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Fairhaven's growing pains a tough pill to swallow: higher rents, increased competition quickly separating the wheat from the chaff.
Bellingham Business Journal; 12/1/2006; Schiller, Heidi; 1561 words
; Remember when Fairhaven was a bohemian enclave? When the floor ... Sirena Gelato, Avenue Bread and The Fairhaven Toy Garden. The last two years, especially ... a range of impacts on the health of Fairhaven's micro-economy, from more customers ...
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SEA ENLIVENS A SMALL TOWN WITH A BIG HISTORY FAIRHAVEN OFFERS MIX OF STYLES AND PRICES
The Boston Globe; 3/3/2001; Edward F. Maroney, Globe Correspondent; 918 words
; FAIRHAVEN - The Wampanoags had their summer retreat here. French ... the Coggeshall Street bridge to their cottages in North Fairhaven. A native who became a potentate of Standard Oil returned ... magnificent public buildings and erect an 85-room mansion. "Fairhaven has a lot of coastline (29 miles) and ...
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Neighborhoods look to revamp business districts: height/bulk restriction slows progress on Fairhaven plan.
Bellingham Business Journal; 5/1/2007; Lanphear, Nicole; 1769 words
; ... business communities, Christensen said. The Fairhaven Neighbors are against tall buildings ... blurbs about each neighborhood, zoning maps and a resource kit. For more information ... department's Web site at www.cob.org/pcd. Fairhaven associations at loggerheads over process ... hiccups along the way, ...
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Dave Ebenal: Fairhaven's new building mogul: recent frenzied pace from developer and builder doesn't look to slow anytime soon.
Bellingham Business Journal; 4/1/2004; Blackburn, Vanessa; 1998 words
; Dave Ebenal has Fairhaven on his mind. In recent months, he's ... private development. The projects in Fairhaven are my main focus right now, and so ... fabulous, he said. His confidence in Fairhaven has been boosted in recent months by ...
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Fairhaven's gentrification: a good thing? Yes, say the majority of the area's businesses. While some fondly remember its funky, run-down past, few would trade that past for today's increasingly well-off local clientele.
Bellingham Business Journal; 2/1/2006; Jensen, J.J.; 1068 words
; This isn't your father's Fairhaven. With several new, large mixed-use ... businesses blossoming every month, Fairhaven's reputation as a funky hamlet is in a state of flux. Gone, say longtime Fairhaven business owners, are the days of hippies ...
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Fairhaven height limits off agenda: City planner says factions must approach consensus.
Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, WA); 5/19/2007; 688 words
; ... BELLINGHAM -- A controversial proposal from Fairhaven Neighbors to limit the height of buildings in parts of historic Fairhaven was nixed by the city's planning director ... a power struggle between the group Fairhaven Neighbors, which is governed by residents ...
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Fairhaven's past, present and future.(Interview)
Bellingham Business Journal; 10/1/2005; Jensen, J.J.; 1481 words
; ... Jackie Lynch has a vested interest in how Fairhaven's recent flurry of construction turns ... planner since 1989, has been the lead Fairhaven planner since the mid-1990s, working ... accommodating newcomers. As a result, Fairhaven can be seen as one of Whatcom County ...
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Village Books to build new Fairhaven store.
Bellingham Business Journal; 7/1/2001; Gallagher, Dave; 1299 words
; ... finally ready for their own building Two of Fairhaven's more recognizable landmarks, Village Books and the nearby park that hosts the Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema each summer, will be going ... to build and own another building in Fairhaven. The new location, which will have three ...
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Fairhaven ponders its identity: Community at a crossroads as construction begins to slow.
Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, WA); 2/18/2007; 1132 words
; ... to find it and become very successful. Fairhaven is also waiting for the changes that ... The new residents who have moved to Fairhaven, however, have been making an impact ... number of younger shoppers now visiting Fairhaven. There are more Fairhaven businesses that cater to the 18-to-34 ... is a ...
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Merchants tout Fairhaven's kid-friendly atmosphere; newcomer Academic Outfitters thrilled with amount of families strolling the streets; others say it wasn't always this way.
Bellingham Business Journal; 8/1/2005; Gallagher, Dave; 1238 words
; ... Cornwall Avenue into a bigger space in Fairhaven, she received plenty of praise and encouragement ... something like 'Oh, I didn't picture Fairhaven as a place for kids,' said Gibb. I began ... wonder if a lot of other people thought Fairhaven was about nice shops you don't bring ...
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