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Side Street News
A blog written by Sally Santana.Side Street News: SEVERE WEATHER SHELTER OPEN TONIGHT – FRIDAY 1/27/’12
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...
- SEVERE WEATHER SHELTER OPEN TONIGHT – FRIDAY 1/27/’12
- PROJECT CONNECT THIS WEDNESDAY 1/25 IN BREMERTON
- JUST IN: Due to extreme water/snow, severe weather shelter open tonight
- SEVERE WEATHER SHELTER OPEN TONIGHT
- BREMERTON FOODLINE IS OPEN NOW AS WARMING STATION
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Cheers To You
An exploration of all things wine with reporter Brynn Grimley and local wine expert Mary Earl.Cheers To You: Chilean wine our choice for lamb and black olive stew
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 ...
- Chilean wine our choice for lamb and black olive stew
- What we’re drinking: Zefina Winery’s Serience White
- Weekly wine defined: Trockenbeerenauslese
- A Washington red for lentils and leek recipe
- What we’re drinking: Snow?
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Peninsular Thinking
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.Peninsular Thinking: One vision for new Silverdale library
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...
- One vision for new Silverdale library
- Calling for frozen yogurt in Bremerton, please
- Morningside Bread will go to 7 days a week
- County map shows priority plow routes
- Video from Kitsap MLK event
Staff Blog
Kitsap Frames
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.Kitsap Frames: FRAMES: Photo Challenge #47: Your Favorite Photos of 2011 STAND-OUTS
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...
- FRAMES: Photo Challenge #47: Your Favorite Photos of 2011 STAND-OUTS
- FRAMES: Photo of the Day: Red Sky In The Morning
- From The Archive Closet: Mustached Detectives and A Stand-Off On A Rock
- FRAMES: Photo Challenge #47: Your Favorite Photos: ROUND 2 (Challenge Closed)
- FRAMES: From The Archive Closet: Waiting Their Turn
Staff Blog
Peabody: Life, Friends Baseball
Plain talk about Sabremetrics baseball analysis and love of the game.Peabody: Life, Friends Baseball: More Expectations
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...
- More Expectations
- Expectations For The Coming Season
- If The Mariners Mention 1995
- Twenty Days Until Pitchers And Catchers Report
- Mariners Finish Off The Pace In Fielder Derby
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The Prep Beat
News updates on area high schools. By Sun sports staff writers Chuck Stark, Jeff Graham, Annette Griffus and Nathan Joyce.The Prep Beat: Boys and girls basketball stat leaders
Here’s this week’s list of local boys and girls basketball
leaders.
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- Boys and girls basketball stat leaders
- Boys state swimming qualifiers
- Bremerton twins nominated for McDonald’s All-American status
- Some reading material for you
- Girls state basketball rankings
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Kitsap Business and Economy
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.Kitsap Business and Economy: Washington state AG and Facebook target “clickjackers”
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...
- Washington state AG and Facebook target “clickjackers”
- Safe Boats delivers fleet of patrol boats to Louisiana
- Businesses that hire the hard-to-place can get tax credits
- Top 20 tech trends for 2012
- Dimension 4 employees please call
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Kitsap Crime and Justice
Josh Farley, the public safety and courts reporter, writes about crime and criminal justice issues.Kitsap Crime and Justice: Long list of lawyers lining up for Kitsap County Superior Court seats
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...
- Long list of lawyers lining up for Kitsap County Superior Court seats
- Federal sentencing of former Kitsap cop delayed
- Legislature ponders elongated vehicular homicide sentences
- One in three, arrested by 23
- Poulsbo cold case surfaces
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Kitsap Caucus
A blog about politics and government in Kitsap County as well as Washington state political news as it relates to Kitsap County.Kitsap Caucus: Gay marriage Washington: Why now?
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...
- Gay marriage Washington: Why now?
- Kitsap Marriage Alliance responds to Monday’s gay marriage hearing
- Port of Bremerton, what’s in a logo?
- Inside video of Bremerton’s 10-screen movie theater construction
- Office hours with Josh Brown
Staff Blog
Road Warrior
Travis Baker blogs about the problems and idiosyncrasies of Kitsap highways and byways.Road Warrior: A pair of Fifth Street curiosities and roundabout reminder
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...
- A pair of Fifth Street curiosities and roundabout reminder
- State highway numbers are out of order
- Silverdale roundabout project worries Realtor
- Linking old and new Belfair highways IS being studied
- Keyport speed limit reduction questioned
Staff Blog
Watching Our Water Ways
Environmental reporter Christopher Dunagan discusses the challenges of protecting Puget Sound and all things water-related.Watching Our Water Ways: Skokomish restoration now focused on ecosystem
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...
