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Great Breakfasts in Fairhaven

Monday, January 23

There are several great places to have breakfast in Fairhaven.  With over 20 eateries, you would expect that.  Above, we have the usual Monday morning guys at Skylark’s Cafe on 11th, opening at 8 am.  There is also the Harris Avenue Cafe, also opening at 8 am, a half block away with both serving full breakfasts.  Then Avenue Bread, opening at 7 am, has their great sweet rolls and breakfast Eggenues - breakfast sandwiches.  Plus we have several coffee shops that are open by 7 and 8 am. 

Have an iPhone or Android?  Fairhaven.com special formatted pages for smart phones will show you which of the restaurants that advertise here are open for every half hour of the day. Check to see who is open for breakfast or a late evening drink.  If they do not advertise here, we still show their phone number and you can call them.  Just click on the Dining category.  For iPhone users, you can create a quick and free web app which makes it quick to check for Fairhaven businesses anytime. 

Fairhaven shops and restaurants are open

Wednesday, January 18

Robin, the owner of Tony’s Coffee and Harris Avenue Cafe, shovels his sidewalk even as more snow is on the way.  While some places closed on Wednesday with the bitter cold and icy streets, all will probably be open now as the weather moderates. The historic buildings sure look great with the snow and the ambience in the cozy coffee shops is best on such days.  But the forecast says the rains and temps in the 40s will return on Friday. 

A sad tribute to Caleb “Flip” Kors

Saturday, January 14

Caleb “Flip” Kors, 10 years old and a talented juggler, died in an accident last week at his home.  Hundreds, no, thousands of us watched him perform and contributed a dollar to him.  Flip liked the Village Green and he entertained also at the Farmers Market in downtown Bellingham.  His death is a shock and sadness to many in our community.  And many have expressed their sorrow and respects by leaving memorabilia of Flip at the statue of Dirty Dan Harris on the Village Green.  I’m sure many of us in Fairhaven extend our sympathy and condolences to his family.

Let the new year begin

Monday, January 9

Fairhaven has several fine jewelry shops - and each offers original jewelry by Northwest artisans.  Russ, the owner of Silvery Moon on Harris Avenue, opens his shop this morning by carefully setting up his display counters.  A morning ritual for all jewelers.  Russ has over 30 years in the jewelry business which benefits his customers.  He can explain much about each piece he carries.  He describes his selection as “eclectic jewelry”. 

His Fairhaven.com business listing says he has the “largest selection of hand carved Northcoast Native and First Nations silver jewelry north of Seattle, including the work of Lummi/Elwha artist Al Charles Jr. and Kwakiutl artist Chris Cook.”  You can see his listing by clicking the link just below. 

We invite you to shop Fairhaven for special gifts all year long.  You will find unique one of a kinds at many shops.  There is not a single chain store in Fairhaven.  All shops and restaurants are locally owned.  They are also all locally managed.  And this means more attention to customers and their satisfaction. 

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