Kevin Dwyer

Local Bank Merger of Columbia and Umpqua Recalls Memories of the Great Recession

The banking world has been turned on its ear of late, with the financial mishaps taking place at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in New York City. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), President Biden and Secretary of the …

What’s happening in Kitsap’s economy? Check out KEDA’s Annual Meeting and other Programming

KEDA logoThe goal of the Kitsap Economic Development Alliance, known as KEDA, is to foster a more diverse economy for West Puget Sound, which historically has been heavily dependent on military and government spending.

Not that there’s anything wrong with …

So, You Want to Improve Your Business? Check out Ken Sethney’s ‘Bullet Point Marketing Plan’ at the BBC

BBC logoThe Bainbridge Business Connection group – sometimes known as the other “BBC” – is an offshoot of the Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce.

Every Friday morning, beginning at 8 a.m. in the conference room of OfficeXpats on the second floor …

City News Bytes: Win a Composting Bin, Haggar-Scribner Tabled, Founders Tourney on Tap, Zero Emission Tools

Compost binWin a Composting Bin in City’s Climate Smart Challenge!
Have you been eying a new composting bin? You may get the chance by participating in the City of Bainbridge Island’s latest Climate Smart Challenge.

The City has a goal to …

Missing Manhattan Short(s)? Now you can Check out a new series Online

TJ Faddis, the island’s self-proclaimed Movie Maven, is at it again. She’s offering screenings of six short films from the Manhattan Short series available for Online view. Per usual the short films from around the world will once again …

Haggar Scribner Project Could Transform Parts of Downtown Winslow with new Commercial and Housing Options. But Will it Move Forward? ill

Dr. Tom Haggar, a highly respected, and now retired, Bainbridge physician and the Scribner family are joining forces with other well-known Bainbridge families and investors to develop what has come to be called the Haggar Scribner Project – a

Are You a Writer Interested in Developing Fiction and Non-fiction Tomes? Then, this Workshop is For You

Are you a writer or an aspiring writer? OfficeXpats—in partnership with University of Washington instructor for the editing certificate, Matthew Bennett—is offering a new workshop on the editing process for writers. Register and join us for the 2nd …

Poet and Washington Book Award Winner to Speak at Japanese Remembrance Event – This Saturday!

Michele Bombardier - PhotoMichele Bombardier, the island’s first ever Poet Laureate, is quickly bringing poetry to life on Bainbridge Island. “I’m having a blast,” she says, gushing with enthusiasm. “Two things I love: my hometown and poetry.”

Bombardier has pulled off a …

Popular Coquette Bake Shop Moving; Winslow Mall to Undergo Major Makeover

Coquette logo courtesy of Coquette websiteCoquette – one of the island’s favorite, little bakeries – is on the move.

Jerry Childers, owner of Coquette Bake Shop, now housed in a tiny kiosk in the Winslow Mall, is planning to relocate his business – …

BI Senior Center Looking at Options for a Major Expansion of its Facility

Bainbridge Island Senior and Community CenterThe Bainbridge Island Senior Community Center (https://biseniorcenter.org/) has occupied the same basic footprint at 370 Brien Dr. S.E., – just above Waterfront Park – going on four decades now.

Members have come and gone, executive directors have come …

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