The Bainbridge Island Downtown Association is committed to our mission of building community through a vibrant downtown. Our downtown maintains a small-town feel and represents a quality place to shop, work, walk, invest in, and live. Our downtown is the heart of our Island.
Walk on or drive aboard a Washington State Ferry from Seattle for the half-hour cruise to beautiful Bainbridge Island. Once on shore, use our popular Walkabout Guide to explore our unique downtown and experience our distinctive shopping, dining, arts, and activities. Then staythe night at one of the Island's exceptional
overnight accommodations.
Bainbridge Island has been named in the TripAdvisor TravelCast Top Ten U.S. Destinations for 2009.
The New York Times recently printed a lovely article on Bainbridge Island. Read it here.
Sweet Deal has moved to Winslow Way! Check out their "sweet" new digs at Roby King's old space. A new shoe store called Treads will be opening on Sweet Deal's old space soon.
According to year-end numbers from the City, 25 businesses closed in Winslow in 2008, but 44 opened, resulting in a net total of 19 new businesses in downtown Winslow last year. Have you explored them all?
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On Wednesday, February 25, the $1,178,806 professional services and final engineering contract for Heery International was passed by City Council by a 4-3 vote. Council members Snow, Stoknes, Peters, and Franz voted in favor of the contract, and Council members Vancil, Knobloch, and Brackett voted against the contract. This contract will take the reconstruction project through the end of this year. Construction is planned to begin in the spring of 2010.
The City has received a Transportation Improvement Board grant for $3.5 million, a federal grant administered by the Puget Sound Regional Council and Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council for $2.5 million, and a commitment from Winslow Way property owners for $1 million. The $7 million in outside funding for this project eliminates the need for the City to utilize general fund money and/or councilmanic bonds for the project, which is projected to cost approximately $12 million. The remaining costs for the project will be apportioned to utility rate-payers.
Still have questions? The informational Coffee Hours with Chris Wierzbicki are starting again! Coffee Hours will be held in the Council Chamber at City Hall on the fourth Tuesday of every month from 8:00 to 9:00 am starting March 24.