The Blaine school district released its preliminary budget for the 2025-26 school year on July 10, outlining how a third consecutive year of budget cuts could look. This year’s proposed … ...

The Gulf Road community center was full as residents showed up to listen to consultants employed by Maul, Foster and Alonghi (MFA) presented an interim Point Roberts economic strategy report on June ...

Blaine City Council voted 5-1 to appoint Blaine Bouquets owner Sarbie Bains to fill a three-month term left vacant by Mike Hill’s recent resignation during its July 14 meeting. Bains … ...

Lola J. Loreen April 15, 1930 - June 15, 2025 Lola Loreen was kind, generous, strong, a lifelong learner, an advocate, and pillar of her family. She was keen to find the good in others and … ...

Point Roberts park commissioners and staff are planning a series of improvements, including a five-year revitalization of Baker Field, a new playground at the community center, and a shift in district ...

Question of the Month: What’s your favorite flavor ice cream?

Is it summer yet? It sure seems hard to tell, especially for this gardener planting her fifth summer garden in Point Roberts. June brought us a few warm and sunny days, but to me it feels like summer ...

What began as a simple book sale in a parking lot has grown into one of Point Roberts’ most beloved community spaces. The Commons, launched in September 2019, is a welcoming place for … ...

The Port of Bellingham could soon pose the question to voters on whether they would like the port commission to be expanded from three to five members. Port commissioners said during their June 17 ...

Imagine that it is 2028. The first adult family home is about to open within the town center, accessible to the post office, the library, the International Market Place, the community center and ...

Back in 2005, Alaskan U.S. Senator “Uncle Ted” Stevens and U.S. Representative Don (“Mr. Pork”) Young managed to have $231 million included in an appropriations bill to partially fund the Gravina ...

Question: There are some intersections where the light never turns green when I’m on my bike. Eventually I just look both ways to make sure it’s clear and ride through. But what’s the right way to do ...