Bremerton offers one of the Puget Sound region’s strangest bargains: a working waterfront city where Seattle is a ferry ride away, the Olympic Peninsula is outside your door and buying a home can still cost considerably less than it does across the water. The catch is that Seattle is still across the water. Residents describe…
If you’re wondering where Bremerton locals actually like to eat, one recent community discussion offered plenty of ideas. While dozens of restaurants were mentioned, the same handful of names kept coming up again and again. These aren’t ranked by critics or national publications. Instead, they’re the restaurants that earned repeated praise from the people who…
Pizza debates can get surprisingly intense. Some people swear by wood-fired Neapolitan pies with blistered crusts. Others want a thick layer of cheese, a sturdy crust, and enough toppings to feed a small village. Then there are the pizza purists who believe simplicity is king and the adventurous eaters who see pizza as a blank…
A 14-year-old Silverdale boy was arrested after allegedly assaulting a customer who confronted him about shoplifting at a Bremerton supermarket. The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 28, at a Safeway store, according to the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office. A shopper told deputies he saw the teenager stealing merchandise inside the store and confronted…
A 13-year-old boy was arrested after allegedly pointing a stolen handgun at a driver in Bremerton. Deputies responded around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, after a 31-year-old motorist called 911 to report that two teenage boys were walking in the roadway near West Loxie Eagans Boulevard and South National Avenue, according to the Kitsap County…
A grieving Bremerton couple is asking for community support after losing their baby girl to a rare and often unpredictable complication. Kirkland Banker, of Bremerton, said he and his fiancée Melinda lost their daughter to stillbirth on Friday, April 3, after what doctors identified as a true knot in the umbilical cord. The couple is…
A new waterfront restaurant blending upscale dining with a lively, approachable vibe is set to open in Bremerton this week. Char Kitchen will officially open its doors at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7, bringing Northwest-inspired cuisine and sweeping views of Sinclair Inlet to the Marina Square development. Located at 240 Washington Ave., Suite 300,…
A 15-year-old girl who spent more than three years fighting two forms of leukemia — and inspiring a community along the way — has died. Leanna Lawson, originally from Bremerton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 26, after a long and difficult battle with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and later Acute Myeloid Leukemia, according to her…
Support is swelling for a Kitsap County family mourning the loss of a 17-year-old boy who was killed in a car crash that injured four other teens. Bradley Mace died following a single-vehicle crash on Northeast McWilliams Road near Old Military Road in Bremerton just after 11 p.m. Saturday, March 28, his family confirmed. Investigators…
A Kitsap County-native police officer who died just one day after a sudden brain infection is being remembered not only for his service—but for saving four lives through organ donation. Cody Siebert, 33, a K-9 officer with the East Range Police Department in Minnesota, died Friday, Feb. 27, in Duluth, according to his obituary. He…
