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

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

Coquette – 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

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

The 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 …

New Five-Month Micro Business Accelerator Program slated for The Vibe in Poulsbo!

New Five-Month Micro Business Accelerator Program slated for The Vibe in Poulsbo!

Are you a seasoned entrepreneur, or someone who is new to the game? Thanks in part to a grant from the Washington State Microenterprise Association, Washington State Department of Commerce, and the Kitsap Economic Development Alliance (KEDA), the Vibe …

Master Woodworker Hugh Montgomery has the Touch to Transform any Home

Master Woodworker Hugh Montgomery has the Touch to Transform any Home

Hugh Montgomery, the custom furniture and cabinetry maker, sits in a small office, just off his noisy shop on Bainbridge Island, and tries to explain what he does.

“I like to work with my hands,” says the 58-year-old carpenter. …

If you can get there, Hawaii is a fun Escape from PNW Winter Blues

If you can get there, Hawaii is a fun Escape from PNW Winter Blues

Want to get away? This time of the year, Bainbridge Islanders are known to escape the gloom, doom and frigid weather of Mid-Winter and seek warmer climes elsewhere.

If you have the inclination, the means and the time – and …

City New Bytes: Share Your Feedback on COBI’s Waste Reduction Ordinance, Eagle Harbor Drive, Winslow Subarea Plan, Island Speed Limits, Vehicle Break-ins and Prowlers, Free Sandbags and more!

City New Bytes: Share Your Feedback on COBI’s Waste Reduction Ordinance, Eagle Harbor Drive, Winslow Subarea Plan, Island Speed Limits, Vehicle Break-ins and Prowlers, Free Sandbags and more!

 

 

 

 

WASTE REDUCTION FEEDBACK: Bainbridge’s new regulations to reduce single-use waste became effective on January 1, 2023, introducing a 25c fee on take-out cups for consumers, and a requirement to use home compostable service ware items …

Island Poet Laureate Michele Bombardier to host Open Mic Night at the BARN

Island Poet Laureate Michele Bombardier to host Open Mic Night at the BARN

What do Poet Laureate’s do when they’re not reviewing poems or thinking up a new verse or two? Michele Bombardier, the island’s first-ever Poet Laureate, has come up with an unusual twist to her new gig.

She’s hosting a

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Traditional Taiko Drumming, Mochi-Making Highlight Bainbridge Japanese Festival

Traditional Taiko Drumming, Mochi-Making Highlight Bainbridge Japanese Festival

Rain, wind and blustery weather couldn’t keep islanders and visitors from attending this past weekend’s Mochi Tsuki – the Japanese New Year’s festival – at Woodward Middle School.

“It’s exciting to have this back after so many years,” said Clarence …

Mochi Tsuki is an Island Japanese Festival Like None Other. Check it out on Saturday

Mochi Tsuki is an Island Japanese Festival Like None Other. Check it out on Saturday

For more than three decades, the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community (BIJAC) has hosted Mochi Tsuki, a Japanese festival aimed at ringing in the New Year in a traditional way. After a two-year hiatus due to the Pandemic, the …

City News Bytes: Non-profits get boost, Moratorium on Inns, Drainage Projects Move forward, Island-wide Speed Limit?

City News Bytes: Non-profits get boost, Moratorium on Inns, Drainage Projects Move forward, Island-wide Speed Limit?

Bainbridge Non-Profit Orgs. get a Boost from City Hall
Some 13 island non-profit organizations will receive funding over the next two years from Bainbridge taxpayers. The City typically awards funding to local non-profit organizations through a competitive proposal process on …

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