All 1,977 new housing units can be in Winslow, planners say

Bainbridge Island residents outside Winslow who were reticent to new construction in neighborhood centers may have got their wish.

By Molly Hetherwick Bainbridge Island Review • July 3, 2025 1:30 am
Florida-based group to build 3 hybrid-electric ferries for WSF

Gov. Bob Ferguson awarded a contract to Florida-based Eastern Shipbuilding Group July 1 to build three new 160-vehicle hybrid-electric vessels…

By Joshua Kornfeld • July 2, 2025 1:30 am
Strategy, endurance key to success of BHS sailing team

The Bainbridge High School sailing team is known for competing against the best, and they did just that again this…

By Luke Caputo • July 2, 2025 1:30 am
BI City Council to review compostable takeout container law

The Bainbridge Island City Council may overhaul part of the city’s Waste Reduction ordinance at a future meeting, now that…

By Molly Hetherwick Bainbridge Island Review • July 2, 2025 1:30 am
Newly formed ferry caucus to assist in securing federal funding

Washington State Ferries and public ferry systems around the United States will be the focus of the newly-launched Congressional Ferry…

By Mike De Felice Kitsap News Group • June 26, 2025 1:30 am
New food safety signs an effort to bring more clarity to customers

Customers at restaurants and food trucks throughout Kitsap County will soon have an easy way to learn if the food…

By Mike De Felice Kitsap News Group • June 26, 2025 1:30 am

BPA, Bloedel partner to put on own version of Macbeth

Last weekend, a crowd gathered in the meadow at Bloedel Nature Reserve just after closing for the opening performance of…

By Katrina Daroff • July 2, 2025 1:30 am
BI to revisit transportation committee following further revisions

The Bainbridge Island City Council received a presentation on creating a non-motorized transportation advisory committee and approved purchase orders for…

By Joshua Kornfeld • July 2, 2025 1:30 am


BI nonprofit led by youth gives back to help child cancer patients

Since September of 2018, the Hannah Hummingbird Junior Guild has collected donations for Seattle’s Children’s Hospital’s uncompensated care, where payment…

By Joshua Kornfeld • May 29, 2025 1:30 am
4 high schoolers announced as winners of BI Youth Art Award

Four high schoolers on Bainbridge Island were recently announced as winners of the BI Youth Art Award.

By Staff report • May 28, 2025 1:30 am


BI Council approves utility rate increases

Water may fall from the sky, but it won’t be cheap anymore for some Bainbridge Island residents.

By Molly Hetherwick Bainbridge Island Review • June 12, 2025 1:30 am
BI to continue participating in low-income grant program

The Bainbridge Island City Council agreed May 27 to let BI continue participating in a federal program that supports community…

By Molly Hetherwick Bainbridge Island Review • June 4, 2025 1:30 am


Go-bags important for evacuation or getting home

If you’ve been following along with Bainbridge Prepares ‘Prepare in a Year’ program or this column, then you’re ready to…

By Sarah Lane • July 4, 2025 1:30 am
Food has a special way of bringing us together

My favorite summer comfort food is the fried chicken and potato salad dinner my mother made throughout my childhood —…

By Tom Purcell • July 4, 2025 1:30 am


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