West Sound Magazine presents the annual Best of West Sound results for 2025! Entries have been submitted from Bainbridge Island all the way to Gig Harbor. On this page we’ve listed the businesses and places you love the most. Enjoy! Best Restaurant Two-way tie Crabtree Kitchen + Bar 19225 8th Avenue NE, Suite 200, Poulsbo […]
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Suquamish Tribe Donates $10,000 to Backpacks for Kids Food Program
At a ceremony with Port Orchard Mayor Rob Putaansuu, leaders from the Suquamish Tribe presented Tish VanRavenhorst, founder of the Backpacks for Kids Food Program, with a $10,000 check that will allow the program to deliver more than 1,800 backpacks filled with food to students in the South Kitsap School District. The Backpacks for Kids […]
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Love Kitsap Helps Visitors and Locals Experience All Kitsap County Has to Offer
The Kitsap Tourism Coalition, under its brand “Love Kitsap,” is raising the bar for tourism in Kitsap County. With the launch of the county’s first-ever Digital Countywide Exploration Guide, Interactive Maps and curated itineraries, the coalition is demonstrating a commitment to enhancing how visitors experience all that Kitsap County has to offer. As seen on […]
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Plan Your Kitsap County Adventure with an Interactive Map
Planning a trip to or around Kitsap County? Love Kitsap recently launched interactive maps to help visitors and local alike to find things to do around the area. This collection of maps are designed to cut through the clutter and help explore the Kitsap Peninsula with ease. Whether you’re interested in breweries, nurseries, dog parks […]
Posted inFood & Entertainment
Where the Music Never Ends
The options for live music venues on this side of the Sound are abundant, varied and growing. In addition to those larger performance halls or theaters that feature touring acts, it’s those burger joints, pubs, coffee houses and local watering holes, many of which have been around for decades, that keep the music alive. Owners […]
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Finding the Perfect Gift
Every holiday season, folks seeking one-of-a-kind vintage items line Bay Street in Port Orchard, waiting to explore the countless antiques ready for discovery inside Josephine’s Mercantile. This year, the shop is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with its 9th Annual Holiday Gala Nov. 9-12, which also includes festivities and sales at its sister shop, Revival, across […]
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A Safe, Welcoming Space for Youth
“A coffee shop is one place where everyone knows they belong; they are welcome.” That’s the view of David Frederick, The Coffee Oasis executive director. This is certainly true for The Coffee Oasis, located in Port Orchard, Bremerton, Kingston, Poulsbo and, most recently, Tacoma — and Frederick exudes that welcome to all who visit one […]
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The Sinclairs 22 Wine Shop
CS: What sparked your idea? Kulak: The brick wall and the beautiful intimate space is what caught my attention. One Friday night, my life partner David Trout and I had dinner at Bay Street Bistro and noticed the space for rent. We called Saturday, walked the space on Sunday and signed a three-year lease on […]
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Lisa’s Leaves — An Enchanting Destination
Sitting serenely at the top of a hill with a peek-a-boo view of Sinclair Inlet is the home and business of Lisa and Dave Connelly. Towering trees border the open spaces of the 8-acre property that showcases the picture-book home, orchard, garden, flower beds, greenhouses, trout pond and chicken coop. A journey up the winding […]