Bellingham gets an arcade upgrade

By Ken Johnson Over the past year, three gaming lounges have sprung up around downtown Bellingham, which is a little weird, because “gaming lounges” didn’t seem to exist five years ago. College towns are magnets for odd business ideas. Some of these ideas, like Hops N Headz, a taproom with…

Smaller construction plans near end

By Joe Zimmerman Many general repairs were done on Whatcom’s campus over the summer, but there were two major capital projects started that won’t be done for quite a while. General repairs include upgrading an engineering classroom in Kulshan Hall, exterior LED light fixtures on Cascade Hall and crosswalk improvements…

Pickford hosts Doctober film festival

By Kaila Cove The Pickford Film Center’s annual Doctober film festival runs this year from Sept. 28 through Nov. 1 and features documentaries about subjects as diverse as rodents and ballerinas. “[Doctober is] Pickford’s month-long documentary film festival,” said Cole Wilder, who works at the theater. “This year, we’re playing…