Cocoa Laney
@cocoalaney.bsky.social
Lifestyle editor/reporter for Cascadia Daily News. Occasional picture taker, bookworm and friend to cats. Reach me at cocoalaney@cascadiadaily.com.
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@skylineprintworks.bsky.social is so good at articulating what motivates her work. I’m stoked @cocoalaney.bsky.social featured Sarah this week!
Bellingham printmaker pays tribute to local landmarks with paper and ink | Cascadia Daily News
Skyline Printworks originals are accessible to 'anybody from a broke college student to a homeowner'
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April 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
@skylineprintworks.bsky.social is so good at articulating what motivates her work. I’m stoked @cocoalaney.bsky.social featured Sarah this week!
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A fun one out now with @cocoalaney.bsky.social
Printmaking is a tactile medium. Finger specializes in relief printing, which is when an artist places an image on a block and carves out negative space.
Watch the process in a video by CDN's @finnwendt.com:
Watch the process in a video by CDN's @finnwendt.com:
Skyline Printworks | Made in Cascadia
YouTube video by Cascadia Daily News
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April 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A fun one out now with @cocoalaney.bsky.social
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George Dyson is modest about his achievements. From bestselling author to university lecturer and waterfront activist, he plays a near-comical amount of roles.
February 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
George Dyson is modest about his achievements. From bestselling author to university lecturer and waterfront activist, he plays a near-comical amount of roles.
@haileyjhoffman.bsky.social is one of the most talented, and compassionate, people I know. Wherever she goes next, I know she’ll shine.
Staff visual journalist Hailey Hoffman reflects on her last three years at Cascadia Daily News as she moves on to a new phase of life and new adventures.
CDN photographer reflects on community connections as she says goodbye | Cascadia Daily News
In 3 years, Hailey Hoffman photographed and wrote stories on topics from the schooner Zodiac to children lost to overdoses
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February 9, 2025 at 3:13 AM
@haileyjhoffman.bsky.social is one of the most talented, and compassionate, people I know. Wherever she goes next, I know she’ll shine.
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The Sunnyland Sawdust Collective's collaborative spirit adds camaraderie to what would otherwise be a solitary trade. In another community, their mixed demographics might seem unusual — but members say it’s par for the course in Bellingham.
Group woodworker studio in Bellingham generates collaboration and energy | Cascadia Daily News
Sunnyland Sawdust Collective includes tradespeople from age 26 to 50
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January 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The Sunnyland Sawdust Collective's collaborative spirit adds camaraderie to what would otherwise be a solitary trade. In another community, their mixed demographics might seem unusual — but members say it’s par for the course in Bellingham.
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Cascadia Daily News in Bellingham, Washington is hiring four positions.
➡️ Visual Journalist
➡️ Audience Engagement Editor
➡️ Health Care and Public Health Reporter
➡️ Advertising Sales and Production Coordinator
Learn more and apply at cascadiadaily.com/jobs.
➡️ Visual Journalist
➡️ Audience Engagement Editor
➡️ Health Care and Public Health Reporter
➡️ Advertising Sales and Production Coordinator
Learn more and apply at cascadiadaily.com/jobs.
CDN Jobs | Cascadia Daily News
Currently hiring: Visual Journalist, Audience Engagement Editor, Health Care and Public Health Reporter, Advertising Sales and Production Coordinator, strin ...
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January 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Cascadia Daily News in Bellingham, Washington is hiring four positions.
➡️ Visual Journalist
➡️ Audience Engagement Editor
➡️ Health Care and Public Health Reporter
➡️ Advertising Sales and Production Coordinator
Learn more and apply at cascadiadaily.com/jobs.
➡️ Visual Journalist
➡️ Audience Engagement Editor
➡️ Health Care and Public Health Reporter
➡️ Advertising Sales and Production Coordinator
Learn more and apply at cascadiadaily.com/jobs.
In case you missed it, here's one of my favorite features from 2025 (so far). I'm also actively seeking recommendations for future participants in this series, lovingly referred to in the newsroom as "unusual living."
