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You know, there’s a reason why I want more businesses to survive in Bellingham.  It’s so I don’t have to drive to Seattle for everything.
Case in point, Google Maps did a nifty job of integrating their Street View into turn-by-turn directions.  The only problem is, if you followed below to the letter, you would be [...]

The least sexy, and most abused, way local businesses are communicating with us is through email. Long story short, 85% of all email in our inbox from local merchants, well, pardon us… blows. It’s the Yogi Berra axiom, “Nobody goes there anymore, it’s too crowded”. Well, we couldn’t sit by and let designers, customers and merchants suffer. Here’s a quick peek at the features, along with more information:

It’s an insurgence of a recurring trend that hasn’t been taken seriously until now: Scarves. For men. And it used to be you could tell what was made for guys. Once neckwear was only reserved for Boy Scouts and barnstorming pilots, but this summer was different.

Here’s the run-down of all of the memorial services and gatherings taking place for our friends lost at sea. If anyone would like to speak, participate, assist or has any ideas for the Memorial, please contact Gwen Garrett at 599-2431 or 393-2561.

Friday, July 17th was one of those magic nights where Art and Commerce came together to a common purpose: to aid the families of Gunther Jose Frank and Sean “Donnkie” Mansfield. A month prior, their boat capsized and they have never been seen since. Many of us attended the first night of the memorial weekend benefit at Boundary Bay, half-expecting the two to traipse in from the waterfront and tell us the joke was on us.