Inside Bellingham: March 21, 2025 

Ten teens standing together in library each holding a book
Library teens celebrate Women’s History Month, salmon events, new women’s shelter, middle housing public hearing, encampment update: A news roundup from the City of Bellingham

Construction begins on 8-block Old Town development  

Bellingham Mayor Kim Lund and Community and Economic Development Manager Tara Sundin with members of the Old Town Village development team stand holding shovels to celebrate the beginning of a transformation in the Old Town District that will bring approximately 800 new housing units to the urban village. The project is more than 20 years in the making.
On March 14, 2025, Bellingham Mayor Kim Lund joined the Old Town Village development team, City and County Council members, and others to celebrate the start of construction that is expected to bring approximately 800 new residential units and more commercial space to the Old Town District. The private developments will be constructed through eight city blocks over the next 10 years.

Inside Bellingham: March 14, 2025

Detail of an artwork
New art exhibition, less train noise, AmeriCorps Week, provide input on the Bellingham Plan: A news roundup from the City of Bellingham

Inside Bellingham: March 7, 2025

People wearing hard hats pose with shovels in an empty lot.
Affordable housing investments, St. Patrick's Day fun, boating permits, and more: A news roundup from the City of Bellingham