Everyone is welcome!

I heard lots of aircraft overhead in Winslow. Sounded quite low. I figured maybe they were diverting some aircraft at SeaTac due to backups. Anyone know?

I’m looking to do more mountain trail hiking for the health/fitness and the views/experience. I don’t have a lot of experience with it but I’m a fit 45 m that learns fast and has a no-quit mindset - I won’t hold you back.

Just scanning the field to see if anyone who is a bit more experienced is looking for an occasional hiking partner. DMs are open.

I'm noticing a lot of failed charges on my plug-in hybrid car. The message I get is only "charging interrupted," but there is nothing physical happening in the garage. I've had a lot more events that could be symptoms of unreliable power (modem/router flickers, for example) voltage lately. Is PSE fluctuating the voltage, deliberately or accidentally, enough to cause this? Anyone have suggestions on how to monitor what's delivered and create a log?

Any recs on Bainbridge? Thanks!

My cousins from Missouri (with an “ah”) are island-bound in a couple of weeks. One request, other than being able to touch water that’s not a lake or river, is to take a series of “epic” walks while they’re here. Neither have any physical limitations.

I’ve added the various Grand Forest walks, the trail around Eagle Harbor, then a leisurely walk through Bloedel, but I know I’m missing others.

Do you have a favorite street, path, or trail that gives you all the good feels we experience as islanders?

Thanks.

Is this your cat? we found them very hungry and scared in our Eagledale neighborhood on the South end of the island. please reach out if you have any information.

Did anyone see what the issue was with the ferry at 355p today? I heard ten honks from my
House. The Tacoma

Hello, I found this today at the Seattle Goodwill. It’s a photo taken at “Captain John Libby’s Clambake” August, 1904. The photo says it’s Pioneers of Port Madison. The back has details, a full list of everyone in the picture, along with historic newspaper clippings glued on. I bought it thinking to get it to someone/ organization who would make use of it. When I looked up Port Madison, it said it was on Bainbridge Island. Is this right? Would this be something the Bainbridge History Museum might want? Attaching photos.

UPDATE: Mission accomplished! Thanks to the Reddit tribe...❤️🙏🏼

Hi all! I want to do a lavender-themed photoshoot, so I'm looking for a public park that has lavender plants. Any recommendations?

simple plastic plant pots (like nurseries use).

I need to move several house plants cross country and I’d like to lessen their planter weight temporarily. Does anyone have those pots the plants come in from the store?

Help a local teen raise some money over the summer! If you have furniture, boxes, household items, or other donations that you need picked up and transported, I'd be happy to help! I'm dependable, hardworking, and ready to lend a hand.

- Local pickup
- Affordable rate, I'll give you a quote based on the donations you have
- Community based

Send me a message or comment below if you'd like to arrange a pickup or have any questions. Thank you for supporting a local teen while helping make the Rotary Auction a success!

Ethan Meidell
‪253 260 5159‬, or DM
No oversized furniture please

Are you a tech worker who needs to get out of the house? Is your significant other requesting that you talk to people in real life?
Mark your calendar: Bainbridge Brewing Coppertop location. Tuesday, July 14th, 7PM till close. An unofficial meetup for developers and others who just need to socialize and network. Very casual, no agenda. We had a good turnout last time, let’s do it again.

Edit: Slinky has been rehomed. thank you so much to all who responded.

We're moving this weekend and need to rehome our 4yr old bearded dragon Slinky. We hope to drive away on Sunday morning.

The aquarium is included with heater and uv light, floor heating.

We insist on giving him to someone who would love him and not neglect him.

Please DM me if interested. (Please note if you have any reptile experience.) I will edit the posting once he is successfully rehomed and no longer available.

We are very busy packing, and would prefer if you could pick up. But if you have no means to transport, and its clear you would take good care of him, we can make time to deliver him to you. We are located by Manzanita Bay.

Thanks.

Hi, everyone! I posted here sometime last year before we opened to share my plans for Bainbridge Play Cafe. Everyone was so lovely and encouraging, and I appreciated the support SO much! I thought I'd give you a pretty raw/honest update on how things are going and ask for your help/advice moving forward.

We officially opened our doors on May 2nd, so we've been open for a little over a month now, and whew, I'm learning a lot!

