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Picking the blues on Bainbridge Island

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Picking the blues on Bainbridge Island

Tucked away off Madison Avenue near the intersection with Valley Road is a narrow driveway which leads up…

Remembering Jack Welfare: Bainbridge’s big octopus hunter

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Remembering Jack Welfare: Bainbridge’s big octopus hunter

Master diver, famed octopus hunter and longtime liveaboard, Jack “Stormy” Welfare passed away from natural causes aboard his…

Island swimmers tackle daunting Seattle crossing

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Island swimmers tackle daunting Seattle crossing

When a New York Times reporter once asked famed mountaineer George Mallory why he wanted to summit Everest,…

Shellfish harvesting advisory: Bainbridge’s eastern shore closed after rise in toxins

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Shellfish harvesting advisory: Bainbridge’s eastern shore closed after rise in toxins

Shellfish harvesting along Bainbridge Island’s eastern shore has been closed to elevated levels of marine biotoxin paralytic shellfish…

Burn ban back on for Bainbridge Island and beyond

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Burn ban back on for Bainbridge Island and beyond

With more wildfire smoke billowing in from British Columbia, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency has reissued an…

Gravity shmavity: Parkour kids run, jump, tumble off summertime energy

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Gravity shmavity: Parkour kids run, jump, tumble off summertime energy

Deep into their three-month-long stretch of blissful summer freedom, some island kids have turned to parkour as way…

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Burn ban lifted for Kitsap County

Barbecuers rejoice: Shifting winds have blown away a county-wide air quality burn ban.

Bainbridge school board gives the go ahead to move forward with reduced Blakely design

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Bainbridge school board gives the go ahead to move forward with reduced Blakely design

Plans to construct a new Captain Johnston Blakely Elementary are looking more promising than previously thought, thanks to…

Outdoor movies return to Battle Point Park

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Outdoor movies return to Battle Point Park

This Friday will see the return of Movies in the Park.

Best Bets for Aug. 4–6 | The Bainbridge Blab

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Best Bets for Aug. 4–6 | The Bainbridge Blab

This weekend follows what supposed to be the hottest couple of days yet this year. Hopefully you were…

Bainbridge voters pick Jakubik, Deets as frontrunners going into November election

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Bainbridge voters pick Jakubik, Deets as frontrunners going into November election

Sheila Jakubik and Christina Wakefield will remain in the running for a seat on the Bainbridge Island School…

Young sailors chart a new course | Photo gallery

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Young sailors chart a new course | Photo gallery

Island living almost seems to necessitate that youngsters learn some manner of water-based activity. For the participants of…

Student sailors learn the ropes on Bainbridge waters

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Student sailors learn the ropes on Bainbridge waters

The call of ripping winds and salty ocean spray is one which many ignore in favor of comfort…