Char Kitchen

‘Upscale Meets Street Food’: Char Kitchen Opens On Bremerton Waterfront With Big Views, Bigger Flavors

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,…

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Leanna Lawson

Bremerton-Born Teen Who Battled Two Leukemias With Unwavering Courage Dies At 15

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…

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Cody Siebert

‘Hero Through And Through’: Bremerton-Born K-9 Officer Saves 4 Lives After Death From Brain Infection

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…

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The Washington State Ferry Chimacum inspects a detached dock with a Christmas tree late Monday, Sept. 8.

‘Christmas Came Early’: Lit Tree on Floating Dock Delays, Delights Bremerton Ferrygoers

A Washington State Ferry crew and its passengers got an unexpected holiday preview Monday night when they spotted a glowing Christmas tree perched atop a drifting dock in the middle of Puget Sound. The ferry Chimacum, making its late run between Seattle and Bremerton on Sept. 8, slowed after coming upon the unusual sight: a…

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