Bainbridge Barter Potluck in the Park Saturdays
When my friend Liesl Clark started talking about a barter group for Bainbridge Island, I knew she was on to something great. I’ve been a fan of bartering since the day way back sometime during the...
View Article“Plastic Is Forever” Exhibiting Now at BPA
Exhibiting at Bainbridge Performing Arts now through August, Plastic Is Forever is trash art that wants you to feel, think, and then do more: act. Using plastic beach debris from local beaches, the...
View ArticleMonth Less Plastic
Starting July 15th, I’ll be joining a group of Islanders and living a Month Less Plastic, and you are invited to join. There are many reasons you might choose to reduce the amount of new plastic...
View ArticleThe Best Affordable and Local Gifts for Kids of All Ages
Gift shopping for the younger set? I’ve got two good options for you. Option 1: Find some reclaimed and homemade finds at the numerous local bazaars and shopping events on the Island (we’ve mentioned...
View ArticleTrash Backwards: A Bainbridge-Developed App to Reduce Waste
The founder and former CEO of Fair Trade Sports, Scott James has, after five years, now taken up something different: garbage. With partners Rebecca Rockefeller, Liesl Clark, and Teri Bellamy, James...
View ArticleCelluloid Bainbridge: The Little Festival That Can
11:39 a.m. Celluloid Bainbridge, which hits the island this weekend, is a film festival organized around one key criterion: Every film shown must either be filmed here or involve someone from here in...
View ArticleWeekend on the Rock: October 19-21, 2012
14:25 p.m. Here are Inside Bainbridge recommendations for the weekend of October 19-21, 2012: 1. Ready, Camera, Action . . . Does Anyone Speak English? Filmmaking in Remote Locations PLUS Celluloid...
View ArticleWill ‘Buy Nothing Bainbridge’ Change the World?
An increasing movement of people say that humans need to change our definition of “growth.” They say the capitalist economic model of build more/buy more/supersize it is unsustainable, leading to...
View ArticlePublic TV Station to Film Bainbridge Teen Talking Circle
In 1993, Bainbridge photographer Linda Wolf came up with an innovative idea for getting teens to connect and work through the issues they face. She launched The Daughters Sisters Project for teen...
View ArticleBuy Nothing Project Mobilizes Major Grassroots Response for Oso Landslide...
Thousands of members and volunteers from Buy Nothing Project groups in the greater Seattle area are working around the clock to gather and deliver food and supplies to mudslide survivors in the Oso...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Don’t Make the Rotary Your Garbage Dump
by Katy Bigelow [Bainbridge Island’s 2014 Rotary Auction is June 28. Donations will be taken June 20-25, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.] You all know what a Big Deal the Rotary Auction is (go Rotary!). And most of...
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