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Caroline Little (middle) holds up a Hyla shirt during a period of microgravity on a parabolic flight.

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Hyla science teacher wins two ‘Teacher of the Year’ awards

Caroline Little, middle school science teacher at Bainbridge Island’s Hyla School, received two “Teacher of the Year” awards…

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BI Council approves utility rate increases

Water may fall from the sky, but it won’t be cheap anymore for some Bainbridge Island residents.

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Overnight field trip ended at BISD for grades 4-6

The sun has set on a beloved tradition for students at the Bainbridge Island School District, but it…

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Sam Cameron has been named the new principal of Blakely Elementary.

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Former Blakely Elementary student named principal of school

Blakely Elementary School will have a new principal starting this fall, the Bainbridge Island School District announced June…

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More than 2,000 people attended the final summer concert performance by the band BackStreet Jellyroll last year.

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BI Parks to name concert series, office after longtime director

Two staples of the Bainbridge Island Metro Park and Recreation District will honor a longtime former parks leader…

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Some renderings of potential designs for the LIHI project at the corner of Winslow Way and Highway 305, the site of the old police station.

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Traffic impacts a concern at LIHI community listening session

Bainbridge Island residents got a chance to provide input on some early renderings of building design for the…

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BI to continue participating in low-income grant program

The Bainbridge Island City Council agreed May 27 to let BI continue participating in a federal program that…

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BI Council to vote on utility rate hike at June 10 meeting

The Bainbridge Island City Council will vote on its first major utility rate hike in over a decade…

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Demonstrators silently pose in BIMA’s Power of the Presses exhibit, holding signs with the word ‘resist’ and wearing tape or masks over their mouths with the word ‘censorship.’

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Protesters cite censorship at BIMA due to cancelled Palestinian play

About 100 people protested outside the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art May 31 in response to the sudden…

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Students Arthur Simpson (left) and two friends at Leaps and Bounds Montessori Preschool play together during project time.

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Longtime BI Montessori preschool closing at end of school year

Leaps and Bounds, a Montessori preschool in the center of Bainbridge Island, will be closing its doors at…

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BI utility rate hikes may be inevitable, Public Works says

About one-third of Bainbridge Island residents using the city’s water, stormwater and sewer provider may see a rate…

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The Ray Williamson Pool, under construction.

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Ray Williamson Pool to reopen for about a year this summer

For about a year starting this summer, swimmers at Bainbridge Island Aquatic Center can return to the Ray…

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Bainbridge Island City Hall

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Few BI priorities advance in state legislature

Bainbridge Island elected officials heard a briefing from the city’s team of state lobbyists at the May 13…