A community service of BARN: the Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network
In the time it takes to share a coffee at a cafe with a friend who cares about community, we hear the local need or issue that’s on the mind of a local Bainbridge Island resident.
Bainbridge Island is a community that loves its library, and library users have a treat in store when this year’s “Refresh” project expands the library’s meeting room and improves its facilities — in keeping with their slogan “A vibrant space for everyone”. In this 16-minute podcast …
In this 19-minute podcast conversation, two Bainbridge women who are parents of local public school students explain why they see excellent public education as important to island residents, and why they support the two levies on the February 14th ballot that will provide replacements for …
In this 18-minute community podcast for this holiday season of generosity, we meet a high school student leader, a City employee and a street ministry volunteer who have made it easy for you to donate dry, clean, warm socks to the nearby homeless folks who need them …
How can we help our youth create and sustain positive, healthy relationships? It’s an important question for all of us, adults and youth alike, and yet we all know how messy and challenging relationships can be. Who among us is able to navigate all of …
Madi Williamson is a young Bainbridge woman who, at age 21, took leave from her job for two weeks, and then for three months, to provide heartfelt hands-on care and comfort to Syrian refugee families in Greece. In this 25-minute podcast conversation, Madi shares with …
In this podcast, we hear directly from two of our very own Bainbridge High School students, Emma Russell and Maya Nathan, on how we as parents, teachers and community members help encourage or, in some cases, inhibit the natural curiosity among youth. Why is this …
In this 13-minute conversation with Cezanne Allen, learn about the upcoming 8-month live, free and online campaign of the Bainbridge Healthy Youth Alliance, called: Beyond the Report Card: Cultivating What Matters. The campaign starts October 4th and runs through May 2017. Sign up for free at …
In this 26-minute podcast conversation, we learn what’s special and what’s significant about the City’s just-finished update of the Comprehensive Plan for the Island’s 10-20 year future. The public is invited to attend either of two September open house and public hearing events to hear …
In this 30-minute podcast conversation, we learn about ideas and strategies to enable participants of all ages — including high school aged youth — to make the most of the remarkable new creative space for artisanry, learning, making and doing, called BARN (Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network). …
In this 20-minute podcast, Lara Hansen — who is the co-founder, executive director and chief scientist of the Bainbridge-based nonprofit called EcoAdapt — describes the Bainbridge Island Climate Impact Assessment project report that she is presenting to our local City Council on July 26th. The …