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Whatcom Roundup: New Barkley Village restaurant; brewery opens; music downtown

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

New Barkley Village restaurant planned

A new restaurant is coming to Barkley Village, as the owners of “Hey Dumplin’” have filed a building permit application to begin construction at 1263 Barkley Blvd., Suite 102 in Bellingham, the current location of Taqueria Tecalitlan Mexican restaurant.

MOD Pizza and Starbucks in Barkley Village.
MOD Pizza and Starbucks in Barkley Village. Alyse Smith The Bellingham Herald


The application had not been approved as of May 30. The business also filed for a beer and wine license back in November.

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Stemma Brewing Co. opens second location

Stemma Brewing Co. opened its new brewery, taproom and beer garden Friday, June 5. The Herald visited the brewery before it opened to give you an inside look at Bellingham’s newest brewery, which has moved in and changed the previous location of Twin Sisters Brewery.

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Stemma Brewing Co.’s West indoor seating area at 508 Carolina St. in Bellingham.
Stemma Brewing Co.’s West indoor seating area at 508 Carolina St. in Bellingham. Alyse Smith The Bellingham Herald

The new brewery, Stemma West, will be open regularly from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily at 508 Carolina St. in Bellingham.

Downtown Sounds returns to Bellingham

Downtown Sounds, Bellingham’s annual summer concert series is returning in July. The concert lineup has been announced and features bands from across the country. Check out our guide to the popular summer event that starts next month.

Cuttlefish performs at Downtown Sounds last summer in Bellingham.
Cuttlefish performs at Downtown Sounds last summer in Bellingham. Downtown Bellingham Partnership Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald

Bellingham events, trivia nights and live music

Bellingham is full of local events, markets, festivals and other events during the month of June. 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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