Lindsey Payne Johnstone Selected for National Emerging Leader Fellowship
IDA’s program cohort from 27 cities to learn essential leadership and place management skills
The Downtown Bellingham Partnership (DBP) is proud to announce that Executive Director Lindsey Payne Johnstone has been selected as one of the urban place managers for the 2025 International Downtown Association (IDA) Emerging Leader Fellowship (ELF) program. Through a competitive selection process, IDA selected 27 of the industry’s brightest senior staff professionals from 15 states and provinces around North America including Philadelphia, PA; Charlotte, NC; Cleveland, OH; Austin, TX; Boulder, CO; Lethbridge, AB; Bellingham, WA; San Fransico, CA. Alumni of the IDA Emerging Leader Fellowship program, launched in 2016, are fast becoming sought-after leaders for the future of city building worldwide.
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Gallery Alley brings art to the streets of Bellingham
Gallery Alley is an outdoor art exhibition in the alley between Wild Buffalo and what was Mindport Exhibits, now the future home of the Children of the Setting Sun Productions, on West Holly Street in Bellingham.
It is organized by the Downtown Bellingham Partnership in collaboration with the RE Store, which aims to use reclaimed doors as canvases.
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Get Ready to Sip, Support, and Win with the Third Annual Coffee Crawl
Sustainable Connections’ Think Local First program is thrilled to announce the return of the Coffee Crawl, now in its third year. Kicking off on May 1, 2025, and running through the end of June, this event invites community members to explore new local coffee shops and cafes while enjoying their daily cup of joe – with a chance to win prizes along the way!
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Boundary Bay Brewery & Bistro to Host a Vibrant Latin Music Festival on June 13th and 14th
Join Boundary Brewery & Bistro for a two day festival of Latin Music, June 13-14. The beer garden in downtown Bellingham will host music that celebrates the beauty and diversity of Latin Music, with artists sharing sounds inspired from Argentina to Barcelona.
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WTA to Host Open House Showcasing New NaviLens Wayfinding Technology
BELLINGHAM, WA - Whatcom Transportation Authority (WTA) invites the community to an open house on Friday, April 18, from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. at Bellingham Station to learn more about NaviLens, a free app that makes transit more accessible. WTA staff will demonstrate how NaviLens works and help riders download and test the smartphone app onsite.
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Toad the Wet Sprocket Stops in Bellingham on their Good Intentions Tour
Toad the Wet Sprocket Stops in Bellingham on their Good Intentions Tour Bellingham, WA — Toad The Wet Sprocket continue to uplift audiences with their melodic alt rock guitars, introspective lyrics, and signature vocal harmonies that catapulted them to mainstream success 30+ years ago! The 2025 Good Intentions tour will be traveling around the U.S. with a stop at the Mount Baker Theatre in Bellingham on Thursday, July 24 featuring Semisonic and Sixpence None the Richer.
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The Broadway National Tour of The Addams Family Comes to Bellingham on June 4
A comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, the magnificently macabre hit musical The Addams Family comes to Mount Baker Theatre in Bellingham for one night only on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
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Part of Bellingham has been named one of the most creative neighborhoods in America
Bellingham is secure enough about its artsy identity that it probably doesn’t need an internet survey conducted thousands of miles away for validation. But that didn’t stop Philadelphia-based real estate company Brotherly Love Properties from including a Bellingham neighborhood in its recent list of the most creative places in the country. The study aimed to rank the most sought-after neighborhoods in America for their attractiveness to creative people. Based on over 3,000 responses, it came up with a list of the 110 best neighborhoods for creative people in the country. While plenty of those included were famous neighborhoods in big cities, downtown Bellingham ranked in the top 25, the highest of any neighborhood in Washington.
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