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Pave Paradise and Put Up a Parking Lot

What the Hwy 305 and High School Rd Shopping Center Protesters Are Up Against

17 June 2013

Last week some 15 protesters stood at the northeast corner of Highway 305 and High School Road holding signs objecting to the proposed shopping center there. They are planning to return with more people Tuesday, June 18, for another protest. Like...

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News

Port Townsend Historic Courthouse

The Port Townsend Getaway: 16 Ideas for Fun

17 June 2013

What’s so great about Port Townsend? What isn’t? It’s got beaches (and beaches!), sprawling parks, funky shops, excellent art and music, every kind of cuisine, an old-style movie theater, history, beautiful old brick buildings, a nationally respected Arts Center, pretty...

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Posted in Culture, News Featured 2, Travel3 Comments

Community

Stolen Pig

Pignapping Pranksters Put Porker on Roof of Bainbridge High School

14 June 2013

Remember the pignapping in January on Miller Road where it meets Day Road? Well, the big blue pig is now returned safely home. She first appeared on the roof of the high school a few days ago. The High School...

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Community

our democracy in distress

Letter to the Editor: Reclaiming Democracy on July 4th

17 June 2013

July 4th is coming, and we feel it is a perfect time to announce that many of us are joining in the movement to take our elections back from extremely wealthy individuals and profit-driven corporations. We are losing our “for...

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People

Holly Rohrbacher

New Interim Director for One Call

16 June 2013

You may know Holly Rohrbacher. As a professional events coordinator, she has worked with IslandWood, the Bloedel Reserve, Bainbridge Community Foundation, and Friends of the Farms. She has served on the Board of Directors of KidsUp! and was Board President...

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Events

Crew Silver champs

Bainbridge Boys Crew Second in Nation

12 June 2013

by Peggy Musselwhite The Bainbridge Varsity Boys Lightweight 4+ boat won second place at the 2013 U.S. Rowing Youth National Championships on Sunday, June 9, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Approximately 450 crews in 221 heats and races battled it out...

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Culture

Les Mis

Ovation!’s Les Mis Turns Characters’ Tribulations into Company’s Triumph

16 June 2013

Confession up front: I am one of the 37 people across the nation who sat through and actually liked the recent film version of the musical based on Victor Hugo’s downer novel Les Misérables. I knew Anne Hathaway wasn’t hitting all of...

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Culture

Spring Sea by Alfredo Arreguin

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art Gets . . . Art!

12 June 2013

We know the building: Matthew Coates’s eco-friendly and possibly soon-to-be certified LEED Gold stunner at the corner of Winslow and Highway 305. We’ve been hearing about the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art for months. But the persisting question that has...

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Features

poppies

Where on the Island? #9 Pretty Poppies and Tree with a Twist

17 June 2013

With the fine weather we’ve been having, Bainbridge is in full bloom. So, where on the Island are these lovely visions? Be the first to tell us! Contact us here in the comment section, at contact@insidebainbridge.com, or on our Facebook page. Bainbridge Island...

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Features

simplify your life

Aging Well: Healthy Purging and Downsizing

14 June 2013

by Jeannette Franks, PhD Gerontologist At some point in time most of us need to move from the big house, the demanding yard, and all those stairs. We just downsized to the perfect condo. Our move, however, was not perfectly...

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Outside

Blakely Rock statue

Who Owns Blakely Rock, and Is the Statue There Legal?

14 June 2013

Updated at 10:30 a.m. June 14, 2013 When we published a story earlier this week about the Bainbridge Island artist who built a statue on Blakely Rock late last December, several readers inquired about the legality of putting art there. Blakely...

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Animals

Cora

Animal Tales: Cora the Ninja Finds her Sweet Spot

15 June 2013

by Melissa Byrd of PAWS of Bainbridge Island and North Kitsap Thank you Paws & Fins Pet Shop for sponsoring our weekly Animal Tales feature. Cora was left at a local shelter by her owner, languished there for months, and was...

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Bainbridge city hall

Power Surge After Outage Fries City’s Email Network

17 June 2013

A power outage that affected part of Winslow early this morning damaged the IT system at City Hall. City Manager Doug Schulze said that when the power was restored at about 8:30 a.m. staff realized they still could not send...

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astrology weekly lunar eclipse

Astrology Weekly: Father Energy

16 June 2013

Here is the latest Astrology Weekly audio chat by Bainbridge Island astrologer, counselor, and radio personality Aleta McClelland: Listen here. You can read more about Aleta in our article Aleta McClelland: Ace Astrologer. You can hear Aleta this week at...

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bikers on seattle ferry

Bicycles Rerouted Through Colman Dock Starting June 16

15 June 2013

The bicycle entry gate on the north side of the Seattle ferry terminal will close permanently on Sunday, June 16. Bicycles will henceforth enter via the main entrance of the toll plaza. Pre-ticketed bicyclists must scan their passes or multi-rides...

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Bainbridge kids library

Rocking the Summer Library Scene with the Kids

15 June 2013

by Trish Bittman Summer is not my favorite season. I have three kids, limited funds, and I work from home, which means I am with them all day every day, just about. So I have to find ways to keep...

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Sportsman Club Rd.

