Who will live in Bremerton’s new apartments?
The 606. Jude Willcher was looking for a better deal on her rent. The Seattle resident, who currently lives on First Hill, looked at all points north, east and south. RSVP for the Kitsap Sun’s Story...
View ArticleThe evolution of the Evergreen Park neighborhood
Photo by Patrick Kerber. Despite a relentless rain shower, we had one heck of a turnout for Saturday’s Story Walk of Evergreen-Rotary Park. The park — and the neighborhood around it — is changing...
View ArticleInvestigating death: inside the lives of coroners and dispatchers
Within four years’ time, Kitsap County’s 911 dispatch center and its morgue went from being among the most antiquated in the state to the most sophisticated. Kitsap County Central Communications moved...
View ArticleAn abundance of asbestos: why the old East High hasn’t come down
Shame the producers of a SyFy zombie drama did not stick around Bremerton after filming aboard the USS Turner Joy recently. They could have found the disrepair of Bremerton’s former East High School...
View ArticleBehind the scenes at Bremerton’s symphony
STORY WALK: Back Stage Pass at Bremerton’s Symphony What: Join Reporter Josh Farley Friday, Oct. 9 at 6:30 p.m. for interviews with Music Director Alan Futterman and the musicians who keep this proud...
View ArticleStory Walk: the persisting Illahee Preserve
Photo by Steve Fisher. The most important thing about the Illahee Preserve in Mike Taylor’s mind? “Simply that it persists,” he said. Passersby of the more than 500-acre forest off Highway 303 might...
View ArticleA journey through Ivy Green’s history
For about $3,000*, you could be buried at Ivy Green, Bremerton’s municipal cemetery. The hallowed grounds, whose grave sites powerfully convey the history of early and mid-century Bremerton, still has...
View ArticleStory Walk: Bunkers and barriers at Marine NAD Park
The Naval Ammunition Depot along the shores of Ostrich Bay might’ve closed in 1959 but evidence of its former life remains. Around 20 bunkers still protrude the dense forest that has grown back in the...
View ArticleCome tour Olympic College’s rare ‘Secret Garden’
Retired Olympic College Professor Susan Digby checks out a Linden Tree at the college’s ‘secret garden.’ Meegan M. Reid photo. Down a lonely, one-way road off the Olympic College campus is an historic...
View ArticleThe hidden beauty of Stephenson Canyon
The only thing that saved Stephenson Canyon from development was the canyon itself. Its steep, fern-lined terrain made it too hard to clear for houses as World War II-era Bremerton boomed. Lots of...
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