Something to Talk About

Bainbridge City Councilmember Kirsten Hytopoulos discusses building trust in our community. Contact info: https://www.bainbridgewa.gov/217/City-Council

BI Parks Commissioner Rachel Pritchett joins us to talk about the soon-to-be-completed Lost Valley trail, and plans for a prescribed burn of the grassy meadow at Hilltop in the Grand Forest.

Ann Lovejoy, Anita Wesler, Rita Riley, join Reed Price for a discussion of how to turn garden harvest into delightful summer dining.

Dr. Heidi Schreiber-Pan discusses her work as a therapist and researcher to explore nature’s role in psychological well-being and resilience. Heidi's website: https://www.natureinformedtherapy.org/ Ariadna website: https://www.partnerships-for-nature.org/

Val Tollefson offers an update on the visitors’ center being built at the exclusion memorial site. Learn about what the new center will offer, how it connects with the rest of the memorial site, and its connection to the concentration camps in Idaho and California where Japanese Americans from Bainbridge were sent during World War II. Related links: Lilly Kodama at the memorial https://youtu.be/N...

The theme of Jane Herzog’s exhibit is a comparison between the architecture of the Seattle Central Library—a deconstructivist building designed by Rem Koolhaas featuring a diamond-shaped glass and steel facade with five platforms—and the flagship branch of the New York Public Library a Beaux-Arts landmark, known for its grand architecture, research collections, and iconic marble lions. https://bis...

Meet the Kitsap County Ferry Advisory Committee for Bainbridge Island. We talk with committee members Richard Velazquez, Tony Smallbeck, and Joe Deets about how you can get your message to Washington State Ferries. Website: https://www.kitsap.gov/BOC_p/Pages/FAC.aspx Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583996705508

Peggy Muir, who has led classes on the US Constitution and the Declaration of Independence at the Center joins us for a discussion of the relevance and challenges of these founding documents and the burdens they carry as “sacred” texts. Peggy is a retired US History and American Studies teacher at the high school level and anthropology at the college level. https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/d...

Benjamin Harrison joins us to talk about the Ground Water Management Plan approved last week by the City Council. Harrison, a water resources environmental scientist and island resident, has been on the Environmental Technical Advisory Committee (ETAC). Website: https://www.bainbridgewa.gov/1320/Groundwater-Management-Plan ETAC https://www.bainbridgewa.gov/230/Environmental-Technical-Advisory-Comm...

Mark Salvadalena, Bainbridge author and birder, discusses bird watching on Bainbridge. Mark wrote a beautiful overview entitled "Birding Bainbridge Island: A guide to birds and birding locations on Bainbridge Island, Washington." Website: https://www.birdingbainbridge.org/

BI Metro Park District Commissioner Rachel Pritchett and Parks Project Manager Matthew Keough join us to share information on some projects near the Senior & Community Center: plans to build stair across the ravine into Waypoint Woods and the replacement of the sailfloat off the Bainbridge City Dock.

Nena Peltin, just back from a trip to Poland as part of an outreach from Bainbridge Island in support of Ukrainian citizens, describes World Community Service project -- which is one of the activities funded by the annual Rotary Auction. The auction is coming up on July 11 at Woodward School. Learn more at https://www.bainbridgerotaryauction.org/

Lindsay Browning and Sam Christopherson of the Bainbridge Island Chamber join us to preview this year's Grand Old 4th of July celebration. https://grandold4th.com

How do we go about strengthening democracy? We talk with three community organizers who are planning a community meeting June 27 at Grace Church on Bainbridge. https://standingtogetherbi.org https://naacpbremerton.org

Diane Hutchings shares a selection of her beautiful landscape photos and talks about the details of taking and editing the shots. You can see BI Photo exhibits at https://biseniorcenter.org/art-gallery and you can learn more about the photo club at https://biphotoclub.org

Adam Nebenzahl with the city joins us to talk about Storybook Ending by Moira McDonald, this year's community-wide read. Pick up a copy at the Center, buy it at a discount from Eagle Harbor Books, or reserve a copy from the library!

A new circulator bus on Saturdays in Winslow, big plans for the World Cup, and more bus options down the road for commuters. Use the Pingo app or call 1.844.424.7433. Reservation lines are open from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, seven days a week More BI Ride info: https://www.kitsaptransit.com/service/routed-buses/bainbridge-island/bi-ride

Join us as we catch up with Rachel Pritchett, the most recently elected Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District Commissioner. We discuss her priorities, what she sees as parks issues most needed wider public engagement, and other issues.

This year Bainbridge Island Photo Club again participated in the Kitsap County Ars Poetica event to celebrate National Poetry Month. For Ars Poetica, local poets submit works for the event. Judges select which poems will be featured. Local artists chose from the selected poems to interpret via visual arts, including paintings or photographs. This is the second of a two-part series. Photos and poem...

The City of Bainbridge Island is offering a paid public art opportunity for poets. This artist call invites poets to submit a portfolio of their work for review. Up to ten poets will be selected based on their submission packet to create an original poem (with a small honorarium) that will reflect creativity, diversity, and a strong sense of place. In the end, four poems will be chosen, with each...

Amy Brooks, a local historical preservationist and active member of the Elizabeth Ellington Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution based in Bremerton, shares the story of Nathaniel Sargent—a man born into slavery in Kentucky who later moved to Kitsap County in 1882, where he built a life as a rancher and logger, and became one of Kitsap’s first Black elected of...

Misty Mountford completes her weeklong visit with us with a discussion of an advisory group that’s part of Bainbridge Prepares. Misty is chairing BP’s “Access and Functional Needs” working group. The group works to ensure that vulnerable populations – including the elderly, individuals with low income, people with disabilities, and those experiencing homelessness – are considered in the planning f...

Misty Mountford, our guest this week, talks about her involvement in a group called "Dementia Friends," which supports people with memory loss. She's joined by Lena Wilson of BISCC, to also discuss "Memory Cafes," a new collaborative outreach that starts May 15!