Sportsman Club Rd Closes to Turns from Hwy 305

14 June 2013

A road improvement project on a section of Sportsman Club Road will close it to traffic from Highway 305 and restrict traffic to only single-lane northbound users between Island Church and Wardwell beginning Monday, June 17. The closure will make room...

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Play Winslow

Weekend on the Rock 6/13/13: BIMA Opening, Steve Oda, Shelby Earl

13 June 2013

Here are Inside Bainbridge recommendations for the weekend of June 14-16, 2013: 1. Discovery Friday   When: Friday, 11-11:30 a.m. Where: KiDiMu, 301 Ravine Lane Why: Because you can’t get enough STEM. A KiDiMu instructor leads kids in science-themed experiments...

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Fun Run 2013 Logo

Registration Opens for 4th of July Fun Run with New Website and Logo Contest Winner

13 June 2013

The Bainbridge Youth Services 34th Annual 4th of July Fun Run—with a 5K, 1 Mile, and Kids’ Dashes—is just around the corner, and BYS is opening pre-registration for the event with some additional news: the launch of its new website...

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Pacers softball team

Photos of the Day: Intermediate League Softball Champs

13 June 2013

The Intermediate Racers advanced to the playoffs with a 2013 regular season record of 9 wins, 3 losses, and 2 ties. They had a Championship Playoff sweep of 3 wins and 0 losses. Just about all of the Little League...

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I am going to drink water

To Your Health: Hydration—Why It Matters and How Much You Really Need

13 June 2013

by Stephanie Viele, Holistic and Wellness Health Coach I can’t believe our kids are out of school, and the sun and temperatures are soaring. I know, I know, it’s not really summer here until after the 4th of July. But...

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ambulance

Cyclist Injured at Bottom of Wyatt Way, Transported to Seattle

12 June 2013

Bainbridge police, fire, and ambulance units responded to a bike accident this morning, June 12, at approximately 7:05 a.m. A male cyclist appeared to have skidded off Wyatt Way at the head of Eagle Harbor near Ray’s Auto. Medics reported...

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blakely rock man and ethan currier

The Blakely Rock Statue Mystery Unveiled

11 June 2013

Just before Christmas a reader sent Inside Bainbridge a photograph of a distant statue on Blakely Rock, the intertidal “Island” about a mile offshore from southeast Bainbridge and across from West Seattle. He asked if we knew anything about the...

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Police Chief Matt Hamner

Meet Your New Police Chief, Matt Hamner

11 June 2013

On Police Chief Matt Hamner’s first day on the job, June 10, his office staff gave him a present: a framed historic map of Bainbridge Island. The staff had paid for it and framed it with their own money, and...

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take this job and shove it

What Schulze Was Thinking? A Musical Medley

10 June 2013

One wonders what our new City Manager Doug Schulze was thinking as Councilmember Steven Bonkowski usurped his scheduled presentation before Council during last week’s meeting. Schulze had been tasked by unanimous Council vote to work up further numbers about the...

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where window blue

Update: Where on the Island? #8—Dangerous Liaisons

10 June 2013

Updated 5:28 a.m. June 17, 2013 Jason Devinney was the first (of many) to identify these photos taken of the windows of Winslow store Danger. Congratulations Jason! ______________________________________ Okay, here’s your latest challenge. Be the first to identify both Bainbridge...

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water whirlpool

For “Drought Doctor,” Mayor’s Focus on Utility Rates Doesn’t Hold Water

09 June 2013

At May 17th’s BASE (Building a Sustainable Economy) lecture sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, Sustainable Bainbridge, the Bainbridge Public Library, and the Bainbridge Graduate Institute, award-winning journalist and writer James Workman addressed a small crowd of people. Workman, who...

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Astrology Weekly

Astrology Weekly: It’s Time for Dessert so Dig in and Enjoy

09 June 2013

Here is the latest Astrology Weekly audio chat by Bainbridge Island astrologer, counselor, and radio personality Aleta McClelland: Listen here. You can read more about Aleta in our article Aleta McClelland: Ace Astrologer. To make an appointment for a personalized...

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Beekeepers

The Giant Grange Beehive Gets Gently Relocated: Photo Gallery and Video

09 June 2013

At 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 8, three white-suited and head-netted volunteers, looking like astronauts ready to fly their mission to Mars, bravely faced the challenge of relocating the giant Bainbridge Grange beehive. The beehive had grown so large and...

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water wars

Council Member’s “Screw It” Sums Up Water Wars at Council Meeting

09 June 2013

Perhaps Councilmember Blair best captured the tone of Wednesday’s (June 5) Council meeting when, following adjournment at nearly 11 p.m., she muttered, “Screw it.” Judging by the combative and vituperative, as well as excruciatingly long discussion of our water utility...

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bainbridge police

New Police Chief Starts Work: City Manager Has Agenda Ready

09 June 2013

Bainbridge Island City Manager Doug Schulze is ready for and looking forward to the first day on the job, June 10, of new Police Chief Matt Hamner. He has an agenda prepared to discuss with him upon his arrival. The...

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fawn in grass

Find a Fawn? Let It Be, Let It Be

07 June 2013

Here in the Pacific Northwest spring means lovely things, like fruit and flowers and fawns. What looks more vulnerable than a fawn alone, without its mother? Well, here’s the deal. Mothers really do know best, and in the case of does...

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