It is competitive, the coaches are talented, and the players are well taken care of. Its reverse, the "Pineapple Express", refers to acutely mild autumn and winter spells – for most of such a spell, an unusually warm and steady wind comes out of the south. [114], The City of Bellingham has a non-partisan strong-mayor, weak-council form of government. Lake Whatcom forms part of the eastern boundary of the city, while many smaller lakes and wetland areas are found around the region. It flies on local flagpoles, hangs in restaurants and breweries, and appears on T-shirts, stickers, and skateboards. Such an event was recorded on November 28, 2006, when air temperatures of 12 °F (−11 °C) were accompanied by 30 to 48 miles per hour (48 to 77 km/h) winds. The city is also home to What's Up! The Northwest Film School is a private, non-profit educational institution specializing in digital media production. The Bellingham-based Whatcom Peace & Justice Center publishes a calendar, Bellingham Pride is a gay pride parade and festival held in July each year to celebrate, Northwest Ballet, a regional ballet company, performs classical ballets. The racial makeup of the city was 84.9% White, 1.3% African American, 1.3% Native American, 5.1% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 2.8% from other races, and 4.3% from two or more races. [72], In recognition of his work on the flag and its success in the community, Lockhart was given a 2016 Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center Peace Builder Award[73] a Lifetime Achievement Award from What's Up! Whatcom Creek runs through the center of the city. The airport is home of the first Air and Marine Operations Center,[139] to assist the US Department of Homeland Security with border surveillance. As of 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $32,530, and the median income for a family was $47,196. Wednesday nights in the summer see Downtown Sounds, a family-friendly concert series featuring food booths and a beer garden with local breweries held on Bay Street. Fast, easy, and always FREE to use. Amtrak also operates one Thruway bus trip to supplement its train service on the corridor. The city of Bellingham was incorporated in 1903 through the consolidation of Bellingham, Whatcom, Fairhaven, and Sehome into the city of Bellingham. [71] On April 24, 2017, the Bellingham City Council adopted it as the official city flag. "[89], The city has resisted expanding the Urban Growth Area for many years,[90] and hopes to fit both multi-family and single-family growth within the city limits. Email us at [email protected]. It has four sets of waterfalls and several miles of walking trails. There are several theaters and productions in Bellingham: The Bellingham Flag, designed by Bradley Lockhart, was the winner of a contest held by the Downtown Bellingham Partnership in 2015. The seventh council member is elected at-large every two years. [88] According to Aaron Terrazas, senior economist at Zillow, "Given the area's pace of growth, it would require very aggressive building to keep rent affordability in check. 15.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 23.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.9% were from 25 to 44; 22% were from 45 to 64; and 12.8% were 65 years of age or older. Whatcom citizens would not support a city named Fairhaven, and Fairhaven residents would not support a city named Whatcom. Places adjacent to Bellingham, Washington, Extensive historical weather data for Bellingham can be found at, List of people from Bellingham, Washington, "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Washington: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019", "Canada, Seattle's neighbor to the north? Topix is a technology company focusing on entertainment such as celebrities, pop culture, the offbeat, health, current events, and more. Bellingham was reported to have the lowest average sunshine amount of any city in the US. The AMRE also operates KMRE-LP 102.3 FM, a low-power FM radio station which broadcasts a number of old shows popular many decades ago, as well as programming of general interest to the community. Males had a median income of $35,288 versus $25,971 for females. [27] Despite this, Bellingham also has mild, pleasant summers and confirmed scientific climate data indicates it is actually less cloudy on average than Seattle (SeaTac), Everett (Paine Field) and Olympia. The Bellingham International Airport offers scheduled commuter flights to and from Seattle and Friday Harbor, Washington, and regularly scheduled jet service to various West Coast airports. The city also has three state highways: State Route 11, a scenic byway through the Chuckanut Mountains; State Route 539, which connects to Lynden and the Canadian border; and State Route 542, which travels east to the Mount Baker Ski Area.[138]. South and eastward of the city limits are taller foothills of the North Cascades mountains. The documentary film, "Smells Like Money – The Story of Bellingham's Georgia Pacific Plant"[103] tells the story of the site, which has since been purchased by the Port of Bellingham chiefly to create a marina in the 37-acre (150,000 m2) wastewater lagoon. This revised structure leaves open the possibility of a full league playoff format. [24] The lowest elevations are at sea level along the waterfront. 40357 Sexy Sassy Sisters. Bellingham was officially incorporated on December 28, 1903,[19] as a result of the incremental consolidation of the four towns initially situated on the east of Bellingham Bay during the final decade of the 19th Century. West Coast League®. It has more than 16,000 students. The General Electric Company of New York purchased the Fairhaven Line and New Whatcom street rail line in 1897. The Kelowna Falcons announced Thursday their withdrawal from the 2021 schedule. Bellingham is 18 miles (29 km) south of the US-Canada border and 50 miles (80 km) southeast of Vancouver. Mindport[55] is a privately funded arts and science museum. [101], The Bellingham waterfront has served as an industrial center for more than a century, starting with the arrival of Henry Roeder and Russell Peabody in the mid-1800s. [69] One of more than 50 city flag design projects instigated by the Roman Mars TED Talk,[70] the Bellingham Flag has been widely embraced by citizens and businesses. The area has had exceptionally early and strong penetration of cable television since the 1950s, and there have never been any local translators of the major Seattle TV stations. For-profit schools include Charter College, Lean Leadership Institute, Washington Engineering Institute and Washington Technology Institute. [113], Future Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. began his professional career with the short-season class A Bellingham Mariners of the Northwest League in 1987. Bellingham is the homeland of Coast Salish peoples of the Lummi and neighboring tribes. [108], The people of Bellingham pursue a diverse range of amateur sports, with skiing and snowboarding at the Mount Baker Ski Area popular in the winter and kayaking and cycling in the summer. Bellingham was the site of the Bellingham riots against East Indian (Sikh) immigrant workers in 1907. The 2011-2012 Western Men's Basketball team won the NCAA Division II National Championship. Mount Baker is the largest peak in the local area, with a summit elevation of 10,778 feet (3,285 m) that is only 31 miles (50 km) from Bellingham Bay. 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Western Washington University also operates a collegiate road cycling program that took top-5 positions nationwide at the 2006 nationals. The city had a population of 80,885 as of the 2010 census and is estimated to have grown to 92,314 as of 2019. Find restaurant reviews, photos, discounts and more! It will typically follow several days of Arctic northeast outflow winds, and it can melt significant snow accumulations quickly, pushing drainage systems to their limits. The phenomenon occurs every year between June 14 and June 28. They sold the coal baring land to San Francisco investors who established the Bellingham Bay Coal Company, eventually a subsidiary of the Black Diamond Coal Mining Company. The annual International Day of Peace is celebrated in Bellingham on September 21. 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