Kevin Dwyer

This Year’s Grand Old Fourth May Not Be the Same as Yesteryear, But Still Lots to Do!

No Street Dance, No Parade, No Street Fair. Oh my!

Like last year, the 2021 Grand Old Fourth of July Celebration, which has been a tradition on Bainbridge Island since its inception in 1967,  will be a much reduced event …

Senior Center to serve as a Cooling Center during Excessive Heat Days

Trying to beat the heat?

The City of Bainbridge Island’s Emergency Management Coordinator Anne LeSage is monitoring the forecast and will open a cooling center 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 26; Sunday, June 27; and Monday, June

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Get a Taste of Island History on Your Walk to the Ferry

Whether you’re a regular commuter into Seattle or an occasional day-tripper, the Washington State Ferries are a way of life for we islanders, or you would-be islanders.

Back in the day – circa the late 1980s to the mid-1990s – …

The Old Messenger House Being Reborn as Cutting Edge Retirement Center

The historic Messenger House Care Center, which has sat dormant for the past several years, is being transformed into the island’s newest memory care and independent and assisted living facility.

Fieldstone Memory Care, together with local partners, purchased the building …

Why are so many cargo ships anchored off Bainbridge these days?

Ever since Captain George Vancouver laid anchor off of Restoration Point in 1792, Bainbridge Island has had an association with the maritime industry.

The famed “Mosquito Fleet,” a small flotilla of private boats, sailed between Seattle, Bainbridge Island and other …

School innovations, and schools in general, are why many people move to Bainbridge

What causes people to move to our bucolic, little rock? Every transplant – and that now includes the vast majority of Bainbridge Islanders – has a different story. It could be our proximity to Seattle, our semi-rural environment, or our …

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