Blaine residents offered numerous suggestions to parks commissioners on how upcoming levy funds, with voter approval, could be spent to improve parks and recreation in Blaine, but all agreed on one point: the importance of the levy needs to be driven home sooner rather than later.

The first meeting of the Blaine school board began with a work session on a subject that is near, but perhaps not dear to board members’ hearts: money troubles.

The owners of 45 acres of land in southeast Blaine are one step closer to being able to develop the property after a Blaine City Council vote on Monday night.

The public at large will get another chance to comment on the potential rezone of nearly 500 acres of land just south of Drayton Harbor at the October 11 Whatcom County Council meeting.

The stretch of Lincoln Road closed over the summer for improvements reopened Friday after the Lynden-based contractor completed the project ahead of schedule and within budget.

During the recent recession, most of the stories we hear are of businesses closing. However, there is at least one Blaine resident who has been in business continuously for the past 50 years.

What happens when you combine creative thinking with a piece of property that has unrealized view potential? The result was a distinct home built on Salish Road, situated on Kwann Lake, with views of Mt. Baker, the Twin Sisters, a community park and golf course.

After the winds have subsided, the rain has stopped and flood waters have receded, many homeowners find themselves facing the real challenge of a heavy rainstorm: the clean-up.

“Let’s Do It Again,” a free public program about movie remakes, will be presented from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, October 5, at the Discovery Theater at Semiahmoo Resort.

With fall sports in full swing, the Blaine Boys and Girls Club is finding itself in need of coaches for its youth sports teams.

Police reports from the Blaine Police Department for September 21 - 27, 2011

The Yard of the Week ended its fifth season this week after awarding 19 yards in Blaine with a Yard of the Week award from May 12 through September 15.

For Borderite fans it had to be like watching an iceberg move or waiting for the leaves to change color. Yet, inexorably, powerful 3A Ferndale managed to finally shake free of Blaine to post a 34-7 Northwest conference victory at Memorial Field on Friday, September 23.

Volleyball sees some close matches while girls' soccer still looks for their first win

Officials with Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railway want to demolish the 100-year-old Blaine Train Depot because it "no longer provides a viable function."

The public at large will get another chance to comment on the potential rezone of nearly 500 acres of land just south of Drayton Harbor at a future Whatcom County Council meeting.