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Bainbridge Gets Credit Rating Upgrade from Moody’s
Moody’s Investor Service just gave Bainbridge a credit rating boost on July 8 by upgrading the City’s long-term rating from Aa3 to Aa2 on the City’s Unlimited Tax General Obligation (UTGO) bonds....
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Fire Department Warns of Increasing Wildfire Risk
With dry conditions and sunny, hot temperatures in the upper 80s predicted for the foreseeable future, the Bainbridge Island Fire Department (BIFD) has released a fire danger warning. According to...
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Spartan Football Team Muscles up with “Jeep” Weight Training (w/ Video)
by Sarah Lane and Julie Hall The Bainbridge High School football team began its morning today, July 15, with some creative training. Coach Criss had the boys take turns pulling and pushing a...
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Google Features Bainbridge’s Go2Marine as WA Marketing Campaign Case Study
Last August, Google named Bainbridge Island the Digital Capital of Washington as part of its eCity recognition program. Now, as part of a marketing campaign touting Google as “helping” Washington...
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Poll: Is Bainbridge Looking too Good for Its Own Good?
Bainbridge Island has been quite the state/national darling lately. An article this week in the Huffington Post included us among the top ten idyllic islands to retire on. Last month our ferry rides...
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Nonprofit Run by 3 BI Women Wins $5,000 to Build a School in Myanmar
In 2008, Cyclone Nargis destroyed 60 percent of the schools in Myanmar’s Delta region and orphaned 20,000 children. In 2012, three Islanders—Melody Mociulski, Sandy Shubach, and Laurie...
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Police Blotter 7/30/14: Unwanted, Intoxicated People of Both Genders
POLICE BLOTTER July 29 Messy Car Prowl. A woman reported a car prowl to her vehicle parked on Knechtel. She said the car door had been left ajar. Grocery bags, car information including registration,...
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Pretty Final Election Update: “Only 5 Ballots Left to Count”
With all Kitsap County precincts completed and an estimated “5 ballots” left to count, we can be relatively certain of the results of the Tuesday, August 5, primary elections. The turnout is still...
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Teen Arrested for Alleged Murder of Jenise Wright Nodded an Admission of Guilt
Gabriel Gaeta appeared in Kitsap County Superior Court this afternoon, August 11, where Judge Kevin Hull reviewed his suspected crimes and set bail at $1 million. The stocky, muscular 17-year-old...
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Photo of the Day: Severe Overnight Weather Destroys Girl Scout Shelters at...
Every summer at Battle Point Park, Bainbridge Island volunteers run a week-long girl scout camp. On Monday they set up seven shelters to use throughout the week. Last night’s heavy wind and rain...
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Local Business Makes Donation to Replace Girl Scout Equipment Destroyed in Storm
Bainbridge Island girl scouts had an unpleasant surprise Wednesday morning, August 13, when they arrived at Battle Point Park to find that their camp site had been seriously damaged by stormy weather....
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Bainbridge Island’s Girl in a Tree Decides to Come Down
by Julie Hall and Sarah Lane Chiara D’Angelo began climbing down from her 70-foot-high tree-sitting perch tonight at approximately 8:00, shortly after the 7:30 deadline for her arrest. During a rally...
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PSE Work on Key Power Towers Starting 9/1 at Agate Pass Could Affect Traffic
Two aging lattice steel towers that carry all of Bainbridge’s power across Agate Pass have “reached the end of their lifespans,” according to PSE Project Manager Barry Lombard. The towers were built...
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Bainbridge School District 2014-2015 Bus Routes
Here are the Bainbridge Island School District’s regularly scheduled bus routes for the 2014-2015 school year. The first day of school is Wednesday, September 3. Click to enlarge....
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Bainbridge Frog Nabbed from Colman Dock
A 45-pound frog has been reported missing from its temporary home at Colman Dock in Seattle. The 40″ x 30″ x 24″ sculpture on a large base had been on display at the Seattle Ferry Terminal for over a...
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Photos of the Day: Fussy Cuts and Reverse Appliqué in Downtown Winslow
Today’s (September 13) second annual Bainbridge Quilt Festival held by the Bainbridge Island Quilt Guild drew throngs to Winslow Way, made parking almost impossible, and blanketed (literally)...
