“Renoir, Matisse, Cezanne, we don’t have that kind of work and that kind of name recognition in our museum,” Amy Chaloupka, chief curator at the Whatcom Museum, told Observer. “People are ...

Photo Credit: City of Bellingham Just blocks away sits the Whatcom Museum, housed partially in the stately Old City Hall building with its distinctive clock tower. The museum’s Family Interactive ...

Mayor Kim Lund and the Whatcom Museum Foundation’s Board of Trustees have named Maria J. Coltharp the Whatcom Museum’s acting executive director, effective May 1, 2025, following outgoing Executive ...

Dylan Deane-Boyle is on the front lines of it. Deane-Boyle has served as president and CEO of Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism for more than two years. He watched with apprehension as President Trump ...

While most mattress brands tack on a "suitable for all body types" label and call it a day, Big Fig takes a radically different approach. Every aspect of the Big Fig Classic mattress is engineered ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A deputy with the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office is recovering after being injured by what investigators describe as an accidental shooting during an arrest Tuesday afternoon.

Big Fig is offering heavy people even more sleep comfort with the release of two new mattresses: the Big Fig Firm and the Big Fig Luxe. The popular mattress brand is soft launching these new ...

Formula Fig is one company capitalizing on this growth, focusing on immersive in-person experiences and brand partnerships that position it as a community hub for customers. Founded in 2019 ...

Primarily designed as office space, Whatcom Village also features a range of high-end amenities, including food hall areas with 32 unique dining venues, commercial kitchens in two buildings and a ...

A popular display in the Whatcom Museum’s Hall of Birds features several owls. Whatcom Museum After visitors enter the Whatcom Museum in Bellingham, Washington, most flock to the Hall of Birds.

The Whatcom Museum is silhouetted by Fourth of July fireworks that explode behind the historic Bellingham landmark in 1999. The free event will include food trucks, a beer garden, kids zone and a ...

Miller eventually made his way to Bellingham in 1992, and took on some murals for the Whatcom Children’s Museum (now known as Family Interactive Gallery, or FIG) alongside his freelance work. He’s ...