Linda Berry-Maraist joined the Poulsbo City Council in 2008. She left Jan. 21 to a standing applause from a full council chambers. “One of my goals for tonight was to get through this without getting teary,” Berry-Maraist said from the dais. “I appreciate all the kind words. It has been a pleasure to serve, and maybe a few times it was boring, but it’s always been interesting. Thank you all.”
Christine Wringren, of Poulsbo’s former Sugar & Spice Tea Company, has taken over Mrs. Muir’s House of Ghosts and Magic in Port Gamble and will open the shop full time.
The City of Poulsbo and the North Kitsap School District are in talks to assign a police officer to local schools.
Four Poulsbo residents are candidates for appointment to the City Council seat being vacated by Linda Berry-Maraist. The Poulsbo City Council will meet Jan. 28 at 6 p.m. to interview each candidate; the special meeting is open to the public. The council will deliberate after the interviews and could vote to appoint the new council member at that time. The term ends after the results of the Nov. 3 general election are certified.
The Poulsbo City Council approved discounted utility rates for low-income residents, in the wake of rate increases, Jan. 14. “This is some tremendous work the city did, to work this out for our citizens who are low-income, and shelter them from the rate increases,” Councilman Ed Stern said shortly before the council unanimously approved the discounts.
It’s been long expected after a series of budget discussions, but on Jan. 7 the City Council made it official. Poulsbo’s utility and cable taxes are going up.
Imbibe: Bainbridge Organic Distillery doubles in size, and expands its operation.
After a series of budget discussions it was expected, but on Jan. 7, the Poulsbo City Council made it official: Poulsbo’s utility and cable taxes are going up.
For 23 years, Poulsbo’s Community Police Advisory Board aimed to be an informational pipeline between officers and the community. That pipeline is now closed in favor of email and social media.
Kitsap County Prosecutor’s Office will not pursue criminal charges, but a local code infraction could still be possible for the limbing of a Poulsbo Front Street tree.
If the location of the boathouses, or the fact they are at the port, is a factor in high prices, then it is possible that the value is illegal. Private profit cannot be gained from publicly owned assets. The port is a public agency, and the waterfront land is a publicly owned asset. Therefore, the private sale of a structure, that is using the public land, cannot benefit from the publicly owned aspect of the sale.
The 105-foot wooden boat, The Queen of Sheba, has been towed from Poulsbo to the Port of Bremerton until its owners can meet certain conditions set by the Department of Natural Resources.
Independent theaters in Kitsap show “The Interview” after major chains refused to show it due to threats from hackers.
Tips on quitting smoking, a common yet difficult New Year’s resolution.
Kitsap’s Silver City Brewery is greeting the post-winter ale season with a new spring brew apt to give enthusiasts a chill: The Cold One.
The Bainbridge Public Library will showcase the work of artist Rachel Fisher throughout January, featuring the adventures of rats and their feathered friends.
From pubs to theaters, dinners to casinos, party locally on Dec. 31.
The Port of Poulsbo began an effort to increase its liveaboard numbers in March 2014. Since then, it has engaged the City of Poulsbo to find a process to do so.
Sound West Group of Bremerton is negotiating with the City of Poulsbo to purchase the city’s old police station property.
The boathouse anchored in Liberty Bay over the past couple months has been moved to Gorst in the Sinclair Inlet, but its owner wants to bring it back to Poulsbo once repairs are finished.
