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Bainbridge Island

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    St. Paul de Vence's Folk Music for Old People

    By Rachel Belle Last summer I interviewed my grandma, to record all her stories ("I was married in a jail!") before it was too late. She talked a blue streak, in the thick Brooklyn accent I've learned to emulate perfectly, and she was the happiest and most animated I've ever seen her. "What's the n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Sous Chef Scott Robinson Shares Restaurant Marché's Wednesday Special: Poulet au Reisling

    Yesterday, Scott Robinson, sous chef of Bainbridge Island's Restaurant Marché, defined the classic French influences on their menu, and the ways they've refined it. Today, he shares a recipe, a simpler twist on a French classic to bring the market (or rather, restaurant) back to your home. Rest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Comment of the Day: Whooping Cough Might Be Safer Than Vaccines

    On Wednesday Nina Shapiro posted about Bainbridge Island's anti-vaccine crusader Michael Belkin and his band The Refusers - who have made Internet waves this week with a video for the band's latest song, "First Do No Harm."

  • Music

    February 29, 2012

    Whitney Houston, We Have a Problem

    The diva's death creates a karaoke conundrum.

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Glory Days Abound at Bainbridge's Isla Bonita, With a Passed-Out Native in the Car

    On Valentine's weekend, I went with my girlfriend to her home island of Bainbridge. We drank for a few hours in Winslow, and as she lay passed out in the car at 11 p.m., I was able to slip into Isla Bonita to sing a few songs. There were about 25 people there, all regulars. It's a long, brightly-l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2012

    Travel Leisure Magazine: Seattle 'Is Not a City That Chooses to Turn Its Back on Sadness'

    Travel Leisure magazine is out with a rather quirky story on Seattle. Predictably, the piece pays homage to our usual array of homage-worthy highlights -- bookstores, nightspots, the scenic vistas of mountains and sea. And then it leaves the tracks with these jarring passages:

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    Marché to Open on Bainbridge Island in March

    Marché is scheduled to open at 150 Madrona Lane on Bainbridge Island on Saturday, March 17, according to Eater Seattle. The establishment is run by Pellegrini Award winner Greg Atkinson, who has worked as the chef of both Canlis and Friday Harbor House.

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    Hitchcock's Mind Games

    The Watering Hole: Hitchcock, 133 Winslow Way E., (206) 201-3789. BAINBRIDGE ISLAND The Atmosphere: It's 5:30 on a Saturday evening and Hitchcock is already suspensefully abuzz. The spare, narrow space sinks into itself with tables and booths quickly filled by early diners. Those in the back are tr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    America's Most Wanted Filming Segment in Seattle on Brad Steven Robinett, Survivalist Bank Robber, Still At Large

    ​The last, best hope in finding survivalist bank robber and gun hoarder Brad Steven Robinett has arrived in Seattle. John Walsh and the rest of the America's Most Wanted team is currently traipsing around downtown Seattle and Bainbridge Island, recreating scenes of Robinett's robberies and esc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2010

    Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard: Proposed Bremerton Ferry Cuts Are a "Slap In the Face"

    Laura MusselmanDeath Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard at Bremerton's Admiral Theater on April 18, 2008.​As we reported last week, Gov. Chris Gregoire's proposal to eliminate ferry runs from Seattle to Bremerton after 9 p.m. has the potential to seriously limit West Side concert patrons from hitting ... More >>

  • Arts

    February 24, 2010

    The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events

    Laura MusselmanDeath Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard at Bremerton's Admiral Theater on April 18, 2008.​As we reported last week, Gov. Chris Gregoire's proposal to eliminate ferry runs from Seattle to Bremerton after 9 p.m. has the potential to seriously limit West Side concert patrons from hitting ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    Drunk, Kayaking and Hypothermic Is No Way to Go Through Life, Son

    Kayaks: Work best when not hammered.​Last night, two Bainbridge Island men were drinking and watching the Texas-Alabama game when one of them was struck with a brilliant idea: Let's kayak to Seattle! Ignore for a moment, dear reader, that paddelling for miles across a busy shipping port in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    Bainbridge Island's Baddest Brawler Doesn't Live in Bainbridge Island Anymore

    C. Stiles​She lives in Miami. Her name is Christina Swanson and she grew up on Bainbridge Island, left early to go to Seattle Central Community College, went to WSU on a swimming scholarship but quit over conflicts with her coach, and ended up in Miami, where she's pursuing a professional boxi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    Last Night: Dway, Bobby Hustle and Papa Black at Nectar

    Paul DiamondDway, Papa Black, and Bobby HustleWhen Dway stepped on stage last night in full Jon B. regalia, complete with shrieking white vest, I immediately began searching for the path of least resistance to the bar. Earlier in the evening, his producer, Spencer Green of North Seattle's Dynasty En ... More >>

  • News

    February 11, 2009

    Dategirl’s Romance Without Finance

    A guide to sexing up the new economy.

