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‘Welcome Pole’ unveiling coming to BI trailhead

It’s time to give a warm welcome to a new piece of public art.

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Miles, Nance have varied opinions on priorities

The race is on for Position 2 of the 23rd legislative district, and candidates Greg Nance-D, and Jamie…

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A scientific diver collects sediment samples in a healthy eelgrass bed for future chemical, physical and taxonomic analyses.

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Eelgrass at BI Superfund site: to restore or not restore?

Eelgrass, a humble aquatic flowering plant that recently made headlines for its newfound ability to cut down dangerous…

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‘It’s crushing sometimes’: BAC will close for good in January

After 76 years of artist exhibitions, advocacy for the arts in local government and dozens of free programs,…

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A few large piles of creosote-contaminated dirt frame the future view from Pritchard Park, while a ferry arrives in Bainbridge.

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BI Superfund site gets funds to spur cleanup

Pritchard Park may have some unbeatable views sooner than expected, thanks to new federal funding — they just…

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Life

3 generations of BI musical family part of ‘Cacophony’

If you’re walking along Winslow Way Aug. 17, don’t be alarmed if you catch discordant harmonies and “mind-altering”…

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Close-up of the Haleets petroglyph rock at Agate Point.

Life

New mystery of x̌alilc: Who’s in charge of ancient art on BI?

Sea level rise puts its future in doubt

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Ella Short returns a volley from Susan Kanes at the 5th annual Founders Tournament.

Sports

Founders tourney: Pickleball community ‘saves lives’

Hawaiians return, say it helped after devasting fires

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A window decal demonstrating global sea level rise, installed on a window of the Bainbridge Island Ferry Terminal June 28.

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Artwork on BI ferry walkway depicts sea level rise

Some effects of climate change can be hard to conceptualize, but for an island community, sea level rise…

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Dancers show off their moves to ‘The Cupid Shuffle’ and ‘The Electric Slide.’

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BI holds 3rd annual Juneteenth event

As Renni Bispham, co-chair of the Race Equity Advisory Committee for the city of Bainbridge Island, said during…

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Saro Hendrickson during the presentation.

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‘Whitewater Women’ share memoir of groundbreaking trip

‘From Chicken to Eagle’

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Life

First looks at the historic Bainbridge AAPI Festival

The first-ever Bainbridge Island Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Festival series was an upswell of community support,…

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BI spot shrimp season extended another day

Try not to lose your head, but the fishing season for the “best shrimp you’ve ever had” just…

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Can’t turn off Winslow Way to get to ferries anymore

For those who cut in the Bainbridge Island ferry line: your days are numbered.

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The Aurora Borealis shines above Bear Lake at Eielson Air Force Base, AK.

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Aurora Bainbridge-alis: see the Northern Lights tonight

For the first time since 2005, islanders may be able to witness an extremely rare celestial event this…

Student James Phillips secures a piece of plywood to the roof of the Hyla students’ tiny home project.

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Hyla students build tiny home for those in need

Not all the construction around Winslow is from road crews. Eight students at Hyla School are elbow-deep into…

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An 8-foot-wide tree fell on Kim McLaughlin’s home April 20.

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Windstorm on Bainbridge partially destroys home

Power knocked out for days

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Councilmember Clarence Moriwaki and U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer with Kilmer’s official plaque in the Congress building.

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Moriwaki goes to Washington

Councilmember reflects on Japan’s connection to BI

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Cyclist hurt in hit-and-run; sent to Harborview

A 37-year-old Bainbridge Islander was arrested for hit and run after striking a cyclist and driving under the…