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Rediscover Bellingham’s Mall: A Collaborative Community Destination | Bellis Fair
Northtown Mall in Blaine By Kristen BoehmMarch 20, 2025 THE SHOP Bellis Fair has been Bellingham’s one-stop-shopping destination since the late ‘80s, but it wasn’t immune to the national dip in mall traffic that came with the rise of online shopping in the 2000s,...
Northtown Mall’s L.A. Fitness space sold; New owner plans Halal Square
Northtown Mall in Blaine By J.D. Duggan – Staff Reporter, Minneapolis / St. Paul Business JournalMar 7, 2025 Another part of Northtown Mall in Blaine has been sold off, this time for a newconcept called Halal Square. Omar Abuisnaineh bought about 44,000 square feet...
City partners with Opportunity Council to build affordable housing and childcare center
A rendering of the first phase of the development, which includes family housing and a childcare center By Ryan Key-Wynne, Planning and Community Development Department In partnership with the City of Bellingham, the Opportunity Council has purchased a 2.7-acre...
Many mall stores would remain if auto dealership project goes forward
By Bill OBoyle [email protected] WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Felix Reznick, owner of the Wyoming Valley Mall, on Thursday said the proposed plan to move MotorWorld | Mile One auto dealership to the mall has been talked about for months and Reznick wanted to clarify...
After Asia Mall success, Asia Village coming to Blaine’s Northtown Mall
Asia Village is set to open in Northtown Mall in Blaine by the end of 2025/beginning of 2026. BLAINE, Minnesota — Since Asia Mall's opening in Eden Prairie in 2022, it's become a one-stop shop for Asian-inspired shopping and dining. "When the Asia Mall opened up after...
Otaku Food Festival takes over Port Arthur’s Central Mall
Author: Scott Eslinger (12NewsNow) PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Less than three months after its debut at Port Arthur's Central Mall, a popular Asian food festival is headed back for more this coming weekend. The Otaku Food Festival is teaming up with the mall...
Northtown owner sells part of mall property to Trautz Properties
Trautz Properties Inc. just bought a retail center in Northtown Mall's outlot in Blaine for $4.7 million. By J.D. Duggan – Staff Reporter, Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal Mar 21, 2024 Your content goes here. Edit or remove this text inline or in the module...
Clearview Mall Has New Owner
Bellis Fair mall retail grows as downtown Bellingham struggles
People walk through Bellis Fair mall on Jan. 5. The retail vacancy rate of the mall dropped in 2023.(Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News) By FRANK CATALANOBusiness & Work Columnist Call it a tale of two Bellingham retail centers: one on the rise, the other in...