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Explosion at Blake Island Sends Victims to Hospital with Severe Burns
This evening, September 14, two people aboard a boat moored at Blake Island suffered severe burns when their vessel exploded and caught on fire. An initial 911 call at 4:47 p.m. reported an explosion...
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Olympic Terrace House Fire Likely Caused by Spontaneous Combustion
Bainbridge Island Fire Department (BIFD) investigators say they have determined the cause of the fire that occurred Monday evening, September 15, in a two-story home at 11084 Olympic Terrace to be...
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Photo of the Day: Git Yer Big Fat Perfect Punkin’ While the Gittin’s Good
Hey folks, it’s October already, and now’s the time to choose your favorite Halloween squash(es) from Bainbridge’s own Suyematsu & Bentryn Family Farms before the best of the lot is sold out. Seem...
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Police Blotter 10/7/14: Shoplifter Puts Tools in Pants
POLICE BLOTTER October 5 Lurker in the Dark. At about 9:45 in the evening, Bainbridge units were dispatched for a suspicious person on Intrepid Court. Officers Victor Cienega and Mike Tovar arrived on...
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A Second Coalition Files Petition for Review of SMP, This One About Aquaculture
Two coalitions filed different petitions for review of the Bainbridge Shoreline Master Plan on October 7. As we reported yesterday (October 8), one of these was made up primarily of Preserve...
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Bainbridge’s “Bustling Maritime Industrial Complex”
A new exhibit at the Bainbridge Island Historical Museum exhibit focuses on what the curators describe as the Island’s one-time “bustling maritime industrial complex”: the Port Blakely Mill. Port...
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Bainbridge Football Crushed at Home Friday Night, 57-0
O’Dea entered Friday night’s (October 10) game against the Spartans with a 5-0 record. So the Spartans, with 2 wins to their 3 losses, were prepared for a tough match. But no one could have prepared...
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Bainbridge Schools Prepare to Send Anti-Bullying Message on Unity Day
You might have seen Otis Doxtater standing at the corner of High School and 305 holding a sign reading, “Love and Equality” on one side and “Stop Bullying” on the other. Doxtater’s mission comes from...
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Photos of the Day: ‘Shroom Safari
With the rain and the waning sunlight, up sprouts a magnificent menagerie of all manner of mushroom. Bring it, November in the Pacific Northwest! Bainbridge Island photographer Marilynn Gottlieb...
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Sheriff Requests Help to Identify Armed Men in Video Footage Burglarizing a Home
Kitsap County Sheriff’s detectives are requesting public assistance to identify two suspects thought to be involved in a South Kitsap burglary and the theft of an ATM machine in King County. Video...
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Bainbridge Swimmers and Divers Place High at State, Team Finishes 3rd Overall
Last weekend, November 14 & 15 at the King County Aquatic Center, swimmers and divers from high schools all over the state gathered to compete for top honors. Spartan swimmers and divers not only...
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Astrology Weekly 12/14/14: Stand Your Ground, with Flexibility
Here is the latest Astrology Weekly audio chat by Bainbridge Island astrologer, counselor, and radio personality Aleta McClelland: Listen here. Listen to Aleta’s weekly radio show, Aleta’s Audacity,...
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Scores of Cops, Including Bainbridge’s Finest, Brighten Kids’ Holidays
For 114 kids from Kitsap County, the holiday season just got a little brighter. Yesterday afternoon, December 13, scores of cops from law enforcement agencies around Kitsap County and members of the...
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Letter to the Editor: Islanders for Collaborative Policing Year-End Review
It’s been a horrible year for American policing, with story after story in the national news about officer-involved shootings, police militarization, anti-police demonstrations, and officers becoming...
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Letter to the Editor: HRB’s Proposal for Suzuki Property Makes Sense
Thank you to Inside Bainbridge for bringing to my attention the proposal of the Housing Resources Board for the development of the Suzuki property. Of the four proposals being considered, this is by...
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Kitsap Tours Drives off into Sunset
After five years of operation, Kitsap Tours is closing its bus doors. Owners Jean and Jim Boyle say they “have decided to trade our bus for a camper van and spend some of our time exploring the back...
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Photo-Poem of the Day for the Three People Not at the Seahawks Game
Thank you to award-winning photographer Marilynn Gottlieb for sharing this shot of a January evening on Bainbridge Island. Marilynn’s photos are picturesque, but they also often tell a story. This...
