Internships can be the backbone of someone’s career or professional path. If you are, or were, on a so-called white-collar track, it might mean working in an office setting, and performing everything from mundane tasks like running for coffee to …
One Bainbridge Woman’s Quest for a Kidney Transplant and the Friend who made it Happen
Susan Balch considers herself one of the “lucky ones”. The 57-year-old Bainbridge resident is back to an active life after undergoing a kidney transplant in February of 2020 in her hometown of San Diego, CA. She received a “live donor” …
City News Bytes: Update on Police/Courts Building, Contractors Sought, Local Businesses Feted
POLICE STATION AND COURT FACILITY MAKING PROGRESS
Admittedly, the on-going construction and retrofitting of the new Police Department and Municipal Court facility at 8804 Madison Ave. N., is a bit out of sight. But work at the former home of …
Bainbridge Prepares Snares Top National Honors for its Work Organizing COVID-19 Clinics
If you’re a local and you received a COVID-19 vaccine shot and a subsequent booster sometime during the past two years, you’re likely to be familiar with Bainbridge Prepares, the island non-profit that organized and staged a whole bevy
Fish Barrier Removal Project on 305 Won’t Wrap Up until November 2023
Don’t expect the State Highway 305-Murden Cove construction project to end any time soon. The Washington State Department of Transportation’s fish barrier removal work at Murden Creek isn’t expected to wrap up until November 2023. That’s almost a year away …
Local Pickle-ballers Mull Creative Ways to Add New Courts to the Mix
Talk about an ironic twist of fate. Bainbridge Island pickle-ballers find themselves in – well – a bit of a pickle. They have too many active players and not enough courts for them all to play on.
Are you a Aspiring Author? Learn more about it at OfficeXpats’ Writers Night This Thursday
Bainbridge Island is something of a writers and authors enclave. By some estimates there are more than 100 published authors who call 98110 their home zip code. Among the more famous are David Guterson (“Snow Falling on Cedars”), Kristin Hannah…
Brendan McGill’s Latest Bainbridge Restaurant – Seabird – Grabs National Attention
It’s not unusual when one of our island restaurants or wineries earns a kudos or two from our local and regional press. Greg Atkinson’s Marche comes to mind, along with Eleven Winery and Bruciato in downtown Winslow.
The Hansville Greenway Corridor is Beautiful Hike Anytime of Year, but Especially Now!
Hiking in the Pacific Northwest in November is almost unheard of. The days are getting shorter and shorter, and by now we’re usually getting pelted by rain, originating from the weather maker of all weather makers – the dreaded Pineapple …
Pickleball has Truly Arrived: Stephen Colbert is Hosting a Celebrity Tourney Thursday Night!
We know that Pickleball – the game founded on our little island – has gone global in the past year or so, and has been the subject of numerous stories appearing in high-brow publications like The New Yorker, and, er, …





