A community service of BARN: the Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network
The community of Fort Ward is working together to restore the fort’s historic bakery building for use as a community hall and gathering place. A collaborative effort of Friends of Fort Ward, the Fort Ward Youth Advisory Committee, the Bainbridge Island Metro Park and Recreation …
What is the intersection of climate change and social justice? Find out in this podcast as BCB host Christina Hulet interviews Running-Grass, a long-time environmental justice activist and multicultural environmental educator on Bainbridge Island. He is moderating the next Climate and Energy Forum discussion on …
Maya Fletcher, Zack Huck, Daniel Muir, Cameron Albee and Kyle Schroer are all members of the island’s first LEGO Robotics Club. Their team, called “Mission Implausible,” is one of many clubs around the country that teach middle-school students about engineering through LEGO-based robots of their …
Did you know that half our carbon emissions in Washington State come from the transportation sector? Half of that amount comes from our own personal cars, but the rest of those emissions come from trucks, trains and ferries. So what kinds of changes could we …
We know that Bainbridge schools are known to be among the best in the state. But how do our graduates fare in the world beyond our island? If you’re curious about that, you might be interested in attending an upcoming event called How Bainbridge Grads …
What do our children really need to succeed? Several Bainbridge Island organizations are coming together to answer that question with a forum entitled What Kids Really Need to Succeed. The forum will be offered from 7-9 pm on October 17th at the BHS Commons. In …
For many of us who care about the environment, the current political climate and federal-level actions can be particularly discouraging. As Pulitzer-Prize winning writer Junot Diaz recently said, “There’s nothing about our impoverished political systems…that is going to be able to hold us together in …
Bainbridge Island is a a rich and beautiful place, but that beauty can mask the underlying pain of mental health issues. The fact is, in Washington State, 1 in 5 high school sophomores contemplate suicide. Even more disturbing, the suicide rate is steadily increasing among …
Meet Channie Peters, longtime Bainbridge Island volunteer and host of over 150 BCB podcast interviews. Channie and her husband, BCB founder Barry Peters, will be moving away shortly; in this podcast BCB host Christina Hulet talks with Channie about her experiences and observations living on …
In this podcast, Deb Rudnick, an environmental scientist and chair of the Bainbridge Island Watershed Council, describes the upcoming Bainbridge Island Beach Cleanup on Saturday September 9th. All members of our community — individuals, families, groups, and people of all ages — are invited to …