There’s a moment of pure magic that happens at Pelon’s Baja Grill Oceanfront in Virginia Beach—that first bite of fish taco when conversation stops, eyes widen, and you wonder how something so simple ...

Could downtown Bellingham have a new go-to Mexican restaurant? Bordertown Mexican Grill opened its first Bellingham branch last month in the former location of Pepper Sisters at 1055 N. State Street.