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Holiday Events on Tap this Coming Weekend: Hunchback of Notre Dame, BHM Holiday Open House, with Santa Pics, the Bethlehem Experience and Much More!

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Holiday Events on Tap this Coming Weekend: Hunchback of Notre Dame, BHM Holiday Open House, with Santa Pics, the Bethlehem Experience and Much More!

Based on the Victor Hugo novel and featuring the soaring music of Alan Menken (The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast), this epic musical – The Hunchback of Notre Dame – tells the powerful story of Quasimodo, …

This Weekend: Shop Locally in Support of Small Businesses; Holiday Tree Lighting Saturday Night at Town Square; Wing Point Holiday Market

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This Weekend: Shop Locally in Support of Small Businesses; Holiday Tree Lighting Saturday Night at Town Square; Wing Point Holiday Market

Shop Small Saturday is tomorrow, November 29. It’s the perfect day to support the independent shops, artisans, and restaurants that make Bainbridge Island so wonderfully original.

This year, the City Council officially proclaimed November 29 as Small Business Saturday…

Meet the Artist Who’s Brightening Up the Windows of Downtown Winslow Businesses – Just in time for the Holidays!

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Meet the Artist Who’s Brightening Up the Windows of Downtown Winslow Businesses – Just in time for the Holidays!

She does windows, lots of windows. Molly Brahmer is a Bainbridge born artist who has a passion for murals, portraits and painting windows at retail shops, restaurants, and businesses around the island. If you look close enough, you might …

The Old Rite Aid Store is Gone. Replaced by a CVS Outlet. But They Look Remarkably Similar! A Few Doors Down a new BECU Outlet is Going Up

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The Old Rite Aid Store is Gone. Replaced by a CVS Outlet. But They Look Remarkably Similar! A Few Doors Down a new BECU Outlet is Going Up

You probably already noticed – like we have – that the old Rite Aid store in the Island Village Shopping Center – has been replaced by a new CVS Pharmacy outlet. Well, it’s not exactly new. It’s the same basic …

Serving up Another Ace. Our own Little Game – Pickleball – Reaches Another Milestone: Getting its own Washington License Plate!

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Serving up Another Ace. Our own Little Game – Pickleball – Reaches Another Milestone: Getting its own Washington License Plate!

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We all know that Bainbridge Island is where Pickleball was founded some 60 years ago. The game has sense blossomed into an international sports phenomenon with nearly 5 million players worldwide. Now comes along another Pickleball milestone.

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Library U’s Fall Humanities Series Concludes on Sunday with the ‘Black List Era and Hollywood’; Senior Center Launches New Vehicle Donation Program

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Library U’s Fall Humanities Series Concludes on Sunday with the ‘Black List Era and Hollywood’; Senior Center Launches New Vehicle Donation Program

Library U’s 2025 Fall Humanities Speaker Series, co-sponsored with the Bainbridge Public Library, the Bainbridge Island Senior Community Center, and Humanities Washington, concludes with its final presentation on Sunday, November 23, from 1 – 2:30 p.m…

A Celebration of Humanity: Bainbridge Community Foundation Honors the Contributions of a Handful of Philanthropic Islanders at a Gala Event at Wing Point

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A Celebration of Humanity: Bainbridge Community Foundation Honors the Contributions of a Handful of Philanthropic Islanders at a Gala Event at Wing Point

By Dana Binnendijk and Kevin Dwyer

It was a veritable Who’s Who of Bainbridge Island last Thursday night at Wing Point Golf & Country Club as the Bainbridge Community Foundation (BCF) honored a handful of notable recipients at its 2025 …

City Manager to Retire at the end of January … This Weekend at BPA: Bainbridge Youth Orchestra Fall Concert, Sunday @ 3 p.m.; Seattle Comedy Competition @ 7 p.m.; Edge Improv Coming Up

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City Manager to Retire at the end of January … This Weekend at BPA: Bainbridge Youth Orchestra Fall Concert, Sunday @ 3 p.m.; Seattle Comedy Competition @ 7 p.m.; Edge Improv Coming Up

Bainbridge Island City Manager Blair King announced his intention to retire, effective January 30, 2026. King shared the news with the Bainbridge Island City Council during its November 12 meeting.

King was unanimously appointed by the City Council on March …

City News: More Road Closures in Wake of Winslow Way Water Tank Work, Civil Service Commission Needs You, Island Dialogue in time of Division, How Prepared are you for the Big One?

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City News: More Road Closures in Wake of Winslow Way Water Tank Work, Civil Service Commission Needs You, Island Dialogue in time of Division, How Prepared are you for the Big One?

The new 2-million-gallon, seismically sound, elevated Winslow Water Tank will increase fire flow, improve water quality, and enhance reliability within the Winslow Water System. As part of this project, offsite work is needed to prepare for the tank going online. …

Construction is Finally Underway at the new Japanese Exclusion Memorial Visitor Center, But Additional Funds are Needed; Salmon run on Chico Creek is a Delight!

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Construction is Finally Underway at the new Japanese Exclusion Memorial Visitor Center, But Additional Funds are Needed; Salmon run on Chico Creek is a Delight!

After nearly two decades, the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community has finally broken ground on its much anticipated Exclusion Memorial Visitor Center to be located on the grounds of the Memorial located just off Taylor Road on Eagle Harbor Drive…

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