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The original chair from the barber shop that existed in the current space that the Bainbridge Escape room fills sets the scene for the ‘Crime of the Century’ that unfolded on Bainbridge Island in 1914.

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Solve ‘Crime of Century’ at BI Escape Room

If you like solving puzzles and crimes, there’s a new escape room on Winslow Way for amateur sleuths…

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Janna Chan participates in the Zumba Dance for Maui fundraiser led by Olymar Gallagher at Town Center Aug. 25.

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Zumba class on BI helps benefit Maui fire victims

When Josh Masters learned that his best friend’s fitness studio was destroyed in the Lahaina, Maui fire, he…

Mount Rainier looms large on the horizon.

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A walk down Larsons Lane

An evening walk along Larsons Lane NE in the Lynwood neighborhood offers many views grand and small. Earlier…

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Recycle artist Thomas Dambo speaks about Pia the Peacekeeper troll that was made from recycled materials and completed by his team and community volunteers Aug. 18 at Sakai Park.

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Go for a stroll and meet the troll in BI

“Wake up Pia. Wake up,” a group of about 50 community members said at Sakai Park Aug. 19…

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Donation pays for new turf fields at Woodward

While students and teachers have been taking a summer break, the Bainbridge Island School District capital projects staff…

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The Buxton Center is in the final stages of construction and is expected to be completed by the end of the month. Shows in the new facility will begin in October.

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BPA remodel almost ready for grand opening

There’s been a lot of activity at Town Center where the new Buxton Center is taking shape.

BIPD officers meet with the public at Town Center during National Night Out Aug. 1. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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First-responders, community connect on National Night Out

Three Bainbridge Island Police Department vehicles, a BI Fire Department truck and members of the Medical Reserve Corps…

Zucchini and squash are in season. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Drive-through BI farm stands like a treasure hunt

There aren’t many drive-through options on Bainbridge Island, but a few small roadside farm stands offer a selection…

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Attorney and food safety expert Bill Marler and writer Jeff Benedict pose under the marquee at the Lynwood Theater during the premiere of the documentary, Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food. The film is set for worldwide release on Netflix Aug. 2.

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Food safety topic of BI man’s documentary

Would you knowingly buy chicken contaminated with salmonella or another potentially lethal bacteria?

Susan Goodwin speaks with the Nelson family who traveled from Kalispell, MT to pick up the canoe to return it to the Conrad Mansion Museum. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Returning canoe to family she bought it from 40 years ago

Forty years ago, Susan Goodwin spotted an old canvas-covered wood canoe at a garage sale on Bainbridge Island…

A pianist plays for visitors touring the new apartments at Fieldstone Rolling Bay Bainbridge on Manitou Park Boulevard NE. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Senior housing available on BI

Senior housing is a need on Bainbridge Island and the City Council is trying to address them to…

A group of Bainbridge and local clergy speak at the festival about acceptance and faith. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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BI Pride Festival includes support from churches

“I support my queer and trans siblings,” Darío Feiguin, Rabbi for Kol Shalom on Bainbridge Island, said July…

The Housing Resources Bainbridge candidate forum filled the conference room at the Bainbridge Island Library July 13. Nancy Treder/Kitsap News Group Photos

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BI Council candidates talk affordable housing at forum

Housing Resources Bainbridge held a candidate forum at the Bainbridge library July 13 to ask candidates running for…