Building a stronger, more just & transparent democracy
Building a stronger, more just & transparent democracy
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Area pet owners who try to schedule veterinary appointments often encounter a phone that rings off the hook or an automated message saying the clinic will get back to them as soon as possible. When clients do connect, they often find the next available appointment can be weeks or months out. This frustrating situation is not just happening in the Stanwood and Camano area, but it is a problem vexing many pet care-related businesses nationwide. Pandemic game changer During the...
WHATCOM - A total of about 70 flood-prone properties have been identified by the county as eligible to be either bought out or have buildings raised with public money. It's connected to the record flooding that hit Whatcom County in November 2021. There are two rounds of application for Hazard Mitigation Assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Public comment on the first round of application is happening now, through Dec. 15. The county hopes to receive a...
If you strolled by SanKai recently, you've seen what appears to be a trio of see-through igloos outside its Fourth Avenue North location. Nope. They are geodesic domes constructed from high-strength polycarbonate material 200 times stronger than glass and capable of sustaining 70 mph winds. That's a mouthful. So go ahead and call them domes. Or igloos. Or dome pods. They are booming in popularity worldwide after the worst of the pandemic subsided (we think) and are especially...
Mail Boxes International owner Brant Baron stands in his H Street company's storage room lined with boxes. Holiday sales have returned to normal this year, which is about 50 percent more than nonseasonal times, Baron says, but overall business is not operating at prepandemic levels. "We're still not back to where we were precovid," Baron said. "There's still a lot of people who haven't been back to the states since. But we're hearing more and more people every day saying,...
