BELLINGHAM - A piece of Americana will soon be disappearing in Whatcom County: the sports card shop.
The local chapter of the National Assistance League will be moving its thrift store about a block to 1322 Cornwall Ave. on Thursday, Nov. 20.
A federal judge has ordered Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer to testify in a class-action lawsuit challenging the company's marketing of its Windows Vista operating system.
Mexico says its yearly growth rate dropped to 1.6 percent in the third quarter, its slowest rate since 2003, as the U.S. economy stalls.
The holiday shopping season is nearly upon us, and the level of concern among national retailers is palpable.
Q. My husband and I are considering purchasing a house near the campus of the university our son attends. We would rent the house to college students. We have never managed property as landlords before, and we live about four hours from the university. We are wondering what special issues we should consider in this type of investment and what types of improvements might be required, such as sprinkler systems or fire escapes. The properties we are considering have rental income that should more than cover the mortgage and taxes.
Each week, The Bellingham Herald takes a look at an ongoing construction project in Whatcom County. This week: Ferndale's Washington Street fire station.