Despite some conflicting information still floating around, the rumored take-over of the Swedish Bainbridge Island Primary Care clinic on Bainbridge appears to have fallen through at the last minute. The clinic is now once again set to permanently close on Friday, July 2. In a …
With a potential end to the state-wide COVID Healthy Washington Roadmap to Recovery starting to finally swing into sight, the Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce is preparing to reopen its Winslow Way offices and Ferry Terminal Information Kiosk to locals and visitors. As a very …
Since 1967, the Bainbridge Grand Old 4th has been one of our island’s annual highlights, and community togetherness has been its hallmark. On the 4th, islanders come together with thousands of visitors in and around Winslow to run, to dance, to eat, to drink, and …
It looks like there may well be a bit of a Summer 2021 cruise season after all. The CDC has revised its Conditional Sail Order to allow sailings from some U.S. ports by mid-July 2021, provided stringent COVID protocols are in place, including vaccination of …
Prior to tonight’s City Council meeting, The Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Association, Lodging and Hospitality Association and Visit Bainbridge have come together to publicly ask for careful reconsideration of elements of the proposed alterations to Ordinance 2021-03. Buried within the Joint City Council/Planning …
The City of Bainbridge Island’s portion of the recently-passed American Rescue Plan Act funding is currently projected to be around $5.3 million, taking COBI’s total recovery funding past the $6.6 million mark, according to figures recently published by the Washington Research Council. In addition, Kitsap …
COVID-19 Vaccine Updates As the fight against COVID-19 progresses, the focus is swung into prevention, and vaccine opportunities are increasing with every week. The Department of Health is projecting that Washington’s weekly state vaccine allocations will almost double by next month – from around 350,000 …
With President Biden signing the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act into law last week, new sources of business support are springing into life, paired with extensions and updates to many pre-existing programs. The act adds new funding to both the Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) …
Island businesses are eligible to apply to receive between $5,000 and $10,000 in the COVID recovery business grants program created by the City of Bainbridge Island. The Kitsap Economic Development Alliance (KEDA) will be administering the COBI business grant applications. A total of $200,000 has …
It’s official! The much-rumored, oft-mentioned COBI small business grants are now coming soon. Get ready – applications for business assistance grants will become available in association with KEDA (the Kitsap Economic Development Alliance) starting on Friday, March 12. Businesses may receive between $5,000 and $10,000 …