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    Brandon Greenhill, left, and Derek Ejda are the two full-time bicycle patrol officers for the Bremerton Police Department.                                Michelle Beahm / Kitsap News Group
    Bicycle patrol is ‘proactive,’ not ‘reactive’ policing
    By Michelle Beahm • August 20, 2017 8:30 am

    BREMERTON — In April, the Bremerton Police Department set up a new kind of patrol for the city, one that…

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    Olalla Americana Festival 2017 | Slideshow
    Olalla Americana Festival 2017 | Slideshow
    By Michelle Beahm • August 19, 2017 4:45 pm

    Olalla Americana 2017 Slideshow

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    Nathan Abbott, general manager of the Bay Street Bistro, mixes three signature cocktails.                                Michelle Beahm / Kitsap News Group
    Dining at Bay Street Bistro is ‘like going...
    By Michelle Beahm • August 19, 2017 11:15 am

    PORT ORCHARD — Eating at the Bay Street Bistro “is like going to a friend’s house for dinner where they…

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    Cats will take over three city halls in Kitsap for a day: Poulsbo on Aug. 8, Bainbridge Island on Aug. 15 and Port Orchard on Aug. 29.                                Fiona Margo / Courtesy photo
    Meet Port Orchard’s fuzzy new politicians at Aug....
    By Michelle Beahm • August 4, 2017 4:30 pm

    PORT ORCHARD — From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 29, there’ll be all new politicians in the Port Orchard…

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    Community event helps Bremerton ‘reflect the same beauty that Mother Nature provides’
    Community event helps Bremerton ‘reflect the same beauty...
    By Michelle Beahm • August 4, 2017 1:30 pm

    BREMERTON — Bremertonians will gather together on Sept. 16, joined by a single purpose: to beautify Bremerton.

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    Whaling Days Parade | Photos
    Whaling Days Parade | Photos
    By Michelle Beahm • August 1, 2017 1:15 pm

    Photos from the perspective of someone who walked in the parade

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    Ducks float along during the annual Silverdale Rotary Duck Race at Whaling Days on the Silverdale water front. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
    Rotary Club, rubber ducks team up to raise...
    By Mark Krulish • July 30, 2017 5:00 pm

    The duck race has netted about $80,000 in each of the past few years.

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    Free books for children at Woodland Elementary School READ Up program
    Free books for children at Woodland Elementary School...
    By Michelle Beahm • July 28, 2017 4:30 pm

    SILVERDALE — Woodlands Elementary School has been the site of an invasion.

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    Berry nice: Nature has lots in store outside your door | Kitsap Weekly
    Berry nice: Nature has lots in store outside...
    By Nick Twietmeyer • July 28, 2017 3:00 pm

    Nature has lots in store outside your door

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    Cinthia Tyler said, “My sweet pocket pitty loves everyone. Especially kids.”                                Photo courtesy Cinthia Tyler
    ‘El Diablo of the dog world’: Do pit...
    By Michelle Beahm • July 27, 2017 2:00 pm

    One thing almost everyone can agree on: Dogs are wonderful additions to the family.

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    Rotary Duck Race always a big hit at Whaling Days Festival
    Rotary Duck Race always a big hit at...
    By Michelle Beahm • July 27, 2017 8:30 am

    SILVERDALE — Around 1:30 p.m. on July 30, it might be a good idea to “duck” outside and enjoy the…

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    Pit bull myths and statistics
    Pit bull myths and statistics
    By Michelle Beahm • July 27, 2017 8:30 am

    Read an article about personal experiences with pit bulls here.

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    Biking and walking are two common methods of “active transportation,” which is one aspect of the “not drive-alone” commutes the Washington State Transportation Commission hopes to increase to 29 percent of all commutes in Washington by 2020.                                Michelle Beahm / Kitsap News Group
    Bremerton ranked third in state for active transportation
    By Michelle Beahm • July 26, 2017 8:30 am

    City excells in statewide emphasis on “not drive-alone commutes”

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    It’ll be a whale of a good time
    It’ll be a whale of a good time
    By Michelle Beahm • July 25, 2017 4:50 pm

    SILVERDALE — If you’re looking for a “whale of a good time,” you’re in luck. On July 28-30, Whaling Days…

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    Sophie Bonomi | Kitsap News Group file photo                                A rider and her horse show grace and skill in the barrel riding event in the 2016 Kitsap County Fair. Now, the equestrian arena is fully covered and upgraded, enabling equestrian programs to use the arena year-round.
    New arena should ‘spur interest’ in year-round equestrian...
    By Michelle Beahm • July 19, 2017 2:00 pm

    By Michelle Beahm

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    Michelle Beahm | Independent                                Nobi Kawasaki prepares meals for the July 18 Family Kitchen meal at First Lutheran Community Church.
    Family Kitchen feeds dozens eight days a month
    By Michelle Beahm • July 18, 2017 1:00 pm

    Low income, homeless and seniors welcome for free, balanced meals at First Lutheran Community Church

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    Poulsbo, Coffee Oasis team up to provide transitional housing for women
    Poulsbo, Coffee Oasis team up to provide transitional...
    By Michelle Beahm • July 18, 2017 1:30 am

    POULSBO — The Coffee Oasis and the City of Poulsbo are entering into an agreement that solves two problems in…

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    Laura Kneib, owner of F.R.O.G. Soap, won the 2017 Recycler of the Year Award from the Washington State Recycling Association.  Michelle Beahm / Kitsap News Group
    F.R.O.G. Soap named Washington recycler of the year
    By Michelle Beahm • July 6, 2017 8:30 am

    BREMERTON — “I gotta tell ya, I felt as giddy as the ‘Ugly Duckling’ when he swam into the next…

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    Ciyona Fowler-Taylor                                 Courtesy
    ‘No matter how you feel and what time...
    By Michelle Beahm • July 5, 2017 11:30 am

    Ciyona’s Cuisine De L’âme opens July 7, features creole cuisine passed down from owner’s grandmother

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    Pile on the memories: Flipping flapjacks is Fourth of July tradition
    Pile on the memories: Flipping flapjacks is Fourth...
    By Leslie Kelly • July 3, 2017 4:30 pm

    For some, Bainbridge’s Fourth of July Pancake Breakfast is simply an opportunity to eat some breakfast while benefiting high school…

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