The West Sound Wildlife Shelter has welcomed our first baby patients of the year: three tiny squirrels, a baby bunny and two darling baby rock doves. - -
When Damian Davis launched Rainier Wine in 2005, his focus was on producing California wine. Now, the Florida native has created a label that showcases Washington and offers high quality at a great value. - -
The Kitsap County Historical Society and Puget Sound Genealogical Society present the annual Kitsap Antique Show May 11 and 12 in Presidents Hall, Kitsap County Fairgrounds. - -
April 3, 2013. Remember that date. It marked the introduction of the Bainbridge Island Senior Community Center Class Acts program, a new way of informing current and future senior center members of the many activities and classes available to them.… - -
Thirty-six large white fiberglass frogs arrived by truck from Nebraska this week to launch the Bainbridge Island Downtown Association’s (BIDA) Frogs on the Rock project. Artists and sponsors gathered Saturday, May 18, at the Winslow Farmers’ Mark… - 11 hours ago, 19 May 13, 6:47pm -
Bainbridge Island’s “non-event” Scotch Broom Parade popped up again on Friday afternoon, May 17. This quasi-spontaneous celebratory moment—a brief, small, randomly assembled, and unannounced springtime Winslow happening—has been around sinc… - 12 hours ago, 19 May 13, 5:40pm -
by Trish Bittman Everyone loves little league: the peanuts, the crack of the bat, the crowds cheering, and the sun shining down (on occasion). So why do I hold my breath every February and hope like hell my daughter won’t want to sign up? I’ll te… - 4 days ago, 16 May 13, 4:22pm -
Astronaut Bonnie Dunbar, who hails from Sunnyside, Washington, is returning to her home state for breakfast this Friday. The public event, at which Dunbar will speak, is sponsored by the Bainbridge Schools Foundation. It will be held at Bainbridge Pe… - 12 days ago, 7 May 13, 9:20pm -
The aptly named “Shift Change: Putting Democracy to Work” by Seattle-area filmmakers Mark Dworkin and Melissa Young is all about shifting business ownership to the people who do the work. It’s not a new idea, and yet in our transnational corpo… - 13 days ago, 7 May 13, 5:32pm -
by BHS Band Director Chris Thomas On April 26-27, several Bainbridge High School students traveled to Ellensburg to participate in our State’s Solo & Ensemble chamber music competition. To qualify for this competition, each student had already earn… - 14 days ago, 6 May 13, 4:57pm -
by K.L. Hallis You’ll be dazzled and amazed by the passions and theories presented at Ignite Bainbridge2! Speakers share their insights, life lessons, stories, and wisdom in succinct 5-minute performance art presentations. Ignite2 embodies the quir… - 15 days ago, 5 May 13, 4:12pm -
Renowned garden writer and nurseryman Dan Hinkley will share his horticulture wisdom at Bay Hay & Feed this Saturday, May 4, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., in a show-and-tell of 30 rare and beautiful plants. The Dan Hinkley Plant Collection launched in 20… - 17 days ago, 3 May 13, 4:27am -
During one of the lowest tides of the year, at -2.7, naturally the Bainbridge Beach Naturalists will be out on Sunday exploring and sharing what they know with the public. Look for them in their neon green vests at the Bainbridge ferry terminal bea… - 23 days ago, 27 Apr 13, 2:33pm -
Congratulations Laurel Powell! You are the first person to correctly identify the locations of all four Bainbridge places featured in the photos below: outside Churchmouse Wardwell Farm on Wardwell Road outside BPA outside Blackbird Bakery You are th… - 24 days ago, 26 Apr 13, 5:15pm -
by John van den Meerendonk The Bainbridge Island Land Trust will be holding its Native Plant Sale Saturday, April 20th, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the parking lot of Eagle Harbor Congregational Church at the corner of Winslow Way and Madison Avenue.… - 33 days ago, 16 Apr 13, 7:50pm -
It’s that time of year when poems pop up like daffodils all over Winslow. To honor National Poetry Month, the Bainbridge Island Arts & Humanities Council has posted the winners of its 14th annual Poetry Corners competition in windows and on walls d… - 46 days ago, 3 Apr 13, 11:38pm -
The Bainbridge Island Land Trust (BILT) is taking orders for its annual Earth Day Native Plant Sale. Pre-orders must be placed by the end of this week, April 5, on BILT’s new website. View the catalog to browse photos and descriptions of the plant… - 46 days ago, 3 Apr 13, 9:20pm -
The Bainbridge Island Photo Club is hosting award-winning wildlife photographer Paul Bannick to give an illustrated lecture titled “Capturing Nature in Photo Images.” The free event is April 10 at 7 p.m. at the Waterfront Community Center, 370 Br… - 47 days ago, 3 Apr 13, 5:00pm -
by Carina Langstraat, Professional Landscape Designer Thank you to our sponsor Bay Hay & Feed. Brick, bluestone, Montana slate, granite, crushed gravel, or concrete? Flagstone or dimensional pavers? Mortared or dry-laid? Built by you or a landscape p… - 48 days ago, 2 Apr 13, 10:31am -
