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Business briefing | May 28

Readerboard wins BIDA’s award for Best Window Display Town & Country Market won this month’s Best Window Display…

Ice cream bar regular Zoe Ransom

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Lynwood Center, surviving and thriving

From its humble beginnings as a small coffee shop, through multiple expansions that bred a bar, performance stage…

Dennis Anstine/Staff Photo Jill Paull has started small with her organic cleaning service

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Green Clean owner finds purpose in new business

In the way that most downs are followed by ups, Jill Paull got sick from toxic chemicals she…

Living legends Gerard and Jo Ann Bentryn

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Bentryns honored for their business, charity

The Bentryns, who were pioneers in successfully growing wine grapes in the island’s cool climate, have long preferred…

David Rohrbacher proudly displays one of his board games.

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Weekend Farmer board game still sowing seeds for fertile minds

David Rohrbacher remembers being part of the first assembly-line crew for the Weekend Farmer board game, which his…

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Businesses active in downtown area

There has been considerable movement in the Downtown Winslow business core during the last month, according to Andrea…

Kit Hutchin of Churchmouse Yarns & Teas didn't wait long after receiving guanaco yarn from Argentina to begin knitting a scarf

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Rare guanaco wool makes a local appearance

Linking an island in the Puget Sound with a nature reserve in Argentina’s Patagonian Steppe may seem unlikely,…

Morley Horder

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Eagle Harbor Book Company turns 40

So what’s so great about a neighborhood bookstore, especially one that doesn’t even sell a cup of coffee?…

Jim Johansson

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Born and raised to sell Bainbridge real estate

When Jim Johansson officially retired at the end of last year, the island native likely ended the longest…

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Some signs of real estate recovery

For the first time in two years, real estate activity on Bainbridge Island is on the rise. Slightly.…

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Island Gateway businesses on the move

Only Bargain Boutique and the Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce office haven’t moved as construction of the Island…

Tony D’Onofrio

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How to make Bainbridge businesses more sustainable

The concept of sustainability is nothing new on Bainbridge Island, perhaps, but the practicable side of the movement…

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It’s back to basics for many island businesses | Year in Review

This past year was not kind to the majority of the island’s businesses, especially those in retail, real…