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This May Just Be an Exceptional Year for Falling Pollen

Pollen on walkway by Kevin DwyerPollen – that yellow, brown, greenish sticky powdery stuff – seems to be everywhere this spring. We’ve noticed it on car windshields and hoods, patios, sidewalks, roofs, oil tanks, garbage receptacles, golf bags, parking lots, and just about anything that’s …

Contracts Awarded to Local Firms for new Bainbridge Police & Courts Facilities

BIPD artist's rendering of new facilityIn the past, the City of Bainbridge Island has been accused of favoring outside contractors to perform large city-funded projects. Not this time around.

At at its regular business meeting on April 12, the City Council authorized City Manager Blair

There’s Nothing Quite Like Going to Opening Day at the Ballpark!

Seattle Mariners 2022 Opening Day - photo by Kevin DwyerBaseball used to be America’s past time, but those days of yesteryear when shouts of “play ball” could be heard resonating throughout the land at Major League parks, Little League fields or neighborhood sand lots are well behind us. One …

Island Village – Home of Safeway, and Once Controversial – Changes Hands

Island Village Shopping Center Bainbridge IslandThe Island Village Shopping Center on High School Road, home to Safeway, Rite Aid, Starbucks, First Federal, and many other retailers, was sold recently to a Jacksonville, Fla.-based company. Regency Centers Corp. purchased the 106,000 square foot center from Seattle’s

Upcoming Hearing will Discuss Property Transfer for Future Roundabout(s) on 305!

Rendering of SR305 RoundaboutIf you’ve driven “off island” on Highway 305 between Bainbridge and Poulsbo in the last year or so, you’ve no doubt encountered the road work being done at the intersection of Johnson Road and our beloved state highway.

The new …

Nonprofit is Here to Help Bainbridge Restaurants Move from Plastic to Renewable Service Ware

Back in October* and December* of 2021, my co-blogger Kevin Dwyer wrote about the City of Bainbridge Island’s new ordinance that would require businesses to reduce plastic and single-use food service products. The first part of that ordinance went …

City Moving Forward with Former Clinic Site for Future Police-Court Facility

After years of wrangling, the Bainbridge Island City Council finally gave its nod of approval recently on a motion authorizing City Manager Blair King to proceed with advertisement bids for the former Harrison Hospital Medical Clinic site – at  8804 …

Looking for a Wonderful Equestrian Property? Wacky Nut Farm is on the Selling Block

Bainbridge Island is known for its beautiful shorelines and vistas of Downtown Seattle, Mount Rainier (when the mountain is out!), the Cascades and, of course, the Olympic Mountains to the west. We also have a reputation for stunning homes, incredible …

Coffee and Donuts…Yes please! Pegasus Coffee Acquires Dude’s Donuts

Pegasus Coffee, Bainbridge Island, image by Margaret MillmoreLocal Plant-Based, Gluten-Free Donut Bakery Will Augment Pegasus’ Wholesale Offering For Premium Cafes, Restaurants & Retailers

Pegasus Coffee, a 42-year-old specialty coffee roaster and retailer based in Bainbridge Island, WA, has acquired Dude’s Donuts, a specialty wholesale bakery offering 100% …

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