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    Articles by Bob Smith
    Port Orchard’s Lighthouse restaurant is known for its distinctive maritime exterior facade.
    Port Orchard’s Lighthouse restaurant closing Wednesday
    By Bob Smith • August 30, 2016 1:19 pm

    Port Orchard’s Lighthouse restaurant is closing its doors Wednesday, Aug. 31, after a buyer purchased the waterfront building that it occupies.

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    Lengthy city development code review process can be abated by some short-term fixes, mayor says
    Lengthy city development code review process can be...
    By Bob Smith • August 29, 2016 11:50 am

    It’s one thing to advocate for a stronger economic base in Port Orchard. But it’s entirely another thing to take care of the nuts and bolts of government regulations that can impact growth.

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    Mayor forming  committee to study homelessness issue
    Mayor forming committee to study homelessness issue
    By Bob Smith • August 18, 2016 2:41 pm

    Port Orchard Mayor Rob Putaansuu is planning to convene an ad hoc committee early in September to address the growing concern of homelessness in Kitsap County, as well as within the city boundaries.

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    County GOP chair will select precinct committee officer, prosecutor rules
    County GOP chair will select precinct committee officer,...
    By Bob Smith • August 15, 2016 7:20 pm

    The uncertainty about how a Manchester-area Republican precinct officer seat will be filled has been resolved, according to Delores Gilmore, Kitsap County auditor: It will be up to the county Republican Party chair to decide.

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    Gary Kanekkeberg’s favorite car
    CRUZ 2016 | 1949 Cadillac Model 62 owned...
    By Bob Smith • August 12, 2016 6:14 pm

    At age 16, Gary Kanekkeberg first laid eyes on what became his dream car: a sleek, aerodynamic 1949 Cadillac Model 62.

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    CRUZ 2016 is biggest one-day event in Kitsap County
    CRUZ 2016 is biggest one-day event in Kitsap...
    By Bob Smith • August 12, 2016 6:04 pm

    At least 20,000 car enthusiasts are expected to visit Port Orchard’s waterfront area Sunday, Aug. 14, to peek, ogle and gaze at upwards of 600 cars on display for the 29th annual CRUZ 2016 car show. Show time is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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    Gabe Warren
    New Pizza Hut restaurant in Port Orchard is...
    By Bob Smith • August 4, 2016 2:48 pm

    It seems everyone is seeking openness: in government, in home layout — and now in restaurant design.

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    A young resident of Heritage Apartments ponders over what stuffed animal to choose. She wore a bicycle helmet given to her and other kids during a Port Orchard Police community event July 23.
    Officer outreach | Port Orchard Police community projects...
    By Bob Smith • July 29, 2016 7:34 pm

    Vehicles from the Port Orchard Police and a South Kitsap Fire and Rescue fire engine flashed their emergency lights and sounded their sirens July 23 at the Heritage Apartments, a 56-unit Housing Kitsap-affiliated subsidized apartment complex on Lippert Drive, down the hill from Sidney Avenue.

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    Female suspects arrested after Taco Time holdup
    Female suspects arrested after Taco Time holdup
    By Bob Smith • July 28, 2016 1:37 pm

    Reminiscent of movie gun-toting mavens Thelma and Louise, two women suspected of taking part in a holdup incident July 20 at the Taco Time restaurant just off Bethel Road in Port Orchard, were captured later that evening by Port Orchard Police.

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    Waterfront parking cost to increase; park’s green space to grow
    Waterfront parking cost to increase; park’s green space...
    By Bob Smith • July 21, 2016 8:52 am

    Consider it fair warning: The cost to park at Port Orchard’s waterfront lots is going up.

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    Gaeta’s attorneys to argue life sentence is unconstitutional
    Gaeta’s attorneys to argue life sentence is unconstitutional
    By Bob Smith • July 14, 2016 9:00 am

    Attorneys for Gabriel Gaeta, accused of raping and murdering a young neighbor girl in 2014, will appear before Court Judge Jennifer Forbes next Monday to argue that their client should receive a sentence of 25 years to life rather than life imprisonment because he was under 18 when the crime was committed.

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    City Council agrees  to $20 car license fee
    City Council agrees to $20 car license fee
    By Bob Smith • July 14, 2016 11:14 am

    Port Orchard’s City Council voted at its July 12 meeting to impose a $20 fee on vehicle licenses when city residents renew their tabs.Council members agreed 6-1 to approve the new ordinance, in which approximately $200,000 raised each year will be allocated to help fund prioritized city transportation projects.

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    The Fourth a quieter affair than last year for South Kitsap Fire and Rescue
    The Fourth a quieter affair than last year...
    By Bob Smith • July 7, 2016 12:58 pm

    Just days after the Fourth of July celebrations throughout South Kitsap, Guy Dalrymple is counting his blessings — and possibly thanking the rain gods.

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    Dr. Michelle Reid
    Editor’s note | Reid’s legacy paying lasting dividends...
    By Bob Smith • June 24, 2016 7:00 pm

    While Dr. Michelle Reid’s imminent departure to become the new superintendent of Northshore School District has evinced some angst among community leaders and district parents, South Kitsap School District board vice president Chris Lemke nonetheless says he’s thankful.

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    Culvert work is being done this summer and fall that is affecting commutes on State Roads 16 and 166
    Chamber’s Murphy says businesses dinged, not KO’d by...
    By Bob Smith • June 24, 2016 11:44 am

    To use boxing match parlance, Port Orchard’s downtown businesses may have taken a sharp jab to the jaw by the ongoing SR 166 road closure, but they’re not “out for the count” just yet.

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    The Friends of Manchester Library is once again hosting its annual Father's Day Salmon Bake and Book Sale on June 19.
    Sunday’s Father’s Day salmon bake is a Manchester...
    By Bob Smith • June 16, 2016 3:11 pm

    For hundreds of dads and families, Father’s Day wouldn’t be the same without eating salmon and buying books at the annual Salmon Bake and Book Sale at the Manchester Library.

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    Dr. Michelle Reid
    Dr. Michelle Reid accepts superintendent position for Northshore...
    By Bob Smith • June 16, 2016 6:34 pm

    Dr. Michelle Reid, South Kitsap School District superintendent, is leaving to assume the same role at Northshore School District in Bothell.

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    Gerald Lewis Yanac
    Yanac, a bank robbery veteran, charged with first-degree...
    By Bob Smith • June 2, 2016 1:14 pm

    Suspect confesses to undertaking holdup at Chase Bank branch in Port Orchard.

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    Traffic flows are becoming more congested during commute times on Tremont Street.
    Putaansuu: City government working to communicate better, fights...
    By Bob Smith • May 26, 2016 1:36 pm

    In order to advance a list of comprehensive and complicated civic projects in the near future, Port Orchard Mayor Rob Putaansuu said it will require city employees to communicate with each other and the public in better, more streamlined ways.

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    The 1
    Petco to build new store in Port Orchard;...
    By Bob Smith • May 11, 2016 4:46 pm

    Pet supply company Petco reportedly will build a new store to serve the Port Orchard area.

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