Meet Janet Lightner. She’s the General Manager/Co-Owner of Bellingham’s first ever microbrewery that sparked the local craft beer scene, Boundary Bay Brewery & Bistro. In this episode, Leo and Janet travel through 30 years of Boundary Bay history. Janet tells us about how Ed Lightner got the brewery started in 1995 and how they’ve gotten to watch not only downtown, but the local brewery scene grow around them. They also talk about the importance of community, having the right people on your team to further your growth, and how sometimes taking risks is the way to go. We’re incredibly honored to have gotten to sit down with Janet and hear the story of Boundary Bay before they close the doors to their Railroad Ave brewery and bistro this fall.

Save the date; the Boundary Bay 30th Anniversary & Community Block Party is all day long on Saturday, September 20th at Boundary.

Enjoy the episode!

Learn more about Boundary Bay:

🌐 Website: https://www.bbaybrewery.com/

🌐 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbaybrewery/

🌐 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbaybrewery

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Building Bellingham is a community podcast produced by the Bellingham Real Estate Co.

Our Crew:

• Co-Producers & Audio Editors | Tiffany Holden & Taylor Beal
• Video Production | Cooper Hansley
• Host | Leo Cohen

Follow the show: https://www.instagram.com/building.bellingham/

A huge thank you to our friends at Doc Swinson's for being this season's community partner.

Meet Adam Nelson and Dayna Penney; two business owners who saw an opportunity to bring a local business to the primarily residential-filled Silver Beach Neighborhood. In this episode, Adam and Dayna talk about what the journey of their new business has been like in the first year, the importance of hands-on teaching and working alongside their staff and their mindset on sustainable growth with events and menu offerings. Plus, they share a little about the history of the Silver Beach Neighborhood and how that inspired their branding and story as a business.

Learn more about Lakeline: https://www.lakelinebellingham.com/

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Building Bellingham is a community podcast produced by the Bellingham Real Estate Co.

Our Crew:

• Co-Producers & Audio Editors | Tiffany Holden & Taylor Beal
• Video Production | Cooper Hansley
• Host | Leo Cohen

Follow the show: https://www.instagram.com/building.bellingham/

A huge thank you to our friends at Doc Swinson's for being this season's community partner.

Meet Katie Hinton. What started off as 5 pounds of pasta made a day in 2007 has slowly but sustainably grown into a much larger, 2,500 pounds of pasta made daily-kind of company here and now in 2025. Throughout this episode, Katie talks about the process behind creating Bellingham Pasta Company’s delicious fresh pasta, the importance of branding for businesses, and having a strong connection to your distributer and the businesses you sell to. Plus, we learn how much she not only loves working with people, but how she additionally loves to bring a high quality food product to the dinner tables of families in Whatcom County and beyond.

Learn more about Bellingham Pasta Company: https://bellinghampasta.com/

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Building Bellingham is a community podcast produced by the Bellingham Real Estate Co.

Our Crew:

• Co-Producers & Audio Editors | Tiffany Holden & Taylor Beal
• Video Production | Cooper Hansley
• Host | Leo Cohen

Follow the show: https://www.instagram.com/building.bellingham/

A huge thank you to our friends at Doc Swinson's for being this season's community partner.