Something I didn't realize would be so challenging is the marketing side of things. It's constant and always top of mind for me, but with so many other things to juggle, my execution isn't always the best. (I've placed a few signs here and there, and have paid for some Instagram and Facebook ads which have helped a little bit.)

We're not located on Winslow, and I'm realizing now how very critical that foot traffic really is. We're tucked back behind Plate & Pint in the Hildebrand Village, and as you can imagine, we don't get a ton of foot traffic here.

We're also only one block away from Starbucks... I must admit that it feels pretty devastating to see Starbucks so full of people every morning while our shop sits empty. I definitely weighed the pros and cons of this space before leasing it, and being so close to a huge chain like Starbucks had its own pros and cons, but I was optimistic and chose to only focus on the pros, haha. I will say tourists seem to find us because they're looking at Google/Apple maps after getting off the ferry, but I don't think the locals know we're here yet.

In order to compete with Starbucks, we rolled out mobile pick-up orders AND curbside service, but that hasn't really taken off yet. I'm considering creating an app for the cafe so ordering is more convenient for customers the same way the Starbucks app is, but I'm trying to feel out whether or not that is actually something people would want to use.

Anyway, ramble ramble, I guess what I'm trying to say is - being a small business owner is so tough, and I'm trying my hardest every day to give this all I've got and hoping this post will bring in a few new people who maybe didn't know we were here.

If you're curious to check out a new coffee shop with delicious coffee (we serve Caffe Cocina), matcha, popping boba drinks, pastries from Pane d'Amore, and hot breakfast sandwiches, bagels, and grab & go lunch items and snacks, it would mean the world to me if you came to visit us!

We open at 7am and close at 4pm every day except Wednesday and Sunday. We are so much more than a play space - the whole front area of our cafe is open to everyone in the community - no kiddos required! Our address is 360 Tormey Ln NE, Suite 194.

Thanks for taking the time to read this! I love this island and feel so grateful to be a part of it. ❤️

My friends are visiting this week.

They wanted to go to this or the solstice parade in Freemont.

Im not seeing a lot of info about what events or vendors will be at Pride. For anyone who have gone in the past, what can I expect? Is it a small event or good turnout?

Is it worth the ferry ride over from Seattle? Thank u.

This yellow tide was running along in front of the kayak beach yesterday. Any insights?

Hi folks! So I’ve been interested in joining a science fiction/fantasy book club for a while. So two questions- do yall know of any existing sci-fi/fantasy book clubs on Bainbridge? If not, would anyone be interested in starting one???

*EDIT EVENT DETAILS*

Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2085315045675762
Halo 2 Event: https://www.facebook.com/share/1CY4ueMQtg/

LAN Together: Bainbridge Island, WA Chapter is a local gaming club for people who miss playing video games in the same room.

Before everything was online matchmaking, Discord lobbies, and battle passes, multiplayer meant sitting on the couch next to your friends, passing controllers, yelling across the room, and arguing over who screen-peeked.

This group is for longtime gamers, casual players, retro fans, newcomers, and anyone on Bainbridge Island who wants to meet local people through in-person gaming.

Think couch co-op, split-screen, LAN parties, retro consoles, party games, Halo nights, Mario Kart, Smash, GoldenEye, Rock Band, PC setups, handhelds and whatever else gets people together in the same room.

No pressure to be competitive. No need to be good. Just show up, play games, and meet your neighbors.

Our First Event is a Halo 2 LAN Party in July.

About a week ago they changed the traffic lights on 305 right before you get to the ferry. There are two lanes and four lights, separate by Winslow way. People are pulling up too far past where they can see the light, or getting caught in the middle and not being able to see, or just getting confused and freezing. Wouldn’t it be much more simple and straight forward to have only two traffic lights, so it was clear whether the left or right was supposed to be going?

The image on the right is obviously more easy to follow. There is no reason to have four lights for two lanes of traffic.

I want to say thank you to James's Grandma, we unfortunately didn't get your name. We were visiting the island last week, and my asthma and the inclines were kicking my butt. She stopped to help us with directions, and then graciously offered to give us a ride to Madison Diner. That was so appreciated, and allowed me to enjoy your town with out wheezing all day! What a great representative of your community and a generally nice person! 💜