Bellingham’s Downtown Alliance for Music and Nightlife

In the early 2000s, I was a working artist with a number of residencies around downtown Bellingham. But when an antiquated noise ordinance collided with a spate of residential growth in the middle of town, venues were threatened with closure. In response, musician Kat Bula and I started a coalition of artists, residents, police, city officials, and venue staff to draft a revised noise ordinance and create the foundation for Bellingham’s Arts District.