A community service of BARN: the Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network
In this 28-minute conversation, Bainbridge residents Ellin Spenser, Alice Mendoza and Andre Kamber describe their personal experiences traveling overseas recently to care for refugee families arriving from war-torn Syria. What can the rest of us do to help? This Saturday, as Ellin and Alice explain, we …
This is a recording of a seminar sponsored by Bainbridge Schools Foundation on the subject “The State of Education on Bainbridge Island.” On Tuesday, May 11, The Bainbridge Schools Foundation gathered a group of education experts and politicians at IslandWood to address funding, staffing, and …
In this 23-minute podcast, two Bainbridge retirees – David Harrison and Elaine Von Rosenstiel – explain how they and other islanders (most of them over 65) have created a nonprofit startup company that has an idea and an app to enable Seniors to express their generosity. …
In this 15-minute podcast, we meet the new Planning and Community Development Director of the City of Bainbridge Island, Gary Christensen. Gary started in his new leadership position with COBI in April. Gary is a listener and is reaching out to meet Bainbridge community members and …
In this 25-minute podcast conversation, we meet Jason McLennan, who moved to Bainbridge in 2006 and is an internationally celebrated green architect who pioneered the concept of the “living building challenge”. As Jason explains, a “living building” is one that is not only trying to do less harm to …
Join Eagle Harbor Books on International Workers’ Day – May 1st at 3pm – for a tribute to iconic folk musician Woody Guthrie. Seattle KEXP music radio DJ Greg Vandy will talk with Seattle Symphony bassist Jonathan Green about Vandy’s new book, “26 Songs in 30 Days”. It’s …
Long-time local residents Steve Johnson and Jane Lindley explain in this 28-minute podcast what their nonprofit “Island Power” considers to be four key advantages of replacing PSE with a local public electric utility for Bainbridge: cleaner power; community economic benefit; local control over decisions and rates; …
T&C’s Sustainability Director Tony D’Onofrio explains the good news about the completely redesigned Town & Country Market in Bainbridge that just earned a gold award for green features that make a difference for the environment and climate … and for the enjoyment of the food …
In this 20-minute podcast, long-time island resident Jon Quitslund reflects on the value of volunteering for public service roles like his own service on the Planning Commission. Jon describes his recent experience participating in the public process of helping in the selection of the new Community Development Director …
In this 11-minute podcast, the new Life Enrichment Coordinator for Island Volunteer Caregivers (IVC), Lynn Murphy, describes the series of three uplifting films that IVC is offering for free, at 1pm, starting this Sunday March 6th. Lynn describes the three-film series called “Living Out Loud” …