Tag: northwest

Kimco Plumbing

Kimco Plumbing

Continues Passion for Trades Through Third Generation

Having a personal touch is often appreciated with businesses, and the best place to find caring and personable professionals is usually inside small, family-based businesses such as Kimco Plumbing in Poulsbo. Jessica Young, a co-owner of Kimco Plumbing along with her husband and … read more

A pigeon guillemot converses with its friends by the Coupeville ferry terminal on Whidbey Island.

The Spunky Seabird of the Salish Sea

Birds are associated with flight. All but 60 of the world’s 10,000-plus species are capable of flying. Some can only sustain flight for a short distance, while others can glide continuously for weeks. Some birds prefer other forms of transportation to flying. Ground-dwelling … read more

Jill and Michael Betts Garden

The Profusely Abundant, Plant-Filled Garden of Jill and Michael Betts

Jill Betts and her husband, Michael, have created a profusely planted, abundant garden on their 2.5-acre property off the Seabeck Highway. In April 2020 (at the beginning of the gardening season), she began a five-year labor of love and perhaps “obsession.” Michael Betts, … read more

Kitsap Building Association Legislative Bus Tour

Kitsap Building Association Legislative Bus Tour

The Kitsap Building Association & the Kitsap County Association of REALTORS® recently hosted a legislative bus tour that brought together elected officials from the state, county, and local levels to visit construction sites across Kitsap County. The goal of the tour was to … read more

Manchester State Park
Love Kitsap

A Paddler’s Paradise

Exploring the Kitsap Peninsula National Water Trails

Perhaps the most defining feature of the Kitsap Peninsula is the 371 glorious miles of shoreline that skirt its small towns and dense evergreen forests. In the thousands of years that humans have been settling and exploring the peninsula, water travel has been … read more

Community Scene - Kitsap Women's Summit 2025
Community Scene

Kitsap Women’s Summit

The 2nd Annual Kitsap Women’s Summit took place in March at the Kitsap Conference Center, bringing together community leaders, change-makers and emerging voices. Organized by the Greater Kitsap Chamber and the Leadership Kitsap Foundation, the event aimed to foster leadership, strengthen community and … read more

All in The Family

All in the Family

The summer escape of one lucky family for...

When it comes to their four-generation family beachfront on the shore of Port Gamble Bay, father and son owners Jim Nelson and Pete Mueting-Nelson are looking to the future while honoring fond memories of the past. A new house, designed by Jim Nelson … read more

(Photograph courtesy Lacy Edwards)
Notes from Carolyn

Willow & Mabel Garden Co. Update

It has been a while since I have given you an update on what I have to offer on the farm at the moment and in the coming months. The sweet peas are now blooming beautifully and this year, I have grown more … read more

WillaBella Farm

WillaBella Farm

Honoring Traditions and Sustainable Growing at Century-Old Farm

Roots run so deep at WillaBella Farm in Gig Harbor that they go all the way back to 1912. The unassuming farmhouse, with its fir lumber flooring and arched doorways, still stands. As does the guest house, which was first a woodworking shop. … read more

Pony Up Rescue for Equines
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