Steve Fossen on bass, upper left, and clockwise vocalist Somar Macek, drummer Michael DeRosier, guitarist Chad Quist and vocalist-keyboardist-guitarist Lizzy Daymont. Heart to Heart courtesy photo

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2 original Heart members set beat for new band

Steve Fossen, founder of the legendary rock group Heart, was supposed to be cleaning up the butcher shop…

The book cover. Steven Kautner courtesy images

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Book: How Germans were treated after World War 2

I am the author of “Anna’s Story: A True Story of a Young Girl’s Will to Survive in…

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Cast from a play in a previous 10-minute Festival.

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All kinds of 10-minute plays on BI in TABOO!

TABOO!, ten 10-minute plays that are funny, serious, quirky and thought-provoking, will take place Aug. 17-19 at Bainbridge…

Music at the BIMA Block Party included a number of stages and performers. Damon Williams/Kitsap News Group Photos

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BIMA party a chip off the old block

Any organization that’s been around for 10 years probably has some traditions and standard operating procedures.

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Some very colorful jewelry was on display at one of the booths at the 10th-anniversary event of the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art.

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BIMA’s 10th

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This courtesy photo taken by Rob Swan of the Bay Hay and Feed store in Rolling Bay looks like a Norman Rockwell image or something that could have come out of the 1950s as friends sit on a curb next to the Bainbridge Island store.

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Looks like 1950s

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Third Stage, a Boston tribute band, performs outdoors and the cost was free at the Clearwater Casino's classic concert venue Aug. 3. Boats can be seen plying the waters in the background. Fans packed the site and enjoyed food and drinks, along with the music from just another band out of Boston. Steve Powell/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Clearwater’s classic concert conditions

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Examples of art being shown at the event.

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‘Wild’ artist a new one at BI Studio Tour

Ingrid Amirault is one of the new artists for the 23rd annual Summer Studio Tour on Bainbridge Island,…

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Chelsea and James Minola.

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2 BI studios open to public Aug. 11-13

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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?

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One of the pieces in the Showcase.

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BIMA Block Party celebrates 10th anniversary

A free BIMA Block Party featuring art and music will take place from noon to 9:30 p.m. Aug.…

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…