Matt Benoit

Thousands of fire lookouts used to criss-cross the United States. WhatcomTalk's Matt Benoit shares their history and looks at five particularly excellent ones still here in Whatcom County.

Since opening Bry’s Filipino Cuisine on State Street in downtown Bellingham in late February, 34-year-old Bryan Matamorosa hasn’t been getting as much sleep as he’d like. On several occasions, in fact, he’s worked as much as 120 hours a week.

Learn how Cascade Connections works to provide residential and vocational services to local individuals with disabilities — and how the nonprofit recently received a much-needed boost from the First Fed Foundation, a private charitable arm of First Fed.

Learn how the Healthy Children’s Fund — a countywide initiative to support vulnerable children and families— is helping to strengthen and expand Mobile Mama.

Every year, Karen Kildall Occhiogrosso is asked who the Northwest Washington Fair’s big grandstand headliner is, and every year, her response as the fair’s director of sponsorships is the same: It all depends on what you like.

Have you, like us, been watching all the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games you can handle? WhatcomTalk's Matt Benoit highlights the competing Team USA athletes who hail from our state and region, including locals Jonas Ecker and Elouan Gardon.

The ductwork in your home is essential to both comfort and health, delivering hot and cold air where needed. But oftentimes, says John Barron, owner of Barron Heating AC Electrical & Plumbing, those duct systems aren’t anywhere close to achieving airtight efficiency.

Who doesn't love a mascot? In part one of a two-part series, WhatcomTalk's Matt Benoit shares a sampling of (and history about) a few of the costumed supporters you may have seen around town over the years.

Share via: 0 Shares More Although it’s been operating regionally for nearly two decades, many Whatcom County residents probably haven’t heard about Mountain Pacific Bank. That’s likely to change, however, with the grand opening of its first Whatcom County branch. Located at 2200 Rimland Drive Suite 110 in Bellingham’s Barkley Village neighborhood, the new branch […]

PeaceHealth is proud to be presenting sponsor of the Bellingham Bay Marathon and staff the race with medical volunteers along the route. Dr. Robert Rush — medical director for trauma, acute care surgery, and surgical quality at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center — is also the race’s medical director and shares helpful tips on how to stay health for this popular event.