If you’ve recently moved to Bellingham, or are wanting to check things out to see what all the buzz is about zip codes 98225, 6, 7, and 9... this show is for you! Whether you are a young professional, fully-entrenched in family life, or are getting out of the rat race of metropolitan life, let AJ and Chris be the first to welcome you to Bellingham! We’ve got a boatload of places to go and things to do here in this wonderful town of ours.

AJ has a Clarification from last week’s episode:

25:40 in- whats the show pops- Here come the brides (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Come_the_Brides)
-*Here Come the Brides* is an American (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) comedy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_comedy) Western (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_(genre)) series from Screen Gems (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_Gems) that aired on the ABC (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company) television network from September 25, 1968 to April 3, 1970. The series was loosely based upon the Mercer Girls project (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercer_Girls), Asa Mercer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asa_Mercer)'s efforts to bring civilization to old Seattle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle) in the 1860s by importing marriageable women from the east coast cities of the United States, where the ravages of the American Civil War (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War) left those towns short of men.

5:00 in - Bellingham: WA, SC, MN, MA, but NO MAINE


Thanks, AJ’s mom!


New to town: College graduate, young and solo 20-something? AKA THE FRESH BREW
*(Correction)The Racket - https://www.facebook.com/theracketbham/
* The Ruckus Room - https://www.ruckusbham.com/
* Temple Bar - http://www.templebarbellingham.com/
* Le Chat Noir - https://www.blackcatbellingham.com/
* Hana Teriyaki - https://www.yelp.com/biz/hana-teriyaki-bellingham
* Cafe Rumba - http://caferumbabham.com/
* Salsa Nights at Cafe Rumba 1st & 3rd Saturdays of every month, 9:30pm-midnight! Starts with an intro lesson, followed by the best mix of Latin music. $4 cover, all ages, beer/wine available for 21+
* Fairhaven Runners - https://fairhavenrunners.com/
* Vital Climbing Gym - https://www.vitalclimbinggym.com/bellingham
* Whatcom Mountain Biking Club - https://wmbcmtb.org/

New to town: 30-something family with a couple of kids? AKA THE GRIND

* Lake Padden Dog Park
* Whatcom Farmers Co-Op https://www.chsnw.com/
* Fairhaven Park/ splash pads for the kids
* Upper Whatcom Falls Park
* Pump track
* COB is looking to build other pump tracks in our Mountain Bike cult town- Birchwood park (https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article229586334.html)
* Derby Pond (under 14 dedicated fishing hole)
* Vegan/allergy friendly
* Soy House
* Wild Oat Bakery
* Perch & Play Indoor Playground & Cafe - https://perchandplay.com/
* Summit Trampoline Park - http://summitbellingham.com/
* Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema - https://www.bellingham.org/press-releases/fairhaven-outdoor-cinema-2019-summer-movies-in-the-park/

New to town: 50-something who sold their home in California or Seattle and bought a place up here AKA

* Aslan Depot - https://aslandepot.com/
* Archer’s Alehouse - https://www.thearcheralehouse.com/
* Primer Coffee / Elizabeth Station - https://www.elizabethstation.es/
* “What a 7-Eleven would be like if there was one in the Shire.”
* Keenan’s at the Pier - https://curiocollection3.hilton.com/en/hotels/washington/the-chrysalis-inn-and-spa-bellingham-curio-collection-by-hilton-BLITTQQ/dining/index.html
* Woods Roastery on Lakeway - https://woodscoffee.com/location/woods-roastery/
* Bellingham Farmers Market - Downtown Saturday AM, Barkley Village Wednesday PM - https://www.bellinghamfarmers.org/
* Elizabeth Park Summer Concert Series - Thursday evenings - https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethParkSummerConcerts/

Where do you go when “you gotta get a guy?”

* Watch/clock repair - Time Concepts - https://www.yelp.com/biz/time-concepts-bellingham
* Plumbing - Favinger Plumbing (full disclosure - AJ's wife used to work there) - https://www.favingerplumbing.com/
* Tech Coaching - Chris Powell - https://www.chrispowell.co/
* Photography - AJ Barse - https://ajbarse.com (https://ajbarse.com/)
* Tool rentals and everything for Home Improvement - Hardware Sales - https://www.hardwaresales.net/





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