Lt. Bruce Mansfield

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Mansfield, Navy lieutenant, is new conductor of Poulsbo Community Orchestra

Beginning Sept. 15, the first rehearsal date for the orchestra’s fall season, Bruce Mansfield will direct approximately three…

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Mitigation efforts help protect eelgrass, a home to sea life | Waterways

What is eelgrass, and why would the regulatory authorities want the port try to removing plants carefully and…

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The book end | Kitsap Week

The top five best-selling comic books and top five trade paperbacks in July at The Comics Keep, an…

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The book end | Kitsap Week

The top 10 best-selling books in July at Eagle Harbor Book Co., an independent book shop on Bainbridge…

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Two new books by local authors | Kitsap Week

Two new books by local authors — "Far Eastern Overexposure" and "Monochrome" — are getting good reviews —…

Youngsters compete in a pie eating contest at the Pie in the Park fundraiser in Kingston.

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Couple sets record for most money spent on pie

Pending verification by Guinness World Records, Antoine and Tania Issa now have the world record for the most…

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Value whites to enjoy into fall | Kitsap Week

Great Northwest Wine: Last week, we reviewed several Pacific Northwest red wines priced at $15 or less. This…

The Kitsap Wine Festival is on Aug. 9 at Bremerton’s Harborside Fountain Park. “It’s so great to be out in front of the water

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Kitsap Wine Festival raises record $60,000 | Kitsap Week

The 2014 Kitsap Wine Festival on Aug. 9 raised $60,000 for the Harrison Medical Center Foundation.

Brewer Dave Lambert rowed a keg of Slippery Pig's Rhubarb IPA from Poulsbo to Ballard.

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Dock-to-dock delivery | Kitsap Week

Slippery Pig brewer delivers keg of beer by rowing from Poulsbo to Seattle.

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Summer’s drama winds down with Virgo | Kitsap Week

Stars Over Kitsap: Leo is sexy. Full moons are exciting. But none of that now. We are at…

A home in Hansville was once the bridge of an old tug boat.

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Hansville home is like a ship out of water | Kitsap Week

Where We Live: The house, which is often mistaken for a retired ferry, was taken from the top…

People will cross part of the Kitsap Water Trail on Aug. 23 by kayak

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Paddle Kitsap returns | Kitsap Week

Kitsap’s annual trek across its water trail by kayak, paddleboard, canoe or other human-powered vessel will put swarms…

'Dash' by Kirby Larson is a story that deals with the removal of Japanese-American citizens during World War II

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Historical f?iction touches upon local reality | Kitsap Week

Northwest author attends two events on Bainbridge Island to debut her latest novel that deals with the removal…

Paul Champoux of Champoux Vineyards talks about the Marquette grapes he harvested this month.

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Washington wine grape harvest begins | Kitsap Week

Great Northwest Wine: Paul Champoux, one of Washington’s top grape growers, led off the state’s harvest season by…

Joy Andersen is the longtime head winemaker for Snoqualmie Vineyards in Paterson.

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Bargain reds in time for Labor Day weekend | Kitsap Week

Great Northwest Wine: As Labor Day approaches, we’ll spend the next two weeks reviewing wines that retail for…

Sangiovese was planted in 1996 at Red Willow Vineyard in the western Yakima Valley

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Italy’s famous grape has role in Washington | Kitsap Week

Great Northwest Wine: It is the most famous of Italian wine grapes, but in the New World, Sangiovese…

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Five local families honored for Kitsap roots | Kitsap Week

The Kitsap Historical Museum will honor five local families who have contributed to Kitsap for more than 100…

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The book end | Kitsap Week

Literary news from around Kitsap: The top 15 best-selling adult and kids books in July at Liberty Bay…

The Clumbsy Lovers headline the 2014 Olalla Bluegrass Festival.

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Stomp, swing & roll at Olalla bluegrass fest | Kitsap Week

The Olalla Bluegrass and Beyond Festival will celebrate 23 years of music and fun for the whole family…

Visiting dancers with tribes from the Northwest and beyond compete in the 2013 Chief Seattle Days pow wow in Suquamish.

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Celebrating 104 years of Chief Seattle Days | Kitsap Week

Chief Seattle Days began on Aug. 14 with a golf tournament in Kingston. But the main celebration continues…