Whatcom Roundup: New brewery opening; salon coming to Bellingham; restaurant anniversary

Alyse Smith
·1 min read

Here’s your weekly roundup of the latest retail, business and restaurant activity in and around Whatcom County:

New brewery opening ‘any day now’

District Brewing, a brewery and restaurant with locations in Mount Vernon and Ferndale is planning to open its newest location in Lynden, “any day now,” according to a Facebook post.

The restaurant will serve pizza, wings, salads and appetizers. It will be located at 6918 Hannegan Road, Suite 103, in Lynden.

New salon coming to Bellingham

A new salon is planned to open in Bellingham. Ardor Salon filed a permit with the city of Bellingham for a new salon at 1125 Finnegan Way #102, in the same building as the Corner Taphouse.

The permit had not been approved as of April 12.

Jalapeños celebrates 25th anniversary

Jalapeños, a local Mexican restaurant with four Bellingham locations is celebrating its 25th anniversary on Monday, April 22. Each local restaurant will have a special discounted menu with items priced like they were in the 2000’s, according to a post about the deal on Facebook. Happy hour will run from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. to close. The restaurants will also hold a raffle for gift cards and other prizes.

Each location is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m Friday and Saturday. Jalapeños is at 2945 Newmarket Pl., 501 W. Holly St., 1007 Harris Ave. and 4451 Meridian St.

Bellingham events, trivia nights and live music

Bellingham is full of local events, markets, festivals and other events during April. Here’s your guide to this month’s events, trivia nights, live music and more.

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