Smoke rising from the chimney of the outdoor fireplace is often an unspoken invitation. “The big signal is when we light a fire in the afternoon and smoke curls out of the chimney — the neighbors usually know,” Donna McKamey says. “And pretty soon, one household or another rounds the corner with a bottle of […]
Tim Kelly
Tim Kelly is the editor of the Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal. He joined Wet Apple Media in April 2012 after a stint as editor of the Port Orchard Independent. He has worked in journalism since 1986, at a variety of newspapers in Washington and Oregon and for the Associated Press. Tim is a transplanted Midwesterner originally from Kansas City, Mo., but he has called the Pacific Northwest home for more than two decades. He and his family live in the Port Orchard area.
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Rockin’ at Countertops and Loving It
Maybe it’s karma. Bill Wyman is cool with that as an explanation for the success of his business, Creative Countertops, which marks its 10th anniversary this year. Regardless of how much good karma’s had to do with it, his enterprise has grown over a decade into a pretty impressive operation for an entrepreneur with a […]
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An Outdoor Kitchen Paradise: For the King of The Grill
It’s perhaps the most lavish setup ever designed for a smoker banished from the house. Oh sure, Carl likes to barbecue any time of year on his deluxe stainless-steel gas grill and to entertain guests seated on swivel stools at the black-granite countertops flanking the grill. But the genesis for creating the covered patio and […]