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Council Issues Its City Manager Evaluation—Mostly, Council Is “Pleased”
The City Council officially released the key findings of their 2014 performance review of City Manager Doug Schulze at Tuesday’s (January 13) City Council meeting. Overall, the Council reports it is...
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Our City Council Decisively Votes in Its New Member
The six-member City Council held a special meeting tonight, January 15, to vote in a seventh seat, following the resignation last month of Dave Ward. Councilmembers made their nominations following an...
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Letter to the Editor: Many Thanks for a Beautiful Holiday Season
As we say farewell to the beautiful holiday celebration, I would like to extend personal thanks to so many who made it happen: Karen Selvar at Bainbridge Island Farms for selecting the perfect...
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Letter to the Editor: Yes for Sakai Central Park
It is incredible that this amazing piece of property has become available and that our Metropolitan Park District has an opportunity to purchase it for every member of our Island community to enjoy...
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Gear Grinders Middle School Coach Paralyzed After Biking Accident
by Sarah Lane and Julie Hall This Sunday, January 25, on a middle school mountain bike ride near Gazzam, Bainbridge Island Gear Grinders Coach Jay Abbott suffered a crash and landed on his head and...
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Eight Reasons the Seahawks Super Bowl Loss Hurts So Bad
Depressed? Pissed? Sick in your guts? Super Bowl 49, pitting the Seattle Seahawks against the New England Patriots, was just a game, right? Not for Seattle, or anyone who roots for the underdog, and...
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Letter to the Editor: Vote on the Facts, Ignore the Fiction
On behalf of PEOPLE FOR PARKS, I encourage you to exercise your civic duty and vote. I also ask that you be an informed voter and consider the facts: FACT: The Kitsap Sun’s Editorial Board gave the...
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Spartronics Invite You to Meet GAEA, ATLaS’s Mother
GAEA is the name given by the award-winning Spartronics robotics team to the robot they are making for this year’s FIRST Robotics competition. The name stands for Grabber Actuated Elevator Automaton....
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Three Bainbridge Gear Grinders Collect Awards at Season’s First Race
by John Benjes On March 29, the Gear Grinders, Bainbridge Island’s high school level and middle school level mountain bike teams, raced 14 riders in the first statewide competition of the season. Part...
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Officer, Civilian of the Year Named at BIPD Gala
At the annual Bainbridge Island Police Department Gala Awards Ceremony on Friday, March 27, held at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Officer Ben Sias was named Officer of the Year. He was awarded a...
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Council to Consider Approval of Waterfront Park Design This Week
The City Council is set to decide at tomorrow’s meeting, June 2, whether to approve the final Waterfront Park design created and submitted by Portland firm Walker|Macy. This decision will represent...
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Animal Tales: Kitty on the Keyboard
by Melissa Byrd of PAWS of Bainbridge Island and N. Kitsap Thank you Paws & Fins Pet Shop for sponsoring our weekly Animal Tales feature. Chloe is a 3-year-old short-haired “tuxedo” cat with a...
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West Sound Wildlife Shelter Blasts Spring Intake and Release Records
This spring was a busy season at the West Sound Wildlife Shelter. Between January 1 and June 15, the shelter took in a record-breaking 756 patients. Compare that with 596 over the same period in 2014,...
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Reduced Ferry Capacity Next Week While ‘Puyallup’ Gets Repaired
The Washington State Ferries announced this afternoon, July 15, that for three days next week, July 20-22, the Puyallup will be pulled from service for emergency vessel maintenance. This maintenance...
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Police Chief Takes a Breath, Finally
June 10 was the 2-year work anniversary of Bainbridge Police Chief Matt Hamner. We sat down last week to reflect on everything that’s happened since his arrival on the Island. The first thing he said...
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Search Continues for Man Overboard
The 4:40 Puyallup ferry, which was en route to Bainbridge this evening, October 21, at the time a call went out of a man overboard, remains stopped (as of 6 p.m.) off Alki near West Seattle for a...
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Letter to the Editor: Ken DeWitt for Parks Board
I’ve worked as a volunteer in a variety of capacities with the Parks District for approximately 20 years. In this time, I’ve had the pleasure of working with a wide range of elected Commissioners,...
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