Pride Month – celebrated in June – is working its way into our social fabric – truly becoming legit. We pretty much know that is the case when major sports teams and venues promote and celebrate this long-in-coming acknowledgement of …
Island Tidbits: First Friday Art Walk, Meet Artist Francene Levinson, City Launches New Publication, Beach Monitoring
Don’t Miss First Friday Art Walk June 7, Downtown Winslow
This popular event is held along Winslow Way and surrounding area, on the First Friday of every month, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Spend an evening experiencing all that downtown …
Island Tidbits: Dana’s Trail adds Improvements, a Dedicated Lane for Ferry Drivers, New Navy Ship Named in Honor of former BI Resident, Big Changes at Eleven Winery
Improvements Made to Dana’s Trail
The City of Bainbridge Island recently teamed up with Squeaky Wheels and the Bainbridge Island School District to make improvements to Dana’s Trail. This trail is named after Dana Berg, a former Squeaky Wheels president …
Honor Island Veterans Today at American Legion Ceremony at Bainbridge High School
This past weekend, you may have seen members of American Legion Collin Hyde Post 172 of Bainbridge Island distributing poppies throughout the community. Along with American flags adorning the streets and at the ferry terminal, these efforts were part of …
Just in Case You Missed it, the Mysterious Scotch Broom Parade Swept Through Downtown Winslow Recently. Did You See It?
Bainbridge Organic Distillers Triumphs with Multiple Wins at the 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Bainbridge Organic Distillers, tucked away in some beautifully appointed digs in the Coppertop Business Park on Sportsmen’s Club Road, has been scoring big of late in the world of craft distilling. The renowned organic distillery, one of the first …
Watching the Parks District “Preserve” our Beloved Moritani Preserve is Hard to Observe When Reality Sets in
Like thousands of other islanders, we cherish our parks and trails. They are a wonderful escape and repose from the stress of everyday life.
We, too, realize that the parks and park lands are living, breathing organisms that sometimes require …
Island “Character” Gerald Simonsen Opens Bainbridge’s Newest Italian Eatery – Trattoria Isola – in The Pavilion
Gerald Simonsen is a bit of a character. With his long hair and impressive beard, he looks like he could have been a radical professor at UC Berkeley back in the 1960s.
Instead, he’s an entrepreneur, with a flair for …
Winery Alliance of Bainbridge Island Expands to Include Kitsap Peninsula Wineries, Rebrands as Kitsap Winery Alliance
It wasn’t that long ago that Bainbridge Vineyards and Winery – once housed where the Vineyard Lane condominium complex is now located – was the only operating vineyard and winery on the island. It was, in fact, one of the …
Nurturing the Sisterhood. Dr. Julie Franks Launches New Island Medical Practice Aimed at Moms, Expecting Moms and Couples Facing Infertility
Dr. Julie Franks and her husband had their own bout with infertility before their son was born two years ago. That experience is one of the reasons behind her decision to launch Nurturing the Sisterhood, a” judgement-free” mother’s mental …