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    NYT Discovers Enchanted Island

    Yes, right here on Puget Sound, there is a magical isle, a veritable Brigadoon ringed by gentle waters, an enclave of all that is good, organic, and proper. A place we call Bainbridge Island, which The New York Times here celebrates in its travel section ("Havens," part of Great Homes and Destinatio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2009

    Tying Up Constitutional Loose Ends in Olympia

    Libel, as every journalist knows, is knowingly writing something false about someone. Like if I published a story accusing Christine Gregoire of supporting the tunnel viaduct option after the society of mole people took her on a cruise in their underground kingdom where she promised to rig the biddi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2008

    Uber-green House Finally Sells

    Developer Lisa Martin got a lot of attention after building an uber-green house on Bainbridge Island. The house, outfitted with a solar energy system, was one of the first -- if not the first -- in the state to declare itself "net zero energy," meaning that it was expected to generate at least as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2008

    Tonight's Show Recommendations

    Low Vs. Diamond Barcelona, Low vs. Diamond at Neumos, 7 p.m., $12 A few spins of L.A. quintet Low vs. Diamond's recent self-titled debut revealed (to me, anyway) a good-but-not-remarkable guitar-centric indie-rock band with plenty of radio-ready polish. However, the band really shines in concert - ... More >>

  • News

    May 14, 2008

    Salmon Caught in the Carbon Net

    Our mania for wild, fresh boutique fish comes at a high environmental cost.

  • Food

    April 9, 2008

    Seattle’s Only Truly Pro-Choice Cafe

    Seattle Coffee Works picks from the finer beans around town.

  • News

    April 9, 2008

    Letters to the Editor

    Seattle Coffee Works picks from the finer beans around town.

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2008

    From Bainbridge Island to Dubai

    Seattle Coffee Works picks from the finer beans around town.

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2007

    REVERBfest Stage of the Day: Sonic Boom Records!

    Seattle Coffee Works picks from the finer beans around town.

  • Music

    February 21, 2007

    Organically Grown

    In a Bainbridge Island studio, a dynamic duo spontaneously congeals.

  • Arts

    November 15, 2006

    Risqué Tips Sure to Embolden—and Empower—the Shy

    Readings This Week

  • Film

    September 27, 2006

    Sept. 27-Oct. 4, 2006

    Who's more noble—Gregory Peck or Harry Dean Stanton?

  • Food

    July 12, 2006

    Chefs at Play

    Asian standards are served with a happy twist at Bainbridge Island's Madoka.

  • Food

    July 5, 2006

    Down and Dirty

    Asian standards are served with a happy twist at Bainbridge Island's Madoka.

  • Diversions

    May 24, 2006

    Perfect Summer Sex

    When seduction is the goal, head to these hot spots.

  • Diversions

    May 24, 2006

    Perfect Summer Boozing

    Getting soused in the sun is so much fun.

  • Food

    January 11, 2006

    There and Back Again

    Bainbridge Island's Cafe Nola is worth a ferry trip and a frosty trek.

  • Food

    August 24, 2005

    Bitter's Back

    Bainbridge Island's Cafe Nola is worth a ferry trip and a frosty trek.

  • News

    June 29, 2005

    Fireworks and Waterworks

    June 29-July 5, 2005.

  • Food

    June 29, 2005

    Moveable Feast

    When you eat en route to Bainbridge on the Washington State Ferry, getting there is most of the fun.

  • News

    June 8, 2005

    Synapse, Symmetry, 1776

    June 8-14, 2005

  • News

    October 6, 2004

    We Mourn and We Warn

    Comforting the afflicted, afflicting the comfortable: A local Woman in Black explains herself.

  • News

    February 18, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    "Would Howard Schultz put up with poor decisions and declining profits and performance if it were Starbucks?"

  • Film

    August 6, 2003

    Buffalo Soldiers, Camp, and More

    "Would Howard Schultz put up with poor decisions and declining profits and performance if it were Starbucks?"

  • News

    July 2, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    I think Boeing should go and take their do what we ask or else attitude with them.

  • Food

    June 25, 2003

    Con Fusion

    It all started with chop suey, and it hasn't stopped yet.

  • Food

    March 12, 2003

    Cut Out the Middle Guy!

    It all started with chop suey, and it hasn't stopped yet.

  • Food

    July 24, 2002

    Hot Dish

    It all started with chop suey, and it hasn't stopped yet.

  • News

    June 12, 2002

    Ode to elevation

    Road Trip #3

  • Food

    April 24, 2002

    Otis Cafe

    Succeeding despite itself, a place thrown together with love is embraced by Pill Hill.

  • News

    August 22, 2001

    Books

    Succeeding despite itself, a place thrown together with love is embraced by Pill Hill.

  • News

    December 13, 2000

    Read in Heavenly Peace

    Indie bookstores pick the year's best gift

  • News

    October 6, 1999

    Idea 4: Recycled Remodels

    SEVEN IDEAS FOR SURVIVING SEATTLE ON A BUDGET

  • News

    May 26, 1999

    Summer Calendar

    So many options, so little time.

  • News

    April 28, 1999

    Making a Moss

    Forget about fussing over grass—go for the carpet effect

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