The Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (BIMA) will host an exhibition celebrating the Mexican cultural celebration Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in its Orientation Gallery for the second year. Expanded from one day in 2014, this year’s exhibition will last Nov. 1-8 during regular museum hours (10 a.m. – 6 p.m). Like […]
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Fall Fruit Show a Delicious Showcase of Local Harvest
Fall is harvest time and members of the Peninsula Fruit Club celebrate that in a big way. From Bainbridge Island to Gig Harbor, member growers bring and show the fruits of their orchard labor. The group has two events each that are open to the public at the West Side Improvement Club on E Street […]
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Pumpkins and Squash: Beyond the Jack-o-lantern!
Cooler temperatures and shorter days evoke the primal instinct in us to walk along leaf-strewn pathways, set in stores for the winter, and look forward to warming soups and luscious baked goods from our ovens. Perhaps no other foodstuff is better suited to long-term storage and usefulness in so many recipes than those of the […]
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Water Gardening in Containers
Jan Bahr from Roadhouse Nursery on Central Valley Road recently showed us how to create water gardens in containers. You don’t need a huge piece of land or large construction equipment to enjoy a water garden feature. Smaller water gardens can be created in a bathtub, a waterproof and weatherproof container and even in containers […]
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‘Tip a Cop’ for a Good Cause on Oct. 24
There are new servers in town — at least on one very special day. Ever dreamt of giving an order to a cop and not getting a ticket? Well, for that one day only, guests at a local restaurant can do just that — all for a great cause. Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office personnel, together […]
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A Sneak Peek at Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra’s New Season
The appearance of fall usually brings to me both the feeling of nostalgia as well as great expectation. During the summer, I have the pleasure of traveling and making music with musicians I don’t normally see during the season. In summers past, I’ve conducted pops concerts on the great outdoor stage of the Britt Classical […]
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Do You Know What Your Insurance Will Cover in Case of a Repair Emergency?
On a recent Friday, I was just getting ready to leave my office when the phone rang. I picked it up and heard the upset voice of a client who had been in a home just 10 months. The client had experienced a flood in the home and had no idea what to do with […]
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Annual “Art in the Woods” Studio Tour Showcases Local Artists
“Art In The Woods” is a unique, self-guided art studio tour throughout the North Kitsap area, Nov. 6-8, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. What makes “Art In The Woods” unique? Visitors are invited into the actual studios to see and purchase current work, observe demonstrations of the processes and visit with talented professional […]
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Who’s to Blame for Climate Change? The Answer May Surprise You
No question about it — a blazing argument, sometimes lacking in cold-hard facts, continues globally and concerns whether or not our little globe is getting warmer (it seems to be, if ocean temperatures are a reliable marker). And who’s to blame? The sun? The Earth’s volcanic core? Those little men with their fantastic machines? Some […]
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