Planning Commission Backs Housing Action Plan, Adds Recommendations

At last week’s Planning Commission meeting, all 7 members unanimously backed ECONorthwest's draft Housing Action Plan and its 30 specific recommended actions to improve housing on Bainbridge.

In addition, the commission also voted to add additional suggestions and recommendations of their own in an attempt to make the plan actionable and impactful as quickly as possible.

Last Chance To Be A July 4 Street Fair Vendor

The Grand of 4th of July Street Fair event will be held from 9am to 5pm in its traditional Waterfront Park location – three blocks from the Ferry Terminal on Brien and Bjune Drive in downtown Winslow.

The Chamber has less than 20 booth spaces remaining for vendors of arts and crafts, food, community information, nonprofit organizations, children’s games, amusements and more.

Wanna join the fun? The deadline for Street Fair Vendor applications is Friday June 2.

New 2023-2024 Chamber All-Island Map Out Now

The free Chamber Map of Bainbridge Island is updated, redesigned, and hot off the presses at Sound Reprographics!

Find local businesses and service providers, parks & trails, public EV charging stations and more...

Thank you to our members and advertising partners for their support in making this map free for the community.

Visit the Chamber Offices at 395 Winslow Way, or the Visitor Information Kiosk at the Ferry Terminal to pick up your copy today!

Council Needs More Data To Make Eagle Harbor-Wyatt Way Non-Motorized Path Choice

The options have narrowed, but city council is not ready to make the final call on a vital piece in the quest to better link Winslow and Lynwood Center for cyclists and pedestrians.

At issue is whether single-direction paths on each side of the existing road are better than a bi-directional path on one side of the road, and whether either option provides enough protection from motor vehicles.

WA State Delays New Code Requiring Heat Pumps

A controversial requirement that new homes and apartments built in Washington be warmed using electric heat pump systems rather than natural gas furnaces now won’t take effect as planned on July 1.

After a federal appeals court last month scrapped similar rules in California, and as opponents to Washington’s policy filed their own legal challenge here, the Washington State Building Code Council delayed implementation of code changes until at least October.

Best Of Bainbridge Nominations Now Open

It’s time again to nominate your favorite local businesses for the Best of Bainbridge Island.

Voters can nominate their favorites in a variety of categories. You may nominate and vote once per day in each category.

The Best of Bainbridge results will be published in a special section inserted in the Bainbridge Island Review, then face off with winners from the 3 other regions of the county to be named Best of Kitsap.

Nominations rare open now through June 11.

Cogwheel Construction & Salish Sea Greens Host After Hours Next Week

Thur June 8, 5:30pm

Hang out with your fellow members al fresco at The Orchard Patio on Winslow Way for June's Chamber After Hours.

Network with other business owners under the sun, drinking Eleven Wine and slurping oysters from Salish Sea Greens thanks to Brandon Keller and his team at Cogwheel Construction.

Tickets are always free for Chamber members and available to a limited number of non-member guests for $20.

GO4 Poster Contest:

Entries On Display at KiDiMu

The Chamber was delighted to see more than 25 local students enter their artwork in the 2023 Grand Old 4th of July Poster Contest.

Thank you to all who entered - There were many fabulous artworks submitted which included depictions of the Island, parade, fireworks, and ferries.

The $500 Grand Prize Winner will be announced here in next week's Chamber News and featured on this year's poster - coming to a window near you soon!

In the meantime, visit KiDiMu throughout the month of June, check out all the wonderful creativity, and be grateful you did not have to pick just one...

Grand Old 4th of July

We are preparing to celebrate the Island's largest and longest-running island tradition - The Grand Old 4th!

As your hosts, the Chamber is delighted to have registration open for the Street Fair (all vendors, including food) & Hometown Parade, as well as to humbly ask for Community Volunteers to consider signing up to be part of the fun.

Important Upcoming Dates:

• June 2 - Street Fair Vendor Deadline
• June 16 - Parade Deadline
• June 23 - Car Show Deadline

Now in the Pop-Up Window:

Bainbridge Event Rentals

Bainbridge Event Rentals offers equipment rentals and event planning services to the entire Kitsap County region.

Collectively, they bring a diverse range of skills and decades of hospitality experience to ensure your event goes as smoothly and as successfully as possible!

They cater to all gatherings, large and small, including weddings, corporate events, graduation parties, birthdays, celebrations of life and more. 

Eagle Harbor Wine Co. Pops Off at a New Location

Emily Parsons has relocated her wine company's tasting room to a new location (400 Winslow Way) at the corner of Ericksen and Winslow.

The Chamber hosted a ribbon-cutting on Friday May 26 to celebrate their expansion to a larger space which now can accommodate crowds of up to 40...

Eagle Harbor Wine Company harvests their grapes from vineyards in the Walla Walla, Tri-Cities and Red Mountain areas, where Washington State’s eastern dry climate, plentiful sunshine and rich soil make it ideal for growing grapes.

BYS Fun Run Registration Opens June 1

Start your 4th of July celebration off on the right foot!

Join your community of Mental Health Heroes, have some serious fun, and support the BYS mission to provide free mental health support, education, and resources to local youth and their families. Everyone's a winner!

We need your help! If you are available on the morning of July 4 and would like to participate in this fun community event, please volunteer to support the BYS Fun Run. 

Bainbridge Historical Museum Bringing Beauty to Ericksen

While most of the rest of us relaxed on Memorial Day, Bainbridge Island Historical Museum staff Amber Buell, Lindsay Ogles, and Board of Director Joseph Stanko volunteered to landscape the garden in front of the museum.

Next up for the busy crew are future plans to add an educational and medicinal garden to teach visitors the significance and history of a variety of important native plants.

Much To Celebrate On National Trails Day - Sat. June 3

The Bainbridge Island City Council has unanimously approved the Lost Valley Trail project as a partnership between the City, the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation and Bainbridge Metro Parks.

When completed and improved, the new mile-long trail will connect the Head of the Bay with Fletcher Bay Road, through the beautiful woodland of the Cooper Creek Watershed.

Find out more (and get their new map!) at the Parks & Trails Foundation's National Trails Day event on Saturday, June 3, at lower Fort Ward Park and Grand Forest Hilltop between 10am and Noon.