The fate of the residents at Save 550 Madison hangs in the balance as their property is being sold to a private developer by the affordable housing owner, Housing Kitsap. Matt Tirman of Bainbridge City Council meets with Wake Up Bainbridge to detail the immediate plans of the City Council, Housing Resources Bainbridge and what Bainbridge Islanders can do before the June 25th deadline to keep the property affordable and the residents in their home.

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Wake Up Bainbridge Co-Host, Sal DeRosalia met up with Zumba Instructor, Josh Masters. We talk about his offerings, what makes him happy in life and how much it costs to Shake Your Rump in one of his Zumba classes.

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076 - The Bainbridge Island Review Review | Race to Alaska with Hart Williams. Richard and Sal link up with special guest, Hart Williams. Hart set out with two other Smokin' Haute Rower Buoys to ROW to Alaska. Well, they made it to Victoria and still feel like champs. And the Bainbridge Island Review, we talk about them too. It got a solid D. Meh... 

Episode 076 Sponsored by: The Best Personal Trainer on Bainbridge Island, Bethanee Randles. To see hear why Bethanee is the best, please check out podcast Episode 055.

We took a short trip to the Bainbridge Island Historical Museum to take in the Fearless Music exhibition a wonderfully curated history of the 1980s to present garage band culture of Bainbridge teens that also is directly connected to some of the great rock, punk and grunge bands of our time. Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Nirvana all had early and current members of these bands. But musical trendsetters like Mother Love Bone and Malfunkshun are also featured. New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Evison was once the singer in the band March of Crimes along with Soundgarden and long time island resident Ben Shepherd. But the big revelation was the soundtrack playing throughout the exhibit. I am a new fan of the excellent music of The Cleavers. The guest curator who deservives lots of props is professional museum curator Merilee Mostov.

The exhibit put us in mind of the "let's put on a show spirit" of Bainbridge youth and by extension the entrepreneurial spirit of many adult Islanders. We talked about the founding (from literally nothing to a ten-year success) of CrossFit Outcome on Bainbridge Island with Co-Host Sal Derosalia and the founding of the Annex Theatre right here on Bainbridge by Garrett Bennett which has become the longest running fringe theatre in Seattle still going strong after three decades.

Wake Up Bainbridge! is closely covering the 550 Madison affordable housing crisis and possible expulsion of 13 families. We have reached out to Anthony Oddo from the HRB and members of City of Bainbridge Island, Washington Council to come on the show. The final decision on the property is coming June 25. We have listed email addresses of Kitsap Board members for anyone interested to write to.

Episode 075 Sponsored by: The Best Personal Trainer on Bainbridge Island, Bethanee Randles. To see hear why Bethanee is the best, please check out podcast Episode 055.

Episode 074 - City of Bainbridge Island, Washington Council Meeting Recap | Ethics, Affordable Housing Crisis Amplified | Fate of 550 Madison