The Bainbridge Island Wooden Boat Festival is an infrequent event, thrown by locals, for fellow enthusiasts. But when the festival does float into town, it makes quite a splash.
Bainbridge Island’s Municipal Court Judge Kathryn Carruthers will leave the position at the end of the year, the city announced Friday.
As the July 4 quickly approaches, the Bainbridge Island Fire Department is reminding islanders the do’s and don’ts of a safe holiday.
The Bainbridge Island City Council will consider an agreement with the Bainbridge Island Fire Department to begin planning for a joint police and fire station at its meeting Monday night.
Thirty-six frog sculptures have been sponsored by islanders, and placed in the crafty hands of local artists. They will now be on display throughout downtown Winslow, as well as at locations across the island.
New trails and gateway are among the coming improvements to the reserve.
The ninth annual Stars and Strikes Old Timers’ Baseball Game will once again kick up dust at Bainbridge High School at 9 a.m. Thursday, July 4.
The island’s own brewery has been pumping out a bevy of beers for one year now and is celebrating its first anniversary with a birthday bash from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday, June 30 at its tap room in the Coppertop Loop.
A 30-percent cut in water rates was put on the fast track Wednesday after the Bainbridge Island City Council brought it one step closer to a vote.
The next step may put the rate reduction into effect.
Ron Peltier, the organizer of the protests, has said the group plans to take to the corner each Tuesday during the evening commute.
An alleged heroin dealer from Bainbridge Island now faces more charges for his involvement with the drug.
Sonoji Sakai Intermediate sixth-grader Ethan Soltanzadeh, and Saint Cecilia Catholic School eighth-grader Colleen Campbell came away with awards from the National American Legion essay contest.
The council discussed the merits of cutting water utility rates at Wednesday’s meeting, one of many proposed changes to the utility suggested by Mayor Steve Bonkowski.
