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Progress on the repairs can be seen on the city’s BTV channel.

In part one of a two-part series, WhatcomTalk's Matt Benoit offers a historical look at three of Bellingham’s oldest churches.

WhatcomTalk The Home of Color and of Light: Remembering the Local Literary Legacy of Ella Higginson For locals invested in Bellingham’s culture, the name “Ella Higginson” is generally familiar. Literary enthusiasts may know her as Washington’s first Poet Laureate. Western Washington University visitors may know that the façade of Edens Hall quotes her (“Here is the Home of Color and of Light”). However, significantly fewer people recognize Ella Higginson’s untold ...