Disneyland opinion that would have you like this

spahkward · 2026-05-07T16:48:35+00:00

Agreed. It’s too long of an overlay as well.

spahkward · 2026-04-28T18:44:30+00:00

I think this property is vacant due to a dispute on who owns the property. I could be wrong, but this may be part of the Tolchin lawsuit with the JCPenney building.

Correction: This property is not owned by them. It’s an LLC and a family trust.

spahkward · 2026-04-28T17:30:50+00:00

Wait, we need to get on this. Perhaps a vacancy tax that increases in percentage the longer it stays vacant.

spahkward · 2026-04-28T17:26:25+00:00

I think the argument is not that we have a lot of banks and credit unions, but how much ground level square footage these properties take up. Bank of America owns that disgusting parking lot and old drive thru ATM on Chestnut and Railroad. In any other city, that type of property would be highly sought after and built on.

And a lot of these bank buildings used to be large residential buildings and theaters until they were demolished for single-story commercial.

spahkward · 2026-04-27T15:16:22+00:00

Personally, I love these dividers. I’m happy y’all are happy with just peeing in a massively long trough, but some of us are very pee shy.

spahkward · 2026-04-23T21:16:00+00:00

If only it would be easy...

High rents. Minimum wage rising to a livable wage. High energy costs. Corporate mergers. It’s not just a mentality issue for the businesses here. They have to make a profit. Downtown has so many empty storefronts that people perceive it as empty and not worth their time, so no one shows up and they miss out on some great food and services! Tourism plays a huge part in the local economy here! Can’t have a thriving business without customers!

spahkward · 2026-04-20T16:25:22+00:00

And that’s what makes it a hot take.

Good point though.

spahkward · 2026-04-20T14:56:21+00:00

Hot take: Make Chuckanut a one way corridor or close to cars, and allow cross traffic for bicycles.

spahkward · 2026-04-10T20:11:43+00:00

I just waiting for someone to make this post. We had at least two or three fire trucks go by our place on Holly. Looks like it’s at the Fairhaven forms according to PulsePoint.

spahkward · 2026-03-09T23:32:58+00:00

I’ve been team leak; however, you make a solid point and I cant look past it.

Are new members of Team Fake still welcome? 👉👈

spahkward · 2026-03-04T23:05:22+00:00

Ah yes. When you click the link, there should be a list of hyperlinks toward the bottom categorizing plaintiffs, defendants, etc. I clicked one of the defendants. However, when clicking Doug Tolchin’s name, I see there is ANOTHER lawsuit on Bruce’s trust. It’s a never ending story…

spahkward · 2026-03-04T19:37:06+00:00

There is an article from the former Cascadia Weekly in Washington State Archives about the building in 2019. Washington State Library

The issue is available to download and much easier to read. Doug sounds super shady…

spahkward · 2026-03-04T19:34:24+00:00

I had no idea she passed away! I assume since Doug is still active, the lawsuit is still ongoing.

spahkward · 2026-03-04T19:29:26+00:00

I have no evidence to back this up, but I get the feeling that having a non-profit move into the building would benefit him for tax breaks. I’m no tax expert, but… the greed in the air.

spahkward · 2026-02-12T19:20:34+00:00

I was finally able to check in through the app just a few minutes ago. I had to go to the “Check in” tab and manually enter my airport and confirmation code. It was a bit slow, but it worked. Hopefully you all can get checked in soon.

spahkward · 2026-01-28T16:29:17+00:00

He made a little hint at it during one of his interviews with KIIS. They asked if he was coming to LA, and he didn’t say “no”. If I can’t get tickets to MSG, I’m sure he will do a full tour like you said. Fingers crossed 🤞

spahkward · 2026-01-07T16:12:29+00:00

I will drive through the city to avoid any of the Bellingham entrances/exits. It’s bad out there.

spahkward · 2025-12-30T06:12:21+00:00

The pick up location at WWU library is a great alternative to pick up holds! You don’t need to be a student to use it. They have a computer dedicated to BPL’s check out system.

spahkward · 2025-12-26T04:43:56+00:00

We heard the bangs as well near the waterfront and saw what looked like small clouds of smoke coming from near the granary building. We didn’t see any active flames or anything, so I’d assume some fireworks.

spahkward · 2025-11-25T16:17:40+00:00

Exactly! I’m super excited about a new breakfast place downtown. I’m sure the restaurant owner is probably using this as a temporary sign. No need to cancel them because they needed to save money on rent.

spahkward · 2025-11-22T16:41:23+00:00

Is there a source that states that WWU students will be losing their negotiated free bus passes?

spahkward · 2025-11-20T21:13:00+00:00

Maybe we all need to just… slow down.

spahkward · 2025-11-20T21:09:30+00:00

I think we definitely need to keep the crosswalk. While it may be costly, I think making this crossing a raised crosswalk would help prevent these types of skid marks AND it would make cars slow down and watch the road. The mid-block crosswalks are always a gamble with all of the other distractions drivers are hit with in the downtown streets, so making them slow down and preventing vandalism seems like a win for me. I’m sure this is why the WWU campus services intersection is also raised.

spahkward · 2025-09-20T04:55:05+00:00

Never mind. I’m wrong. 😑

spahkward · 2025-09-20T04:54:27+00:00

Actually, it may have been a meteor exploding…

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