After years of disagreements between a large contingent of shoreline property owners and the City of Bainbridge Island (COBI) over the specifics of the city’s Shoreline Master Plan, an uneasy peace now reigns. The détente is the result of a bold m… - 49 days ago, 1 Apr 13, 3:40pm -
Bainbridge Island’s internationally respected Bloedel Reserve holds its annual Premier Plant Sale the first weekend of April. Hours are Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A members-only preview and auction takes place April 5… - 52 days ago, 28 Mar 13, 6:37pm -
by Carina Langstraat, Landscape Designer Thank you to our sponsor Bay Hay & Feed. It’s time for an uprising, and that means ordering spring seeds. The writers of seed catalogs are, I think, quite often undiscovered wordsmiths. Back when Dan Hinckle… - 56 days ago, 25 Mar 13, 1:00pm -
This summer’s Bainbridge in Bloom on July 12 and 13 marks its 25-year anniversary. One of the Pacific Northwest’s premier garden tours, the Bloom will invite garden lovers into five Bainbridge Island gardens chosen to represent the best of Bainb… - 58 days ago, 22 Mar 13, 8:18pm -
Bainbridge High School Band members distinguished themselves in both solo and ensemble performances at the regional OMEA Solo and Ensemble Competition held at Central Kitsap High School last month. Their winning numbers, determined by a judge, quali… - 61 days ago, 20 Mar 13, 2:46am -
Merle Haggard calls her the best singer he’s ever heard. Emmylou Harris says her voice is extraordinary. Next weekend, Iris DeMent—the two-time Grammy nominee who sang at Bill Clinton’s inaugural gala, who has been praised by John Prine and Ro… - 62 days ago, 18 Mar 13, 9:20pm -
Piano teacher Keely Sawyer was pretty happy about the 2013 Suzuki student piano and violin concert held last Saturday, March 9, at Benaroya. She said, “It was great, it was awesome. It was one of my teaching career highlights.” It was also an org… - 63 days ago, 17 Mar 13, 7:00pm -
For more than a decade, woodworker Cecil Ross and mosaic artist Raquel Stanek have been part of the Bainbridge Island Studio Tour. But now, even though Ross was one of the founders of the summer portion of the annual event, the two artists are partin… - 67 days ago, 14 Mar 13, 3:00pm -
The past year has been as colorful for local artist Raquel Stanek as one of her mosaics. The latest event of note in her life is receiving an Amy Award, the $3,000 unattached monetary prize given by the Bainbridge Arts and Humanities Council to an em… - 70 days ago, 10 Mar 13, 10:40pm -
Wondering how to keep pace in a publishing universe whose only constant seems to be daily change? You are not alone. Whether you’re a writer, an agent, or a publisher, the turmoil of contemporary publishing can be confusing, unnerving, and career-b… - 70 days ago, 10 Mar 13, 10:28pm -
For kids and adult fans of the uber popular Warriors book series, West Sound Reads is bringing author Erin Hunter to Bainbridge Island to talk and read from the latest series installment Warriors: Dawn of the Clan: The Sun Trail, just released Marc… - 71 days ago, 10 Mar 13, 5:20pm -
For the love of orange juice, no one, least of all handicapped people, should have to park under these conditions. We urge our Park District to conduct a costly study to review how this parking spot was selected and why proper access was not provided… - 74 days ago, 7 Mar 13, 3:16am -
The 13th annual Bainbridge Island Metro Parks and Recreation District (BIMPRD) art contest for local students drew out talent from 150 kids in kindergarten through high school. The entires were put on display at the Pavilion on Sunday. Entrants compe… - 74 days ago, 6 Mar 13, 11:26pm -
Appropriately, the creators of our own Bainbridge landmark Frog Rock are the Greens. Bob and Ellen Green painted the larger-than-life frog back in 1971 when they were high school sweethearts. Bob Green told me that when he and Ellen decided to try th… - 75 days ago, 6 Mar 13, 5:05am -
Ever the trend setter, Bainbridge Island’s own amphibian darling “Frog Rock” has inspired the upcoming Frogs on the Rock community art project. Organized by the Bainbridge Island Downtown Association (BIDA), the project invites individuals and… - 76 days ago, 4 Mar 13, 8:20pm -
The 2013 Scholastic Writing Awards honored Bainbridge High School sophomore Caitlin Williams with the regional first-place Gold Key for her personal essay/memoir “Paterphobia.” Williams will advance to the national level. Spartans Leah Potter wo… - 77 days ago, 3 Mar 13, 7:00pm -
by Carina Langstraat, Landscape Designer Thank you to our In the Garden sponsor Bay Hay & Feed. Last month I directed readers to prune their fruit trees. Not one to give advice I don’t follow myself, I punctiliously headed off to our orchard with… - 78 days ago, 2 Mar 13, 7:22pm -
