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Nathan Abbott, general manager of the Bay Street Bistro, mixes three signature cocktails.                                Michelle Beahm / Kitsap News Group

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Dining at Bay Street Bistro is ‘like going to a friend’s house for dinner’

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

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Join Seattle tiny home village tour Sept. 7

PORT ORCHARD — The Project Share organization has planned an afternoon field trip Sept. 7 to visit a…

Sidney block party, car show is Sunday, Aug. 20

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Sidney block party, car show is Sunday, Aug. 20

PORT ORCHARD — Residents on or near Sidney Avenue will once again kick up their heels at the…

Mark Moore (left) and Kyle MacConnell are known as The Burley Boys, who play a mix of acoustic and electric music. They will play at Port Orchard’s New Way Vapor Lounge, 1551 Way SE.                                Courtesy photo

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Burley Boys musicians play at Burley lounge Aug. 19

BURLEY — Mark Moore and Kyle MacConnell, otherwise known as The Burley Boys, will play their eclectic acoustic-electric…

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Feulner’s South Kitsap garage harbors automotive delights

SOUTH KITSAP — Exactly when South Kitsap resident Herb Feulner first got interested in cars and motorcycles is…

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Gaeta found competent to stand trial for 2014 rape, murder

Gaeta’s competency restored after medication and evaluation at Western State Hospital.

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Gaeta found competent to stand trial for 2014 rape, murder

Gaeta’s competency restored after medication and evaluation at Western State Hospital

Rain doesn’t dampen road to CRUZ Car Show

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Rain doesn’t dampen road to CRUZ Car Show

PORT ORCHARD — The 2017 CRUZ Car Show eschewed our now-familiar stretch of sunny weather on Sunday, Aug.…

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

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Meet Port Orchard’s fuzzy new politicians at Aug. 29 ‘Kitty Hall’

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

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Power failure closes Givens Community Center

PORT ORCHARD — Givens Community Center will be closed indefinitely after the building experienced a significant power failure…

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VFW vet asking for donations at your door? Don’t give it

PORT ORCHARD — You hear a knock at the door. You open it and find a friendly man…

The two-bedroom, one-bath rambler on Mitchell Road in Port Orchard (shown here before the flip began) was in miserable shape — a tarp covered a leaky roof, the windows were defective and not energy efficient, and there were holes in the ceiling. Photo: Courtesy of Scott Studerus.

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Kitsap house flippers give TV viewers a peek at their first-timer experience

PORT ORCHARD — Television programs about flipping homes — the art of snapping up downtrodden homes cheaply, rehabbing…

Port Orchard house destroyed by fire; no injuries reported

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Port Orchard house destroyed by fire; no injuries reported

PORT ORCHARD — No injuries were reported in a house fire on Goldenrod Street in Port Orchard July…

You can call him “small” or “tiny,” but don’t call Diesel a pony. He’s a miniature horse. Think “Black Beauty” meets “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.” He’s about the size of a large dog. He’s also very special because he was the first registered therapy horse in the Northwest, according to his trainer.                                Terryl Asla/Kitsap News Group

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Thursday is ‘Diesel Day’

At Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, patients and staff ask, “Is it ‘Diesel Day’ yet?”

Port Orchard QFC to close in August

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Port Orchard QFC to close in August

PORT ORCHARD — QFC’s presence in Port Orchard will disappear late next month with the closure of the…

Michelle Beahm | Independent                                Nobi Kawasaki prepares meals for the July 18 Family Kitchen meal at First Lutheran Community Church.

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Family Kitchen feeds dozens eight days a month

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

SKFR levy vote a must for growing community | In Our Opinion

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SKFR levy vote a must for growing community | In Our Opinion

If there ever was a taxpayer-supported service in which residents get more than their money’s worth, it has…

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National Night Out event Aug. 1 at Port Orchard waterfront

PORT ORCHARD — National Night Out, a nationwide community crime prevention awareness event, will be presented locally on…

Lady Washington under sail.                                Rick Horn/Grays Harbor Historical Seaport

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Lady Washington visits Port Orchard July 24-27

Official tall ship of the State of Washington

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South Kitsap fire displaces three adults

PORT ORCHARD — Three adults were displaced due to a fire in the 14000 block of Joy Lane…