Bellingham family finds sanctuary living in historic church | Cascadia Daily News
Unique space has sheltered the couple through a devastating fire and the birth of their son
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January 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM
In case you missed it, here's one of my favorite features from 2025 (so far). I'm also actively seeking recommendations for future participants in this series, lovingly referred to in the newsroom as "unusual living."
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The @cascadiadaily.com newsroom is usually focused on reporting. Unless it's the annual holiday potluck brunch and Secret Santa gift exchange.
Then, we eat local donuts (Lafeen's), homemade dishes and yes, still reflect on the news. Because #journalism.
Oh, I'm the empty chair in the foreground.
Then, we eat local donuts (Lafeen's), homemade dishes and yes, still reflect on the news. Because #journalism.
Oh, I'm the empty chair in the foreground.
December 21, 2024 at 2:57 PM
The @cascadiadaily.com newsroom is usually focused on reporting. Unless it's the annual holiday potluck brunch and Secret Santa gift exchange.
Then, we eat local donuts (Lafeen's), homemade dishes and yes, still reflect on the news. Because #journalism.
Oh, I'm the empty chair in the foreground.
Then, we eat local donuts (Lafeen's), homemade dishes and yes, still reflect on the news. Because #journalism.
Oh, I'm the empty chair in the foreground.
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Bellingham WA-based @cascadiadaily.com is thrilled to be one of 66 U.S. newsrooms announced today as 2025-26 partners with the Report for America program. Our RFA reporter will cover public health and health care systems in Whatcom and Skagit counties in Northwest Washington State.
Report for America announces 100+ newsroom partners and the opening of new corps member applications - Report for America
Report for America announces 100+ newsroom partners and the opening of new corps member applications Selections include 66 local newsroom partners and corps member positions, 35 accelerator program pa...
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December 17, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Bellingham WA-based @cascadiadaily.com is thrilled to be one of 66 U.S. newsrooms announced today as 2025-26 partners with the Report for America program. Our RFA reporter will cover public health and health care systems in Whatcom and Skagit counties in Northwest Washington State.
The bookworm in me is pretty delighted that our librarians' "most-loved books of 2024" list cracked the top five most-read stories this week.
Whatcom County librarians' most-loved books of 2024 | Cascadia Daily News
Four reads to add to your 2025 TBR list
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December 18, 2024 at 7:09 PM
The bookworm in me is pretty delighted that our librarians' "most-loved books of 2024" list cracked the top five most-read stories this week.
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Holidays are a big deal at Sean Humphrey House, but so are the little things: home-cooked meals, high-speed internet, attention from Daisy the dog.
People with HIV/AIDs find acceptance and 'family' at Bellingham nonprofit | Cascadia Daily News
Those living at Sean Humphrey House practice gratitude and celebrating every day
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December 11, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Holidays are a big deal at Sean Humphrey House, but so are the little things: home-cooked meals, high-speed internet, attention from Daisy the dog.
Repping @cascadiadaily.com on trails throughout the Oregon Coast this weekend 🏃♀️🌊
December 8, 2024 at 10:53 PM
Repping @cascadiadaily.com on trails throughout the Oregon Coast this weekend 🏃♀️🌊
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We're pumped to see the rapidly growing numbers of Bluesky followers for @cascadiadaily.com, the Northwest's pluckiest news startup. Here's
How to stay in touch with our news staff. go.bsky.app/MJLv5vu
How to stay in touch with our news staff. go.bsky.app/MJLv5vu
December 7, 2024 at 2:21 AM
We're pumped to see the rapidly growing numbers of Bluesky followers for @cascadiadaily.com, the Northwest's pluckiest news startup. Here's
How to stay in touch with our news staff. go.bsky.app/MJLv5vu
How to stay in touch with our news staff. go.bsky.app/MJLv5vu
@finnwendt.com and I have been working on the MIC series for almost a year now. I can now recite the basics of lutherie, jam- and cheese-making, spontaneous fermentation, flower farming, coffee roasting, upcycling and, most recently ... chicken genetics. (You should recruit me for your trivia team.)
