Over the first year of the pandemic most health insurance companies voluntarily waived the cost of co-pay and deductible payments for COVID patients, largely because they expected the Federal Government to eventually require them to do so. However, that never actually happened, and so, now …
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 …
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 …
In a new twist to a long-running Bainbridge saga, City Councilmembers moved on March 23 to retroactively remove permit approval for the Winslow Hotel project. As things stand, that move will be complete if the Ordinance 2021-03 stays as written in the Consent Agenda for …
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 …
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 …