- Skokomish restoration now focused on ecosystem
- Amusing Monday: Laughing at the snow and cold
- Snow brings freshness to animals at Woodland Park
- Snow cats just gotta have fun … if not terror
- Orca photos: Capt. Jim offers his favorites of 2011
Staff Blog
The WordSpider
A blog about reading and writingThe WordSpider: Adventures in Writing
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...
- Adventures in Writing
- P. D. James Visits Pemberley
- Craft
- Pace
- reading & writing & a little arithmetic
Reader Blog
The Commute
An informative and entertaining discussion on our ferries and highways with Kitsap Sun reporters.The Commute: Final ferry fare study changed from draft
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...
- Final ferry fare study changed from draft
- Transportation money going where it helps economy
- People willing to pay more for transportation
- State getting another new ferry
- Pent-up demand to fuel Thanksgiving trips
Staff Blog
The Stark Truth
Sports Editor Chuck Stark shares insight, laughter, news, views and analysis of Kitsap sports and beyond.The Stark Truth: About the snow, the Huskies and ‘Scoreboard Baby’
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...
- About the snow, the Huskies and ‘Scoreboard Baby’
- Poulsbo loses a pair of legends: Lindley Smith, Chet Gausta die
- Some Husky-Cougar basketball links
- Notes from the Kitsap Hall of Fame banquet
- Happy holidays, happy New Year, see you in a couple weeks
Staff Blog
Bainbridge Conversation
Reporter Tristan Baurick engages island residents in a conversation about their community.Bainbridge Conversation: VIDEO: How Bainbridge cut its energy use
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...
- VIDEO: How Bainbridge cut its energy use
- Police Blotter: Cocaine itch hysteria causes ferry delay
- LA Times writer who called us “snow wimps” is actually a Bainbridge Islander
- Snow blankets Bainbridge Island
- Police blotter: Drunk driver has three tires, nine dogs
Staff Blog
Honoring Equity And Respecting Tradition (HEART)
An informative source of information dealing with issues and people from our Faith Community.Honoring Equity And Respecting Tradition (HEART): Would The Real Martin Luther King Be Honored In Today’s Culture ?
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...
Our Sound Home
One couple living on the Puget Sound, turning an old house into their home.Our Sound Home: 2012 New Year Manifesto
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’...
- 2012 New Year Manifesto
- Garden Updates for OurSoundHome
- I’m in love – with a mirror.
- Commuter Humor
- Cafe on my mind
Reader Blog
From the Editor's Desk
From the people behind the news at the Kitsap Sun.From the Editor's Desk: Thursday’s retro edition of the Sun
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...
- Thursday’s retro edition of the Sun
- Steagall gets his due
- In defense of anonymous
- We are newspaper reporters
- When we publicize missing persons cases
Staff Blog
Milt Priggee’s Kitsap Commentary
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.Milt Priggee’s Kitsap Commentary: Bainbridge Bag Ban
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Rougheart MMA Journal
Joshua Beranis covers the mixed martial arts scene in Kitsap County and beyond.Rougheart MMA Journal: Getting The Little Guy To Try Yoga
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 ...
- Getting The Little Guy To Try Yoga
- What Is It All?
- Finally, Cage Warrior Combats Famous Shipyard Brawl, This Saturday!
- Ron “Ronster” Boutilier
- Pete “The Pit” Guns 0-0 Vs. Wally “Google-Eye” Smith 0-0
Reader Blog
League of Women Voters of Kitsap
Information blog from the League of Women Voters of Kitsap.League of Women Voters of Kitsap: Why the League Opposes Charter Schools
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...
- Why the League Opposes Charter Schools
- State League Reports on Special Session
- State League Sets Priorities
- Photos from Our Education Forum
- Oct. 26 Meeting Looks at Federal Role in Education
Reader Blog
Humanity is like a Patchwork Quilt
Each patchwork piece contributes to holding the quilt together, yet each is unique.Humanity is like a Patchwork Quilt: Governor Gregoire’s Moving Speech for Marriage Equality
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...
- Governor Gregoire’s Moving Speech for Marriage Equality
- Some Geeky Engineering Humor
- People Feeling Disposable
- Marriage Equality in Kitsap County, Heroism in Norway
- Even in the Land of Marriage Equality All is Not Yet Equal
Reader Blog
COPD and Other Stuff
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.COPD and Other Stuff: Surgery – New Hope for Lymphedema Patients
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?
