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Moritani Community Picnic is back for a family-friendly end-of-summer celebration!

Moritani Community Picnic is back for a family-friendly end-of-summer celebration!

Celebrate Labor Day at Moritani Park and enjoy the music of Bainbridge Island’s WHOZYAMAMA and their zesty mix of Cajun, Creole and Zydeco music to this annual community favorite. Get up and dance, or just lie back in the lawn …

Community Grants Cycle Awards Record $561,492 in Local Grants

Community Grants Cycle Awards Record $561,492 in Local Grants

Bainbridge Community Foundation’s 2022 Community Grants Cycle (CGC) awarded a record-setting amount of $561,492 in grants to local nonprofits, which greatly exceeds the previous high mark of $507,313 awarded in 2020. Not only was BCF proud to award these grants, …

And What a Day it Was! Bainbridge Island’s Grand Old 4th Celebration!

And What a Day it Was! Bainbridge Island’s Grand Old 4th Celebration!

The Grand Old Fourth of July on Bainbridge Island was great hit. After a two-year hiatus due to the Pandemic, thousands of people descended on the streets of Downtown Winslow yesterday (July 4, 2022) to enjoy a whole array of …

Island Volunteer Caregivers Community Assessment Survey is Here – Learn How You Can Help!

Island Volunteer Caregivers (IVC) is excited to announce the launch of its Community Assessment Survey called Growing Older on Bainbridge Island: A Community Survey to residents 65+ and older as well as those under 65 with a medical disability.

The …

Island Volunteer Caregivers – Caring for our Island Community

Island Volunteer Caregivers – Caring for our Island Community

IVC got its start in 1996 when members of various island religious congregations realized the growing need in our community for an organization that would enable our most vulnerable populations—the elderly, the disabled and others with special needs—to live comfortably …

It’s Finally Official: Pickleball is Washington State’s ‘Official’ Sport!

It’s Finally Official: Pickleball is Washington State’s ‘Official’ Sport!

Senate Bill 5615 passed both the House and the Senate today, recognizing Pickleball as Washington’s official state sport.

The signing of the bill will take place at the original first court, on March 28, 2022 here on Bainbridge Island. A …

Are You Ready to Party? Grand Old 4th, Rotary Auction and Street Dance Back on Tap!

Are You Ready to Party? Grand Old 4th, Rotary Auction and Street Dance Back on Tap!

Three of the island’s biggest traditions are planning to resurface this summer – all on the same weekend! We’re talking about the Rotary Auction & Rummage at Woodward Middle School on Saturday July 2nd, the Downtown Winslow Street Dance on …

The Island Wanderer Blog – A New Look for the New Year

The Island Wanderer Blog – A New Look for the New Year

In business as in life, change is inevitable. Just pause for a moment and look around the economic landscape. There are new products and services being hatched daily, or upgrades and refinements being made to existing offerings, practically hour by …

Tour Bainbridge: A personalized experience that locals and visitors can all enjoy!

Written by Kevin Dwyer and Margaret Millmore

Sometimes being a tourist in your own backyard can be an eye-opening experience, especially if you’ve never visited any of the island’s seven wineries.

Thanks to an invite from Tour Bainbridge CEO and …

Not to be Missed: Sunday’s Formal Celebration of Pickleball’s Founders Courts – October 3, 2021

The island’s Pickleball community, along with anyone interested in the game that has its origins on Bainbridge, is invited to celebrate the completion of the Founders Courts project Sunday (October 3rd) from 2 to 3 p.m. at Battle Point Park.…

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