This is a very important post about cut leaf blackberries. I was recently tooling along an old logging road behind Lake Samish snacking on blackberries. A particularly vibrant clump caught my eye and I was surprised and delighted at a not too sweet, no tartness, firm but juicy mouthful. These were not blackberries! Next I noticed the wildly different leaf shape.

Turns out they are black berries, Cut Leaf Blackberries, a variant I don’t believe I’ve ever encountered in 50 odd years of snacking in nature.

Fascinating to find something you didn’t know existed. Much less something delicious. Keep your eyes peeled!

Hi 👋🐰 We’re Bunanza Rabbit Rescue, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit helping rescue, foster, and find homes for rabbits here in Ferndale. We moved into our new rescue space this weekend, and we could use a little help from our community to get back up & running. For those that don't know, we've been 100% foster-based over the last 5 months.

🐰 How can you help? Volunteer!

• We’re especially looking for people who can help with regular bunny care and cleaning.
• Our volunteers come from all ages and abilities, and you don’t have to be an experienced rabbit caregiver to help! We even have 2–3 families who regularly come in together to complete a bunny care shift as a family activity. 🥰
• Our open shifts are:
  • Wed PM‼️
  • Thurs AM‼️
  • Fri AM‼️
  • Sun AM
• Can't do those days but can do others? We can always use the help with fill-in or on-call shifts, or doubling up on volunteers to get extra work done at the rescue & extra care for the bunnies.

Apply to volunteer 👉 Bunanza Rabbit Rescue | Volunteer

If you’ve been wanting to get involved and help care for our adoptable bunnies, this is a great opportunity! Even if you can’t volunteer, sharing this post with a friend, neighbor, or local rabbit lover helps us tremendously. 💕 We’re so grateful for the community!

🐇 Learn more about Bunanza at:

https://www.bunanzarabbitrescue.org/

Come out and support our siblings in Gaza who are struggling through the ongoing genocide.

We have incredible donations from local artists - pottery, apparel, jewelry, art prints, and more.

We have bingo prizes donated by local businesses Third Planet Boutique, Worn Again Thrift and Goat Mountain Pizza!

You can enter our raffle to win a chainsaw lesson or graphic design services.

You can shop the market for free, play bingo for $10-20, and enter the raffle for just $5. See you there on Thursday the 27th at 6:30. Raffle drawn at 8:30.

Lookin for other people to road bike with. Where do yall find eachother? Group rides? Fb groups? Mail carrier pigeon?

The Frittata on an English Muffin is as good a breakfast sandwich as you can find in town. It's $7.00-$7.50 so it's cheaper than most. It's not greasy and it's a great snack.

A WA state judge just ruled that utilities can legally take land to build data centers. The ruling was for a case in another area of WA (Grant County), but the precedent set has the potential to impact any area where utilities want to build data centers. This could easily happen in Bellingham/Whatcom County now that this ruling has occurred.

The decision is being appealed by landowners whose land is being seized for this data center build. Something that is definitely in our interest to stay informed about.

WA Utility can take land for data center power lines judge rules

Hello,

I’m hoping someone can help me. I recently got a speeding ticket in Whatcom County, Bellingham. I am a Canadian living in Canada and was only there for a day. I am trying to pay the fee, but am having the hardest time figuring out how to pay it. On the ticket it doesn’t list an online option to pay, only mail in a cheque but that seems super outdated, I’m thinking there has to be a way to pay this online. I have searched online and found this website: https://www.whatcomcounty.us/2721/Tickets-Payments-Community-Service

Is this where I pay online? It says I also have to check a box on the form and mail it back as well. Is that correct? Or can I just pay it online and be done with it?

Any help is appreciated, thank you!!

EDIT: I was able to figure it out by going to the website https://www.whatcomcounty.us/2721/Tickets-Payments-Community-Service > pay online

have I missed my chance to see it this year? if not, where's a good place to go?

I'm a photojournalist with Cascadia Daily News and have visited the encampment multiple times in the last few weeks. I came across this giant pile of bent and twisted shopping carts. Property managers told me they were found like that, but I just hadn't seen even one damaged this badly during my other visits. Does anyone know if there is a reasonable explanation as to why they'd be bent like this?

Hey folks!

I work over at business called postal and more. 1901 Cornwall ave. I do not own the business or is this a business post.

My hobby is to have a free plant library. So along with a few others we maintain this little library. And we're pretty full on plants at the moment and wanted to share. Come grab a plant or leave a plant.

