It’s time to celebrate Blaine’s marine heritage with a family-fun-packed festival the first weekend in August.

Planning for the shoreline enhancement project slated for Birch Bay is well underway, but county officials still want as much input from community residents as possible.

The owner of the old Chuck’s Drive-In building on Peace Portal Drive wants to open a restaurant on the property but first needs approval from Blaine planning commissioners.

Blaine school board members discussed allowances provided to students traveling on school trips at their regular meeting on Monday, July 23.

The 11th annual Run to the Border fundraiser will be held at Marine Park on Saturday, August 4.

Blaine City Council members will allow a housing development to deviate slightly from city code even though the planning commission initially denied the request.

Whatcom County health officials have found unsafe levels of a marine biotoxin new to the area in shellfish samples taken from Semiahmoo Spit.

The 2nd Annual Birch Bay Music Festival is presenting SnipFest 2, featuring nine musical groups, including Reverend JD and the Blackout, and stand-up comedian Lisa Meyers.

Summer is once again poking out between grey clouds, which means allergies are kicking into high gear.

The City of Blaine’s Yard of the Week winners

Bakerview Nursery & Garden Center is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

Artist Michellino, who refers to herself by first name only, has found a new outlet for expressing her creativity in food. Michellino, along with two partners, has opened up the Eagle’s Roost restaurant in Birch Bay.

A Birch Bay man was treated for second-degree burns on his arm and face after a cigarette he was smoking ignited his medical oxygen supply, fire officials say.

The U.S. Border Patrol report for July 14 and July 15.

Police reports from the Blaine Police Department for July 21 through July 24, 2012

Hundreds of Birch Bay residents and visitors turned out on a sunny Saturday afternoon for fun and games during Birch Bay Discovery Days on Saturday and Sunday, July 21 and 22.

Featuring 12 artists, the 15th Annual Peace Arch Park International Sculpture Exhibition is on display until October 1.

Erika Stroebel, senior planner for Marine Resources, and Atina Casas from the Marine Resources committee of Whatcom County Public Works, plowed through tall grasses and muddy banks on their bi-monthly gathering of samples to test the quality of water sources draining into Birch Bay on Thursday, July 19.

Blaine and Birch Bay residents will see many more bicyclists along local roads this Saturday as the seventh annual Tour De Whatcom leads riders through the two communities.