Bainbridge writer Jonathan Evison says that kid-friendly band Recess Monkey is so good that “adults without children listen to them.” If you’re (a) one of those adults, (b) the other kind with kids, (c) perhaps a kid, or even (d) another type o… - 82 days ago, 26 Feb 13, 11:50pm -
Tom Kelly, a 24-year Bainbridge resident, is a nationally syndicated sportswriter and real estate columnist and host of the KIRO-FM talk show Real Estate Today. He just recently completed a career crossover into novel writing. Kelly will sign copies… - 86 days ago, 22 Feb 13, 11:50pm -
Whether you’re in kindergarten, a high school senior, or anywhere in between, you’re invited to enter the 13th annual Bainbridge Island Student Art Contest. Open to Bainbridge students and/or residents, the contest is Sunday, March 3, at the Pav… - 95 days ago, 13 Feb 13, 6:18pm -
Friday night, the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, still under construction, glowed orange from its choice spot at the intersection of Winslow Way and 305, like a happy, grinning jack-o-lantern. Inside about a hundred people milled around over the co… - 98 days ago, 10 Feb 13, 6:00pm -
Plant geeks near and far no doubt already have the yearly Bloedel plant sale marked on their calendars. A plant lover and possibly a geek, I was not fully aware of the hardcore plant geek subculture until today when I visited Bloedel behind the scene… - 99 days ago, 9 Feb 13, 6:00pm -
I spoke with Jonathan Evison via phone when he was off island at his Sequim family retreat where he goes to get away from e-mail. He said he has this feeling of responsibility that compels him to answer carefully all the e-mails he gets—reportedly… - 4 Feb 13, 11:10pm -
For the last ten of its 65-year history, Bainbridge Arts and Crafts has been piloted by Susan Jackson. In January, Jackson and BAC celebrated the decade of her work. Despite troubled economic times and the turmoil of the 2011 Winslow Way reconstructi… - 3 Feb 13, 2:05am -
by Carina Langstraat, Landscape Designer Thank you to our In the Garden sponsor Bay Hay & Feed. As I write this, I look out my window and can’t deny that nothing has changed in my garden for the last month. Perhaps certain sword ferns are laying a… - 1 Feb 13, 5:00pm -
The Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has selected 15-year-old violinist Marianne Martinoli as the winner of its 2013 Young Artist Competition. Martinoli, of Monroe, won with her performance of the Julius Conus Concerto for Violin in E minor. Conc… - 31 Jan 13, 7:20pm -
Seattle’s Pastor Patrinell Wright & Total Experience Gospel Choir’s 14th annual Bainbridge Island SING OUT! concert happens next Saturday at 7 p.m. in the High School Commons. You can sit back and listen to an evening of soul, but that isn’t th… - 26 Jan 13, 8:46pm -
It’s that time of year again, when two Bainbridge Islanders are named “Island Treasures.” The Bainbridge Island Arts & Humanities Council has selected retired Bainbridge Island head librarian Cynthia Harrison and nationally renowned architect J… - 24 Jan 13, 7:32pm -
After the November elections, Bainbridge High School Band Director Chris Thomas saw Governor Jay Inslee on the Bainbridge ferry and had an idea. He wanted to try to get his band a gig at the governor’s inauguration. ”[Inslee] looked like a nice… - 17 Jan 13, 10:20pm -
by Carina Langstraat, Landscape Designer Thank you to our Ask the Gardener sponsor Bay Hay & Feed. Greetings Carina! It’s hard to think ahead to warm weather, but what can I plant soon that will be in bloom for a July 20 wedding in my garden? Thank… - 16 Jan 13, 7:19pm -
The Bainbridge High School Jazz Orchestra, comprised of 33 students and led by Band Director Chris Thomas, is performing at Jay Inslee’s governor inauguration ceremony tomorrow morning, January 16. The event takes place in the Rotunda of our State… - 16 Jan 13, 3:52am -
Yep, we’re back with more weird, funny, and surprising search terms that have led readers, whether they like it or not, to Inside Bainbridge. Although we can connect the dots to most of the articles that bring people’s searches to our website, th… - 16 Jan 13, 12:00am -
Like so many of us, Elsa Watson has not taken a direct path in her professional life. You may know her as the author of our Inside Bainbridge Wildlife Watch feature from West Sound Wildlife Shelter, where she is Development Coordinator. But in additi… - 9 Jan 13, 6:30pm -
Located at the busiest corner in Kitsap County, at Highway 305 and Winslow Way, and the entry point for Bainbridge Island and the Olympic corridor, The Waypoint is hard to miss. Construction at the former Unocal site is currently transforming it from… - 8 Jan 13, 6:15pm -
Today, the 24th annual Mochi Tsuki festival, hosted by the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community, brought more than a thousand people to IslandWood to partake of the traditional Japanese New Year’s sweet rice cakes and join in the festiviti… - 7 Jan 13, 4:10am -
