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Sports

Sports Roundup – Bainbridge sails off with district title/Tennis readies for the playoffs

Island news briefs.

Andrea Korican

News

Why open a new wine bar? Wine not

Food, wine and relaxation are being served at the island’s newest night spot.

Connie Waddinton (left) and Lee Cross scan the skies for birds on the historical Meigs Farm property near Wardwell Road.

News

Meigs Farm, meet Meigs Park

A land deal would create a quiet, 92-acre wetland preserve in the public park fold.

News

Saving the environment via the Internet

Local listserve alerts islanders about events, rallies.

Spartan catcher Brittany Wisner tries to make the tag on a Holy Names runner in the first inning.

Sports

Sports Roundup – Sparts lose battle with Cougars/Tracksters do well in meet/Select baseball starts strong

The defeat bumps BHS down to third place in the division.

Barbara Winther of the city’s Historic Preservation Commission stands in front of a historic house at 292 Ericksen Avenue slated for demolition. Winther says the century-old house is an important part of the neighborhood’s historic character. The owners plan to replace the building with a mixed-used development

News

Caught between two ages

A historic home at 292 Ericksen faces demolition to make way for development. Like its six elderly neighbors,…

News

Legislature passes ferry fare freeze

Rolfes brokers a deal to forestall future increases while WSF finances are studied.

News

Join together to save energy/New island police sworn in/Earth Day events

Island news briefs.

Renee Kok

News

Less trash, more strawberries

Voyager Montessori School earns an Earth Day award for its sustainable practices. One by one, the two dozen…

Obituaries

Billie Sutherland Loverich

Life-time island resident Billie Sutherland Loverich, 88, died April 20 at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. The last surviving…

News

PSE may build new station for reliability

The island needs more power as it nears its electrical capacity, officials say.

James Wellman

News

Does belief lead to bloodshed?

Local scholar examines big questions about religion and war. James Wellman isn’t shy about his passion. “I love…

Opinion

Schools could use your voice

Many weeks into his epic hike along the Appalachian Trail, author and humorist Bill Bryson picked up a…