In case you missed it: "Made in Cascadia" is a multipart series highlighting makers and artisans in Whatcom and Skagit counties, written by CDN's lifestyle editor @cocoalaney.bsky.social
Previously featured: textiles, fermentation, cheese, guitars, flowers, jam and coffee.
Read more here:
Previously featured: textiles, fermentation, cheese, guitars, flowers, jam and coffee.
Read more here:
Made in Cascadia | Cascadia Daily News
Made in Cascadia is a multipart series highlighting makers and artisans in Whatcom and Skagit counties. Written by Cocoa Laney // Video by Finn Wendt https: ...
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December 5, 2024 at 10:42 PM
@finnwendt.com and I have been working on the MIC series for almost a year now. I can now recite the basics of lutherie, jam- and cheese-making, spontaneous fermentation, flower farming, coffee roasting, upcycling and, most recently ... chicken genetics. (You should recruit me for your trivia team.)
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Even though chickens at Spring Creek Heritage Farms are top of the market, meat is secondary to their overall mission.
The Bellingham farm's top aim is providing breeders, homesteaders, farmers and “backyard birders” with live chicks — particularly rare breeds that might otherwise be lost.
The Bellingham farm's top aim is providing breeders, homesteaders, farmers and “backyard birders” with live chicks — particularly rare breeds that might otherwise be lost.
From 'table birds' to rare purebreds, Bellingham farm raises chickens of many feathers | Cascadia Daily News
Spring Creek Heritage Farms specializes in chicken genetics, prioritizes breed preservation
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December 5, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Even though chickens at Spring Creek Heritage Farms are top of the market, meat is secondary to their overall mission.
The Bellingham farm's top aim is providing breeders, homesteaders, farmers and “backyard birders” with live chicks — particularly rare breeds that might otherwise be lost.
The Bellingham farm's top aim is providing breeders, homesteaders, farmers and “backyard birders” with live chicks — particularly rare breeds that might otherwise be lost.
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Old City Hall, perhaps Bellingham's most iconic structure, has survived two potential tear-downs, the second in the wake of a devastating fire. It was rebuilt thanks to a 12-year restoration project fueled by a passionate community.
December 1, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Old City Hall, perhaps Bellingham's most iconic structure, has survived two potential tear-downs, the second in the wake of a devastating fire. It was rebuilt thanks to a 12-year restoration project fueled by a passionate community.
This is one of my favorite things I've written for CDN as of late! Writing about history is fun (especially if it means I get to hang out in the Whatcom Museum's archives, look at old photos and/or obsess over a taxidermy bird collection).
“Being a newcomer in 2007, this building anchored the whole town to me,” said Patricia Leach, Whatcom Museum’s executive director. “And I think that many people who live here, who were born and raised here, feel the same way. It’s iconic.”
Learn more in this week's Sunday Read:
Learn more in this week's Sunday Read:
Why Old City Hall almost didn't survive — and how the community saved it | Cascadia Daily News
2024 marks 50 years since the iconic history museum's restoration
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December 2, 2024 at 1:03 AM
This is one of my favorite things I've written for CDN as of late! Writing about history is fun (especially if it means I get to hang out in the Whatcom Museum's archives, look at old photos and/or obsess over a taxidermy bird collection).
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We’ve made a friendly started pack for folks to get their Bellingham/Whatcom County/Skagit County news. Give us a follow
November 26, 2024 at 5:13 PM
We’ve made a friendly started pack for folks to get their Bellingham/Whatcom County/Skagit County news. Give us a follow
I'm unfailingly obsessed with year-end book roundups, and I spotted a few of my own top picks from 2024 on NPR's list. (I'm also always open to recommendations — so if you had a favorite book this year, please tell me about it!)
