Culture Made There: Spincycle Yarns crafts with the colors of the rainbow Rachel Price and Kate Burge-Tibi got started at the Bellingham Farmers Market and now run a mill and dye house along with a flagship store. Support for Made There is provided by Visit Bellingham... by Shirlyn J. Wong / August 16, 2024
Culture Made There: Calypso Kitchen's Sarah Chan is a food ambassador Through her business and nonprofit PNW Plateful, Chan helps bring Caribbean flavors and spices to Whatcom County. Support for Made There is provided by Visit Bellingham Whatcom County. by Shirlyn J. Wong / August 9, 2024
Culture Made There: Mo's Parlor crafts a whimsical world of cosplay Costumer, foam smith and prop builder Mo Green believes that all bodies deserve to participate in this elaborate form of performance art. Support for Made There is provided by Visit Bellingham... by Shirlyn J. Wong / August 2, 2024
Culture Made There: How Fairhaven's Babygreens is bringing the outside in At his Bellingham-area shop, Nick Meza's goal is to make plant ownership accessible to all — regardless of how green your thumb may be. Support for Made There is provided by Visit Bellingham Whatcom... by Shirlyn J. Wong / July 26, 2024
Culture Made There: Botanical teas brewing in Whatcom County Scout Urling blended a degree in pre-medicine, the study of herbalism and her love of plants to create Flying Bird Botanicals. Support for Made There is provided by Visit Bellingham Whatcom County. by Shirlyn J. Wong / July 19, 2024
Culture Made There: From a Bellingham backyard to YouTube's "Hot Ones" Funky’s Hot Sauce Factory began as a passion project for owner Matthew Mini, who started crafting sauces with peppers grown in his garden. Support for Made There is provided by Visit Bellingham... by Shirlyn J. Wong / July 12, 2024
Politics Social workers fleeing troubled foster care system Lousy pay, a toxic workplace and excessive workloads are driving away the people who serve vulnerable kids and their families. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / December 7, 2016
Politics Foster parents abandoning troubled system Washington state lost nearly one in five foster homes between 2008 and 2015 amid complaints of discord and disarray. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / October 27, 2016
Politics 4 fixes for Washington’s foster-care crisis Brandon Fogg, who has experience both as a foster child and foster parent, says foster care needs a celebrity champion. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / September 21, 2016
Equity State’s foster system sets kids up for failure When foster children spend the night in a hotel or in a foster home that agrees to keep them for only one night at a time, they typically don’t make it to school the next day. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / September 20, 2016
