A woman serving time in the city’s Court Work Program in lieu of jail time was removed from the program after a strange visit to a store in which she apparently tried to steal a vacuum cleaner.

Demolition has started on the long-vacant business building on the northeast corner of Commercial Ave. and Tenth St.

“I need to make room for a second dishwasher,” states Jackie Davison. Her one-year-old business, The Potluck Kitchen Studio, is getting busier.

The Heartbleed computer security bug is many things: a catastrophic tech failure, an open invitation to criminal hackers and yet another reason to upgrade our passwords on dozens of websites. But more than anything else, Heartbleed reveals our neglect of Internet security.

A Bellingham marine conservation group plans to remove boulders that were designed to protect against erosion on the west side of Shannon Point.

Mayor Gere has appointed eleven citizens to a new Community Advisory Committee to assist in the development of a community vision, the upcoing 2016 Comprehensive Plan update and a future strategic plan.