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2 new directors join BISD

Two new top administrators are joining the Bainbridge Island School District next month, officials announced June 11.

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BI school funding looking a little better

Classes are wrapping up, but the district’s work is far from finished.

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Saro Hendrickson during the presentation.

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‘Whitewater Women’ share memoir of groundbreaking trip

‘From Chicken to Eagle’

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First looks at the historic Bainbridge AAPI Festival

The first-ever Bainbridge Island Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Festival series was an upswell of community support,…

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‘Ingress’ director Rachel Noll James, left, cinematographer Dan Clarke and co-producer Sienna Beckman lean on a log behind the scenes of the film.

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Women help BI film industry come into focus

Bainbridge has a robust craft, design and literature scene, but another artistic pursuit is emerging: film.

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Pickleball: Let there be light; Astronomers: Want to be in the dark

“Pickleball is for everyone,” so the sport’s motto goes — but not everyone is for more pickleball.

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School district plans to sell surplus vehicles

Summer vacation is fast approaching, but the Bainbridge school board agenda is still dense with information and updates.

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Off to new landes: BI Parks director retires after 20 years

When Terry Lande was 10-years-old, he knew we wanted to be a parks director.

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BI spot shrimp season extended another day

Try not to lose your head, but the fishing season for the “best shrimp you’ve ever had” just…

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Can’t turn off Winslow Way to get to ferries anymore

For those who cut in the Bainbridge Island ferry line: your days are numbered.

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A game board with a five-year layout and about a dozen potential projects that the school district may take on. To play, arrange each project piece in one of the total of five columns in the order that they should be started.

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BISD committee designs improved schools

In the background at the Bainbridge Island School District, about 30 people have been working all year to…

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Maggie Stephens in her office.

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Former BI municipal court building has new tenant

The former site of the Bainbridge Island Municipal Court building has a new tenant.

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James Allen adds a note to a topographical map of Valley Road.

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Neighbors share ideas on improving road for walkers, cyclists

Valley Road in Rolling Bay could be the next busy street on Bainbridge Island to see some infrastructure…