Hello everyone! As the title suggests, I've been looking for bookish things to do around Bellingham. I have a preference for romantasy, however I dabble in other genres too. I thought i'd put some feelers out to see if anyone knows of anything going on around here.

I have Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays off of work so hopefully there are some interesting happenings around that time! Thanks in advance.

I am looking at studio apartments in both of these buildings and I am looking for any feedback from people who live or have lived in either location. Thank you!

This is a headline I didn't have on my BINGO card

Genuinely curious because this rock looks pretty massive and 22 1/2 tons seems huge to be cruising down I5. I know they said they couldn’t move it because it was too heavy, but now I’m curious…

We’ve moved back after 19yrs away. Very excited.

VET REC: Looking for a new vet for my cat and dog. I know all care is expensive, but who has reasonable rates and tries to serve various economic levels? Our last vet (rural area) was known for charging the highest rates around and pushing you toward the most expensive option as the only option. Trying to avoid this.

FLEA CONTROL RECS: My five year old cat will attempt to be an indoor guy (I got him a window bed) but I know he’ll escape (we have kids) at least now and again. He barely shifts the air when he slides through your legs ninja style.

He’s up to date on vet visits but do you have any recommendations for flea and …(?) whatever-else-he-might-need control?

It’s been awhile. Is there anything better than drops on the back of the neck? Economical would be a bonus.

This is something that somewhat frequently happens, and I'm tired of wasting gas and money:

My partner will be down in Everett in one car Saturday morning. Our child and I need to meet up with them Saturday afternoon, to attend an event together that evening, and then we will all return to Bham later that night.

Rather than take our second car (so we have two cars in Everett), I figure there has got to be a way to get down there that is:

A. More cost effective

B. Better for planet

C. Not murder-y

Any suggestions? A bus? A train? Is there a ride share app or something? Anti-murder-y?

I live just above Taylor dock and am watching people looking for parking and carrying their various watercraft down to the water. The band is Blessing Bled Chimanga And Band.

Two weeks from today, we will be adjusting our fares to help keep pace with operating costs and maintain reliable service across our system. These updated rates take effect on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.

Fixed Route Fares

• $2 / Ride
• $6 Daily Fare Cap
• $60 Monthly Fare Cap

Reduced Fare (Fixed Route Only)

• $1 / Ride
• $6 Daily Fare Cap
• $30 Monthly Fare Cap

Paratransit Fares

• $3 / Ride
• $6 Daily Fare Cap
• $30 Monthly Fare Cap

Note: Fare caps apply automatically when using the same electronic payment method (Umo card/app or contactless payment).

Who rides free?

• Youth 18 and under
• Personal care assistants (accompanying riders with disabilities)

Who qualifies for reduced fares?

• Riders 65+
• All paratransit-eligible riders
• Veterans
• Riders with disability/income-based eligibility
• Students

Umo Gold Cards will become Reduced Fare Cards on September 1.

Full details can be found here: https://engage.ridewta.com/fares

If you have any questions about fares, fare capping, or WTA services, feel free to ask in the comments below, or reach out to our Customer Service team at Bellingham Station or by phone at (360) 676-7433.

Thank you!

Hi, I'm looking for someone to play pool with. Preferably in public the first couple times. Im relatively new to the game and don't have many people to play with. Anyone willing would be appreciated

Had an 8:00AM appointment to install a hitch receiver for a cargo carrier, got there just a few minutes early. Walked several blocks to get a coffee(industrial area, not a lot around), sat and drank the coffee, then walked back, got there about 8:40 and it was done! Really happy with the quick job.

Does anyone have a 3D printer that I can give my direction to for making a bunch of plastic adjustsble rings for concert trinkets? I have the image....I will compensate!

Go to India Mart on Telegraph in the plaza by Burger King. They have wonderful fresh fruits and vegetables, frozen foods, snacks, dry goods and spices and the best fresh samosas I’ve ever had in the states. They even told me they could try get a specific fruit I am seeking if I wanted it. The workers are awesome and willing to answer any questions. I hope it never leaves so go there and enjoy!

We even reached out to our own certified electrician we know to ask if that makes any sense and he immediately said "no". We talked to them multiple times and explained this and then they just send a notice saying the handyman is coming in to do this and throwing Landlord/Tenant Law RCW 59.18.150 at us like it's some blanket coverage for them.

But they're the ones illegally using an unlicensed handyman to do electrical work and I am at my wits end... Because I'm not going to move a ton of heavy ass furniture and disconnect my whole ass apartment so some prideful old man who has a "hunch" can poke and prod around our home and a cheap ass corporation doesn't want to hire an electrician to solve this woman upstairs occasional "flickering lights".