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Who’s Who: a feel-good enterprise

“Bainbridge Island: Where our glass is always half-empty.” Sometimes we wonder if that’s the local mantra, given some…

Bainbridge chess champion Ricky Selzler

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Chess player makes moves among the elite

Young champion Ricky Selzler checks and mates his way to the top of the game. Even when he…

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WSF: Repair yard here to stay

Ferries CEO Mike Anderson urges cooperation between his agency, the city. With the anchor set at the ferry…

Brian MacWhorter of Butler Green Farms gathers his prized "slicer” tomatoes and cucumbers from a greenhouse owned by fellow island farmer Akio Suyematsu. MacWhorter will deliver the produce to the island’s farmer’s market just hours after harvest.

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Produce fine right off the vine

For island-grown organic produce, it’s a short journey from earth to plate. The furrows in Brian MacWhorter’s soil-stained…

P.J. Scott (center) smiles as a crew member affixes a microphone to her collar prior to a taping of Veterans Forum last week.

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Veterans of the small screen

A Port Orchard woman helps local vets discuss their experiences. In an era of reality television, the story…

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How will we sell ourselves?

Having grown up in Oregon and long enjoyed that state’s picturesque coastline, we were grateful to set off…

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‘Gateway’ on the table

City officials, consultants begin planning around the ferry terminal. When two neighbors want to build a fence, a…

Island architect Matthew Coates left a top Seattle firm to open his own “sustainable design” business on Hildebrand Lane. His work has won national awards for environmentally friendly design.

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Designing a greener island

Island architect Matthew Coates sets out on his own, with vision Matthew Coates is bringing his vision for…

Wes Corbett and Simon Chrisman play Sunday with New Old Stock.

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Bluegrass festival Saturday at Battle Point

The event promises a full day of music and entertainment for the whole family. The first time he…

The Bainbridge 9- and 10-year-old All-Star softball team pose for a photo at the District 2 tournament earlier this month. Bainbridge finished second in the Little League state softball tournament

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Sports Roundup – BI All-Stars place second at state/Fun Run now major race

Major All-Stars, Babe Ruth 15s also drop out of tourney play. The Bainbridge 9- and 10-year-old All-Stars dominated…

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News Roundup – Porn suspect arrested again/Ferries boss here for lunch/Tuneful time at Colman/Heart health seminar slated

A former Bainbridge high school teacher suspected of possessing child pornography was arrested in Renton Monday after jumping…

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Are Sonics and NASCAR linked?

Track backers, foes mull the impact of the basketball team’s possible move. Last week’s sale of the Seattle…

Elizabeth Heffron’s play “Mitzi’s Abortion” opens Thursday in Seattle.

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A little play tackles the big issues

Elizabeth Heffron looks at tough choices. St. Thomas Aquinas, the 13th-century Italian philosopher-theologian and patron of Roman Catholic…