...
- Surgery – New Hope for Lymphedema Patients
- Cellulitis and Lymphedema – Bah Humbug!
- Sarcoidosis Support Group Meeting TOMORROW
- COPD, Patients, Harrison’s Festival of Trees 2011 – a little story
- What Does Bremerton, WA Have in Common with Karachi, Pakistan?
Reader Blog
Wide World of Kitsap Sports
Dedicated to following the athletes and teams that call West Sound home.Wide World of Kitsap Sports: Padres tender Cunningham a contract
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...
- Padres tender Cunningham a contract
- Comeback season for Marvin Williams
- Pumas’ Burke signs with L.A. Blues
- Adrian wins 100 free, sweeps events at winter nationals
- Adrian fastest qualifier in 50 free at nationals
Staff Blog
The Mom Squad
5 local moms, rollin' and patrollin' in the KC.The Mom Squad: Putting Mom on Time Out, The Good Kind
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...
- Putting Mom on Time Out, The Good Kind
- Harvest Fair
- Summer in Full Swing
- What’s Up on the KitPen this weekend?
- Natural Easter Egg Dyeing
Reader Blog
Kitsap Farm to Fork
A couple of farm girls, Diane Fish and Shannon Harkness, share their experiences with farming, cooking, local food, and building the Kitsap Foodshed.Kitsap Farm to Fork: The Dark Days Challenge
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...
- The Dark Days Challenge
- Giving Thanks
- In Memory of Parker
- “Get back to work!”
- Dead Cuke Vines Lead to Passing of Dill Pickle Season
Reader Blog
Sea Life
Explore aquatic animals, plants and seaweeds that inspire everything from cinematic monsters to tasty dishes to local economies.Sea Life: Surf’s up on the Salish Sea
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...
- Surf’s up on the Salish Sea
- Whales and bugs, snails and slugs, seaweed and salmon too
- Windy days and low dissolved oxygen
- Thingy Thursday: Catch cards and a confounding crab
- Keep the butter out of your belly and your shovel out of the sand
Reader Blog
Kitsap Dining
A blog of dining adventures in Kitsap County and beyondKitsap Dining: Wish List for Dining Out
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...
- Wish List for Dining Out
- Where have all the happy hours gone?
- Cosmo’s Ristorante & Delicatessen – Port Orchard
- The Loft at Latitude Forty Seven Seven
- Hale’s Alehouse
Reader Blog
Everyday CK
An on-going conversation focused on the community of Central Kitsap, fueled by local resident Rich Jacobson.Everyday CK: Celebration of Life Memorial Service for Brent Anderson
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...
- Celebration of Life Memorial Service for Brent Anderson
- Why I Support Jeanie Schulze for CKSD School Board
- Respected Local Educator Mourned
- Two CKSD schools make List of America’s Best High Schools
- Four CKSD Students Named Washington Scholars
Reader Blog
The Food Life
Recipes, resources and food inspiration from people and places in Kitsap County. By Kitsap Sun Web Editor Angela Dice.The Food Life: A Toast to National Coffee Day
Sept. 29 is National Coffee Day. Here’s a little Twin Peaks
tribute:
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- A Toast to National Coffee Day
- Canning, pickling and other preservation classes offered
- Learn to bake Norwegian holiday cookies
- Restaurant Q&A: Silver City Restaurant and Brewery
- Weekend food events: Lavender festival foods, Bite of Seattle, strawberry festival
Staff Blog
Eating In, Eating Out
My experiences eating out on the peninsula and the tales of what happens in my kitchen.Eating In, Eating Out: Puerto Vallarta
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 ...
- Puerto Vallarta
- Other food Blog’s
- Phad Thai
- Chicken and Biscuits in the Oven
- Casper’s Pizza and Barbeque in Belfair
Reader Blog
Plant Life
ramblings and tips about plants and all things green from Peg Tillery of WSU Kitsap Extension.Plant Life: Fairy Gardens
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...
- Fairy Gardens
- Bloedel Reserve Premier Plant Sale & Open House April 16 & 17
- Too wet to garden? Come take the Beach Naturalist course.
- Slugs – David George Gordon’s New Book
- Slippery, Slimey Slugs
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Road Warrior
Watching Our Water Ways
The WordSpider
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Bainbridge Conversation
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League of Women Voters of Kitsap
Humanity is like a Patchwork Quilt
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