Books We Love
Here are 350+ great reads from 2024 hand-picked just for you by NPR staff and trusted critics.
apps.npr.org
November 27, 2024 at 5:19 PM
I'm unfailingly obsessed with year-end book roundups, and I spotted a few of my own top picks from 2024 on NPR's list. (I'm also always open to recommendations — so if you had a favorite book this year, please tell me about it!)
In case you missed it: I put together a roundup of ways to give back this holiday season for last week's @cascadiadaily.com. If you have money, goods or time to spare, here are a few ways to support community members in need.
Ways to give back this holiday season, in Whatcom and Skagit counties | Cascadia Daily News
Donating goods, money and time to charitable organizations in 2024
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November 26, 2024 at 6:04 PM
In case you missed it: I put together a roundup of ways to give back this holiday season for last week's @cascadiadaily.com. If you have money, goods or time to spare, here are a few ways to support community members in need.
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So. For followers who have no idea what #Cascadia Daily News is.
A hyperlocal, 3-year-old startup #news org with daily stories online and a weekly print paper.
Winner of bunches of awards for that.
Unabashedly pro-democracy. In a Constitutional way.
More: www.cascadiadaily.com/2024/oct/07/...
A hyperlocal, 3-year-old startup #news org with daily stories online and a weekly print paper.
Winner of bunches of awards for that.
Unabashedly pro-democracy. In a Constitutional way.
More: www.cascadiadaily.com/2024/oct/07/...
CDN nabs 49 awards at WNPA's Better Newspaper Contest | Cascadia Daily News
Photo, design, sports, news, features, opinion among wins
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November 13, 2024 at 1:40 AM
So. For followers who have no idea what #Cascadia Daily News is.
A hyperlocal, 3-year-old startup #news org with daily stories online and a weekly print paper.
Winner of bunches of awards for that.
Unabashedly pro-democracy. In a Constitutional way.
More: www.cascadiadaily.com/2024/oct/07/...
A hyperlocal, 3-year-old startup #news org with daily stories online and a weekly print paper.
Winner of bunches of awards for that.
Unabashedly pro-democracy. In a Constitutional way.
More: www.cascadiadaily.com/2024/oct/07/...
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Cascadia Daily News tip: You CAN read many stories about #Bellingham & environs without subscribing (though we'd prefer you do; keeps #journalists employed).
1. It's a soft paywall. One freebie per month.
2. Anything tagged "FREE FROM CDN" is outside the paywall.
Do sample. www.cascadiadaily.com
1. It's a soft paywall. One freebie per month.
2. Anything tagged "FREE FROM CDN" is outside the paywall.
Do sample. www.cascadiadaily.com
Cascadia Daily News
Read today's latest local news, headlines, updates and events from Bellingham, Washington, Whatcom County and Skagit County.
www.cascadiadaily.com
November 21, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Cascadia Daily News tip: You CAN read many stories about #Bellingham & environs without subscribing (though we'd prefer you do; keeps #journalists employed).
1. It's a soft paywall. One freebie per month.
2. Anything tagged "FREE FROM CDN" is outside the paywall.
Do sample. www.cascadiadaily.com
1. It's a soft paywall. One freebie per month.
2. Anything tagged "FREE FROM CDN" is outside the paywall.
Do sample. www.cascadiadaily.com
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Yes please, let’s get #ricksteves on Bluesky.
A big thank you to Rick for visiting us recently in #Bellingham and leading a fantastic discussion on #fascism.
#localjournalism
Read or watch in thread ⬇️
A big thank you to Rick for visiting us recently in #Bellingham and leading a fantastic discussion on #fascism.
#localjournalism
Read or watch in thread ⬇️
November 19, 2024 at 4:00 AM
Yes please, let’s get #ricksteves on Bluesky.
A big thank you to Rick for visiting us recently in #Bellingham and leading a fantastic discussion on #fascism.
#localjournalism
Read or watch in thread ⬇️
A big thank you to Rick for visiting us recently in #Bellingham and leading a fantastic discussion on #fascism.
#localjournalism
Read or watch in thread ⬇️