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Steve and Becky Mikami are proud owners of what they consider a “big neighborhood store.”

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Building an ‘Ace place’ that’s distinctly Bainbridge

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City says: Way out is now blocked by its ratepayers | In Our Opinion | May 8

Trying to make sense of the latest mess at City Hall in 350 words or less is probably…

Opinion

Council-manager offers city chance to revive itself | In Our Opinion | April 24

Is the City of Bainbridge Island in a leadership and financial crisis? If so, what should the community…

Opinion

City administrator could become ‘new’ manager | In Our Opinion | April 17

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The Lawrence-Grant family responsible for Penelope’s: Marti

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Penelope’s brings traditional Italian back to Bainbridge

Opening a new restaurant on Bainbridge Island is always risky, but it would seem foolhardy to launch a…

Opinion

Winslow Way quandary: Who should pay what? | In Our Opinion | April 3

We now know that 11 (of 12) Winslow Way property owners may pay about $1 million to install…

Anna DuPen and her daughter Margalyn Hemphill sort letters written by DuPen’s father to her mother during World War II.

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Bainbridge duo making a business out of family history

As is often the case when an enterprise is conceived, happenstance led to the inception of Preserving Heritage,…

Kayaking and other water activities are popular attractions to the shorelines of Bainbridge Island.

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Move to attract more visitors to Bainbridge gains momentum

Slowly and sporadically, Bainbridge Island has been moving toward being more welcoming to tourists, or visitors, as marketing…

Odyssey Middle School students and Girl Scouts (front

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Buy a cookie…help a Girl Scout

Local troops learn skills, help others by selling boxes of sweets. When considering the positive influence Girl Scout…

Rhonda Kelly and Lisa Shenfield operate Rampant Private Investigations from a Bainbridge Island office park.

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These sisters have brought P.I. to B.I.

Private investigators now doing business in Kitsap. As sleuths go, sisters Lisa Shenfield and Rhonda Kelly certainly don’t…

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Bainbridge housing market still slow, but traffic’s up

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Steve Parsons with Finnie at Parsons’ new Winslow Mall pet shop

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Butch & Beechers: More than just another pet shop

Steve Parsons was overcome by grief when he lost his life partner last year to cancer. Their retail…

Above: Oasis Environmental  team members (L-R) Robert Newman

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At home in the environmental ‘Oasis’

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