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Big Crowd Enjoyed Traditional Taiko Drummers, Pounding Rice, and Making Mochi at Annual Japanese Festival This Past Weekend

Big Crowd Enjoyed Traditional Taiko Drummers, Pounding Rice, and Making Mochi at Annual Japanese Festival This Past Weekend

A typical grey and cool January day couldn’t keep hundreds of islanders and visitors from attending this past weekend’s Mochi Tsuki – the Japanese New Year’s festival – at Woodward Middle School.

“It’s no longer just a Japanese American event, …

Travelogue: Looking For a Fun Trip Abroad? Try Portugal, a Wonderful Place to Bike, Tour and Soak in Lots of Culture, History and Food!

Travelogue: Looking For a Fun Trip Abroad? Try Portugal, a Wonderful Place to Bike, Tour and Soak in Lots of Culture, History and Food!

It’s that time of the year – dark, dreary and somewhat oppressive – when our thoughts start turning to warmer climes and exotic places.

Depending on your time constraints, frame of mind, budget and vacation style – fast and furious, …

Potpourri: How to Recycle and Compost Holiday Gift Wrapping, Lights, and Decorations; History Museum New Exhibit on Japanese Americans; Chamber’s New Entrepreneur Meet Up!

Potpourri: How to Recycle and Compost Holiday Gift Wrapping, Lights, and Decorations; History Museum New Exhibit on Japanese Americans; Chamber’s New Entrepreneur Meet Up!

 

Kitsap County Holiday Recycle Guide. Holiday times can create a lot of waste. More packages arrive on doorsteps. Wrapping paper, bows and ribbons are left behind from gifts. Lights, decorations and wreaths wear out or break. Many are …

Learn All About Local Japanese Culture at the annual Mochi Tsuki Festival this coming Saturday at Woodward Middle School

Learn All About Local Japanese Culture at the annual Mochi Tsuki Festival this coming Saturday at Woodward Middle School

For more than three decades, the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community (BIJAC) has hosted Mochi Tsuki, a Japanese festival aimed at ringing in the New Year in a traditional way. The fun family event – open to people of …

Tonight: Inaugural First Friday Art Walk of 2026, Meet Artist Ingrid Amirault at the Bainbridge Library, On Saturday, Planetarium Show at Battle Point Park

Tonight: Inaugural First Friday Art Walk of 2026, Meet Artist Ingrid Amirault at the Bainbridge Library, On Saturday, Planetarium Show at Battle Point Park

It’s that time of the month for islanders to discover the vibrant heart of Bainbridge’s creativity at the First Friday Art Walk tonight – January 2nd – in beautiful Downtown Winslow. Immerse yourself in a captivating blend of art,

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Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Expands Emergency, Specialty Care Services in Kitsap County – at St. Michaels in Silverdale and in Port Orchard

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Expands Emergency, Specialty Care Services in Kitsap County – at St. Michaels in Silverdale and in Port Orchard

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (VMFH) has added two significant expansion projects to its menu of services designed to increase access to essential health care in Kitsap County and beyond. A new patient tower at St. Michael Medical Center (SMMC) in …

Commentary: The Yin and Yang of the Growth Debate on Bainbridge Island. Do We Want to Become the next Vail, Co., or Create Housing Equity and Balance?

Commentary: The Yin and Yang of the Growth Debate on Bainbridge Island. Do We Want to Become the next Vail, Co., or Create Housing Equity and Balance?

By Dr. Howard Frumkin

The recent election on Bainbridge Island featured a lot of anti-development and anti-growth talk. Some of it was overt, and some was more subtle, framed as “maintaining the island’s character.”

I get it. I’m among locals …

Last Weekend of 2025: Ranger and the Re-Arrangers Holding Two Holiday Concerts, Chorale Performing Messiah Sing-a-long, Plus, Spend a New York New Year’s Eve at The Sip in Poulsbo

Last Weekend of 2025: Ranger and the Re-Arrangers Holding Two Holiday Concerts, Chorale Performing Messiah Sing-a-long, Plus, Spend a New York New Year’s Eve at The Sip in Poulsbo

 

If you’re looking for some fun entertainment this weekend, be sure and checkout Bainbridge’s favorite Django/Gypsy Jazz Band, Ranger and the Re-Arrangers. They are playing two Jazzy Holiday Concerts the weekend of Dec. 27 and 28th — on Bainbridge

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Make Your Own Christmas and Holiday Memories With a Tour of Island (and Off-Island) Homes with Festive Light Displays. It Will Brighten Up the Darkness!

Make Your Own Christmas and Holiday Memories With a Tour of Island (and Off-Island) Homes with Festive Light Displays. It Will Brighten Up the Darkness!

When I was kid growing up in Upstate New York, the Christmas season was a truly magical time of year. Normally, we’d have snow. Lots of snow. Sometimes it resembled a Winter Wonderland outside and it felt like …

Enjoy Two Holiday Concerts This Coming Weekend Featuring Ranger and the Re-Arrangers on Bainbridge and Kingston, plus Messiah Sing-along with Bainbridge Chorale

Enjoy Two Holiday Concerts This Coming Weekend Featuring Ranger and the Re-Arrangers on Bainbridge and Kingston, plus Messiah Sing-along with Bainbridge Chorale

Bainbridge’s favorite Django/Gypsy Jazz Band, Ranger and the Re-Arrangers are playing two Jazzy Holiday Concerts the weekend of Dec. 27 and 28th — on Bainbridge Island and in Kingston.

The band’s Saturday Dec. 27 date will be held from 7 …

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