In 1975, the Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) was founded. Since that time, PAWSBINK has become a thriving, vital presence on Bainbridge Island and in North Kitsap. Through education, awareness, and financial aid, PAWSBINK is realizing its vision of reducing …
Many people probably associate the words “senior center” as a place for an exclusive group, 55 years of age or older, and while that is true in most cases, here on BI, it is so much more! The Bainbridge Island …
According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of “chamber of commerce” is, ‘an association of businesspeople to promote commercial and industrial interests in the community’. That often leads people to believe that local chambers are only focused on those interests, and not …
Welcome to a new posts category on The Island Wanderer!…
What causes people to move to our bucolic, little rock? Every transplant – and that now includes the vast majority of Bainbridge Islanders – has a different story. It could be our proximity to Seattle, our semi-rural environment, or our …
Join Weed Warriors on April 22, 2021 (Earth Day) at 11am at Waterfront Park across from the Senior and Community Center to celebrate our ‘two shot green seniors’ and focus on cleaning up the park and removing non-native species such …
The new season begins this Saturday, April 3, 2021 from 10am to 2pm.
In 1993 a handful of local farmers and artists got together on what is now Winslow Green for the first Bainbridge Island Saturday market. Although the market …
In these trying times, many people have lost their jobs, or find themselves underemployed and underpaid. One possible solution? Become your own boss.
Jeff Levy, a small business advocate and the author of “Making the Jump – Into Small Business …
Bainbridge Prepares (BP) is a nonprofit organization that began in 2011, partnering with the Bainbridge Island Fire Department to provide educational guidance to the island and surrounding communities in the event of a disaster, natural or otherwise. In 2016, the …
By Kevin Dwyer
Never has there been so much chatter, angst and hand-wringing in local circles and elsewhere, as there has been over the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines. For my wife Mary and I, it’s been a madcap scramble online, …
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