Kevin Dwyer

Time to ‘Get stoked’! The Strawberry Hill Skatepark plan is here. 

Time to ‘Get stoked’! The Strawberry Hill Skatepark plan is here. 

Back in the day – and I’m talking about the 1960s – skateboarding was just coming into vogue. I remember a cover of Life Magazine from that era with a picture of young guys with long hair traversing Lombard Street …

Check Out the Proposed Mountain Bike Park at Strawberry Hill on Sunday

Check Out the Proposed Mountain Bike Park at Strawberry Hill on Sunday

No doubt about it, Mountain biking is a popular sport among youth and adults on Bainbridge Island and throughout Kitsap County. There are lots  of excellent beginner to advanced biking trails in the Grand Forest and other parks throughout the …

With Nuisance Chestnuts Gone, Moritani Oak Comes into the Light

With Nuisance Chestnuts Gone, Moritani Oak Comes into the Light

The Moritani Preserve is a hidden gem, located just west of Downtown Winslow, bounded by Winslow Way, Grow Avenue and Shepard Way NW. It’s meant to be a passive park – meaning it’s a perfect place for family picnics, quiet, …

City News Bytes: Lawsuit against Former Mayor, Bethany Moves Forward, New Waste Regs for Businesses

City News Bytes: Lawsuit against Former Mayor, Bethany Moves Forward, New Waste Regs for Businesses

Lawsuit Alleges Conflict of Interest by former City Councilor 

Former Bainbridge Mayor and City Council member Kol Medina is the subject of a lawsuit alleging a conflict of interest over a donation made by CHI Franciscan to a foundation Medina …

Looking for a Laugh, or Inspiration, check out BPAs November Line-up

Looking for a Laugh, or Inspiration, check out BPAs November Line-up

Bainbridge Performing Arts is back in business with an impressive performing line-up just in time for the holidays. It all starts this weekend and continues through Nov. 19th. All performances will be held in Theater #3 at Bainbridge Cinemas, in

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Halloween on Bainbridge is a Fun Time, Downtown, and in many a Neighborhood!

Halloween on Bainbridge is a Fun Time, Downtown, and in many a Neighborhood!

The wind is blowing, the leaves are falling, the sky is gray, and darkness is quickly descending upon us. It must be Halloween. America’s new favorite holiday is unfolding today and kids (and adults) everywhere – including Bainbridge Island …

Developer Doug Nelson Transforms old Clean Center into Offices

Developer Doug Nelson Transforms old Clean Center into Offices

Island real estate developer Doug Nelson is transforming the old Clean Center building at 290 Madison Ave. – adjacent to City Hall – into a modern office and retail suite.

The 5,800-square-foot structure has housed a number of different businesses …

City News Bytes: Bethany On Tap, E-Bike Survey, Traffic Changes, Drug Take Back Day!

City News Bytes: Bethany On Tap, E-Bike Survey, Traffic Changes, Drug Take Back Day!

City Council to Vote on Affordable Housing Tonight

The Bainbridge Island City Council is planning to vote Tuesday evening October 25th on the somewhat controversial affordable housing density bonus plan for Bethany Lutheran Church property.
The Council took in nearly
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A Trip to the Midwest Reinforces Why We Live Here

A Trip to the Midwest Reinforces Why We Live Here

All right, some people aren’t going to like this, but let’s get real, the Pacific Northwest, Seattle, and more specifically, our own Bainbridge Island, have it all over the Midwest!

Ouch. We know that’s a bit of a broad brushed …

Affordable Housing on Bainbridge? City to Weigh in on Bethany Project

Affordable Housing on Bainbridge? City to Weigh in on Bethany Project

Solving the affordable housing challenge on Bainbridge Island – and many other similarly affluent communities in Washington State and around the country – is a major hurdle in a world of escalating real estate prices, higher building costs and diminishing …

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