The Buzz
Bite-size, behind-the-scenes editorials about local personalities, businesses and nonprofits.
Look for the lace. It’s the trademark of Maria “Chany”…
It’s a soggy Thursday evening, and seven Bainbridge teens and tweens are…
Joanie Nichols fell in love with Bainbridge Island the first time she saw it. The rain…
Ask Bainbridge Islanders what they love about living here and you’ll often…
Ed Smith’s office and climate-controlled storeroom are a book lover’s…
Are you sitting down? If you’re like most people, you sit way too…
It was newton who asserted that a body in motion would remain in motion. Dr. Erica…
From southerly points on Bainbridge Island, downtown Seattle appears to be just an…
Jim Whiting’s running career was almost over before it started. During a…
Garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches…
When you take a trip—whether traveling abroad or across the Sound— what…
Ever step off the ferry on your way to Pike Place Market and stride into to an…
By Alli Schuchman It’s Turning Out to be something of a revolution and…
In 1977, Nancy and David Leedy and Kelly Webster dreamt of a school that valued every…
Before the Kingdome or Safeco Field beckoned fans to cross the sound, America’s…
International Photographer Neil Rabinowitz has seen and done a lot, a very great lot,…
Combine mechanical and engineering skill with a creative drive for color, shape and…
As The Days of summer begin to shorten, a gentle nudge of change seeps into our…
When it came time to plan its new 25,000 square-foot building on Three Tree Lane, the…
Janice Pedersen likes to say there’s no such thing as bad weather, just bad…
The Bainbridge Island Rotary Auction is practically its own ecosystem, a pop-up…
For New York Times best-selling author Susan Wiggs, romance is always in the air, or…
The Bainbridge Island Museum of Art showcases work by Northwest artists. But…
There’s a lot to be said for learning about something from the inside out. But…
You can’t go far on Bainbridge without seeing some Lycra. Among the many active…
“In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of…
Need a committed worker and friend who day in, day out brings a positive outlook and…
B y Connie Bye They never intended to ignore half the population. But in parts of the…
It was a typical PTO meeting—parents sitting elbow-to-elbow around the staff…
As winter’s chill leaves the air and the ground begins to warm, the urge to till…
Welcome to Willowtree Market, where owner Heather Jaynes and her five-member staff…
When you study islander Kathe Fraga’s collection of original paintings, a…
Scientists predict a 1 in 3 chance that a 9.0-magnitude earthquake will hit our region…
By Dylan Skeffington The martial arts are not exactly a new phenomenon quite the…
What is it about Bainbridge that fosters so much creativity? Do the tall emerald…
Mason green, now 16 years old, began coming to Alchemy Industrial Arts (AIA) two years…
In early 2010, on New Zealand’s South Island, after months tramping trails and…
When Former Seattle grunge musician and antique dealer David Bond keyed…
The Fountain of Youth has captured the human imagination for centuries, its magical…
You know when you meet someone who’s so smart and so inspiring that it makes…
Peruse the playbill from “Mary Poppins” by Bainbridge Performing Arts…
When was the last time you received a handwritten letter? Not a scribbled sticky note…
Friends support us in the most amazing ways. Sometimes they even go overboard. When…
No one warns you about the slippery slope. It starts simply enough: we islanders love…
Tucked Away in the staging area of Rolling Bay Hall, behind the Island Music Guild,…
If you go to the Madison Diner, you might notice a smaller version of the 1950s-style…
Need to get away and see something new but don’t want to venture too far? These…
Go Past the sign, up a winding, woodsy drive and Port Blakely Cemetery suddenly…
With entries from Texas to Taiwan, Bloedel Reserve’s guest book is a study in…
Aquatic Center No matter the weather, this public spot has something for the whole…
