers
Journalist. Reporter at @bhamherald. Photographer. Designer.
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6 days ago |
bellinghamherald.com | Alyse Messmer
Mount Baker Theatre is bringing a new twist to a popular Washington-based vampire movie franchise: Twilight. The popular books-turned-movie series will be playing at the Mount Baker Theatre with a live ensemble, playing the movie's score live along with the film this September, as part of the first-ever Twilight In Concert national tour.
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6 days ago |
bellinghamherald.com | Alyse Messmer
Ferndale's "Summer of Fun" starts this weekend, bringing a weekly schedule of free activities, entertainment and events to Pioneer Village park. "There is something fun to do in Ferndale almost every weekend this summer, so get ready to eat, dance and connect with your community at our Summer of Fun events in Pioneer Park," a news release from the city of Ferndale states. Each event is free and open to the public, and together they bring wide variety of entertainment to Whatcom County.
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1 week ago |
bellinghamherald.com | Alyse Messmer
Here's your weekly roundup of the latest retail and restaurant activity around Whatcom County:Next Chapter Cafe, a new restaurant created by husband and wife duo who also own their own local restaurants, has now opened inside Bellingham's Village Books. The new cafe was first announced back in April, when Jennifer Worthley, owner of It's the Sweet Things, and Bryan John Matamorosa, owner of Bry's Filipino Cuisine, signed the lease for the previous location of Evolve Chocolate + Cafe.
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1 week ago |
bellinghamherald.com | Alyse Messmer
Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, is Thursday, June 19, and to honor the holiday some local stores, banks and other businesses will be closed.
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1 week ago |
bellinghamherald.com | Alyse Messmer
Peoples Bank has reopened its downtown Bellingham location and is working on a new Fairhaven branch in the previous location of an iconic restaurant. The bank celebrated the reopening of its downtown location June 10 at 1333 Cornwall Ave. "We're excited to welcome our customers back into our beautifully updated Downtown Bellingham branch," Chief Retail Banking Officer Kamyar Monsef said in a news release.
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