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Whatcom Roundup: New restaurant in downtown Bellingham; Christmas dinners; holiday events

The corner of Cornwall Ave and E Holly St. in downtown Bellingham.
The corner of Cornwall Ave and E Holly St. in downtown Bellingham. The Bellingham Herald

Here’s your weekly roundup of the latest retail, business and restaurant activity in and around Whatcom County:

Restaurant opening in downtown Bellingham

Bordertown Mexican Restaurant, with locations in Blaine and Lynden, plans to open a new location in downtown Bellingham. Bordertown Mexican Restaurant announced the new location in a social media post.

According to the post, Bordertown Mexican Restaurant will open a new restaurant at 1055 N State St., the previous location of Pepper Sisters restaurant, in about two months.

No official opening date has been announced.

Bellingham restaurants open on Christmas

Don’t want to cook on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? We’ve put together a list of Bellingham restaurants that will be open and serving special meals on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Reservations are encouraged for many of the festive meals.

Holiday events across Whatcom County

Looking for festive tree lightings, parades, vendor markets, ice skating and New Years parties nearby? We’ve put together a guide of Whatcom County’s holiday events you won’t want to miss.

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Bellingham events, trivia nights and live music

Bellingham is full of local events, markets, festivals and other events during the month of December. Here’s your guide to this month’s events, trivia, live music and more. For an extensive list of local events, visit our new Events page at www.bellinghamherald.com/events/#.

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Alyse Smith
The Bellingham Herald
Alyse Smith is a reporter at The Bellingham Herald covering retail, restaurants, jobs and business. If you like stories like this, please consider supporting our work with a subscription to our newspaper.
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