The severe weather shelter, located inside the Bremerton
Foodline at 1600 12th St. in Bremerton, will open at 6 pm tonight
and close at 7 am Saturday morning. Everyone who needs to come in
out of the freezing cold is welcome! whether you’re home...
For this warm winter stew, we’re recommending a full-flavored,
full-bodied red wine with aromas and flavors of herbs, berry and
currant.
This wine is especially luscious with lamb dishes that include
garlic, rosemary and olives — exactly what ...
A conversation about Bremerton, Port Orchard, Poulsbo, Silverdale, Bainbridge Island, Kingston, Manchester, Seabeck, Southworth, Suquamish, Belfair, Keyport, Olalla, Bangor, Hansville, Indianola, Port Gamble, Allyn, Port Ludlow, Gig Harbor and every once in a while something about the good folks who don't have the good fortune to live here.
Brynn writes:
Wednesday night architect Steve Rice unveiled his vision for a
new library in Silverdale.
At the request of the Kitsap Regional Library, Rice has been
working for two years on a design for a new library. First he was
tasked with crea...
Meegan M. Reid keeps you up-to-date, gives some behind-the-scenes scoops, shares photos from the Kitsap Sun Staff (and readers) and provides you with a few tips to help you take better photos.
Nice shooting this past year blog readers! I had a very nice
array of images to pick a few stand-outs from and here are my
choices (again there aren’t any winners or losers, I just pick a
few that stand-out to me for various reasons and ramble o...
I received a nice note from Jim Moore, outsourced Sun columnist.
To paraphrase he enjoys the blog and when he reads the blog I come
across, bitter, angry and frustrated…something he likens to his
reflection in his mirror. I must be doing somethi...
Daily updates on the local economy, the latest reports and trends that affect us, stories, events and columns. Join the conversation with Kitsap Sun reporter Rachel Pritchett.
Readers, Got this news release today from the state Attorney
General’s Office. — Rachel
SEATTLE – If you use Facebook, the world’s top social networking
site, you may have “liked” an Internet scheme without even knowing
it – and unwi...
Jan. 31 is an important day for
some ambitious attorneys in Kitsap County. It is the
deadline by which superior court applications are due to the office
of Gov. Christine Gregoire, who will use them to appoint
Kitsap County’s two newest judges...
At least one radio talker thinks the Legislature is trying to
get gay marriage passed to distract the citizens from the state
budget, which has a hole in it. The argument makes for audacious
radio and gay marriage is one issue that can divert an O...
The in basket: I was putting along eastbound on Fifth Street in
Bremerton recently when my wife in the passenger seat noticed that
I had given no indication that I had seen a stop sign at Veneta
Avenue.
“Stop sign,” she said, and it was a good...
Flood control is no longer a primary objective of federal
restoration work on the Skokomish River — but improving the
ecosystem is likely to reduce flood problems for people who live in
the valley.
The Skokomish Watershed Action Team
(SWAT) sur...
Two days ago I finished the first draft of my story
Joy, which makes me happy because now I get to
know how it ends. Believe me, I was wondering. When I
first started writing it, I had no idea. As I went
on working, I gradually h...
The ferry media study I wrote about
last week wasn’t the one
handed in to the Legislature’s Joint Transportation Committee.
I was one draft behind, and there are some differences.
What the study doesn’t do, unlike I wrote earlier, is recomm...
Like a lot of you, I couldn’t make it out of my driveway today.
I’ve got a pretty long and steep hill to climb out of and only made
it about three-quarters up when my car, which has all-wheel drive,
started sliding off the road. Tried twice an...
RePower Bainbridge from
Climate Solutions on
Vimeo.
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Bainbridge’s efforts to curb energy use was highlighted in a video
produced by Olympia-based Climate Solutions.
In it, former councilwoman Hilary Franz describes the RePower
Bain...
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
You express a great
deal of anxiety over our willingness to break laws. This is
certainly a legitimate concern. Since we so diligently urge people
to obey the Supreme Court’s decision of 1954 outlawing segregation
i...
Hello, 2012! It’s OurSoundHome here with a
project inspired by Ashley’s
Manifesto over at
From Dahlias to Doxies, a way of simplifying and writing down
goals for the new year. So, I created one myself! Check it out:
I’...
Our print readers
received an interesting looking newspaper this morning — or will
receive one sometime today — due to some production problems
overnight that delayed printing.
I’ll have a column in the Friday edition explaining as much as
i...
Milt Priggee is a longtime editorial cartoonist, and over his career has drawn for Crain’s Chicago Business, Spokane Spokesman-Review, Puget Sound Business Journal and seattlepi.com. He lives and works on Whidbey Island, producing cartoons for newspapers around the state and country. See more of his work at www.miltpriggee.com.
I’ve had this Rodney Yee Yoga for Beginners DVD for the past
year now, and I’d been on a roll with it for a while. I don’t know
much about yoga. This video seems to give a good basic routine for
the purpose of energizing you. Having slipped ...
Founded by activists who secured voting rights for women, the
League of Women Voters has always worked to promote the values and
processes of representative government. The League believes in an
open governmental system that is representative, acc...
Today, Governor Gregoire made a moving speech in support of
marriage equality in Washington State.
I was not able to be there in person at the press conference,
but I did watch the video later and felt the genuine support she
expressed.
I agree wi...
This is a patient-to-patient blog to exchange information and resources...from COPD to Arthritis to Cellulites to Sarcoidosis to Sleep Apnea to RLS to Psoriasis to Support Groups to Caregivers and all points in between.
Lymphedema patients have a new surgery option
for arm and leg swelling – would it be available to seniors?
How much is the cost of it compared to the standard treatment
that doesn’t work all that well?
Who is a good candidate for the surgery?
...
Outfielder Aaron Cunningham, a South Kitsap grad, was one of 35
unsigned players on the Padres’ 40-man roster who was offered a
contract on Monday. Cunningham hit .178 with three home runs and
nine RBI in 90 at bats a year ago. The 25-year-old o...
It’s that time of year, isn’t it? I can feel the stress and
panic start to creep up behind me like an old,
loose pair of underwear. Holidays are coming
fast.
Yes, it’s a time to enjoy family and friends and large alcoholic beverages,
but so...
The 2012 Dark Days Challenge is upon us. Shannon,
who is more motivated to participate in these sort of things than
I, signed us up. And then today, she had a dinner failure.
So, it falls to me to keep our end up. Good thin...
Leave the board on your woodie
though.
Surf scoters near the Southworth Ferry
dock. Photo: Jeff Adams
Surf scoters (one of my top five most beautiful ducks) have
moved in for the winter. The dramatic contrast of
black/white/orange on the male su...
I’ve been reviewing restaurants for over a year now and very
much enjoy it.
Just this week I was dining in a local restaurant when I got to
realizing how particular I’ve become due to my reviewing. I
think this is partly due to comparing...
A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held this coming
Sundy at 2 p.m., October 23rd, at the Silverdale Beach Hotel, to
honor the recent passing of Brent Anderson, a greatly loved and
talented local educator. You may also make a remembra...
I love Mexican food and Puerto Vallarta is one of my favorites
on the peninsula. My husband and I took an out of town visitor to
this old favorite and it lived up to its past trips. Our guest
enjoyed the kitschy interior decorations and the great ...
Our granddaughter Bridget asked me to help her plant a fairy
garden as a present for her seventh birthday on June 10. Here are
ideas to create your own fairy garden, whether for a child in your
life or for the child within you.
Fairy gardens can b...
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