A Bainbridge Island man is looking for partners to invest in his plan to develop an indoor tennis, fitness and community center in Poulsbo.

Chad Haight, after more than 30 years working in publishing at Seattle Weekly and Sasquatch Books, said he is trying to “reorient my life and work to the Kitsap side of Puget Sound.” He plans to introduce himself as a new member of the Poulsbo Chamber of Commerce and explain his plan for the Kitsap Tennis & Community Center at the chamber’s monthly luncheon on April 11. read more »

Scott and Stacy Ryan are the type of entrepreneurs who are hard pressed to turn down a new idea. The couple, who own six Hallmark stores including three in Kitsap County, always have their ear to the ground for new opportunities.

Their latest one was too good to pass up. After all, it involved a well-known local business located just a few miles away from where both of them grew up.

Last December, the Ryans became the new owners of Harvey’s Butter Rum Batter, a business started in Bremerton in the early 1960s by the late Harvey Hudson. The renowned brand is a common sight at area grocery stores during the winter holiday season and is also shipped all around the country. read more »

Starbucks is about to perk up “the happiest place on earth.”

The Seattle-based coffee chain is announcing a partnership to open a store inside each of the six Disney properties in California and Florida.

The first will open this summer at Disneyland California Adventure in Anaheim. The other locations will be at the nearby Disneyland Park and at the parks in Orlando, Fla. - Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios and Epcot. The companies are still finalizing when the remaining stores will open. read more »

Bremerton Health & Rehabilitation Center will hold a grand opening celebration from 4-8 p.m. April 26 for its new Active Life Transitions Unit, The Cove.

The Cove offers “an environment of relaxation and pampering” for patients who need short-term rehabilitation as they recover from surgery or other medical procedures.

The grand opening will feature hors d’oeuvres, entertainment by the Bremerton Symphony, massage demonstrations and tours of the Active Life Transitions Unit. Beer and wine also will be available. read more »

A family-owned business, Pacific Wholesale Supply, is now open in Poulsbo. The nearly 20-year-old business sells stone veneer, pavers and decorative concrete supplies. Pacific Wholesale Supply offers products to homeowners, landscapers, masons and contractors at wholesale prices.

Owners Sandi and Greg Johnson moved the business to Poulsbo from Sequim in January and have been working with their son Shaun to coordinate the move and settle into the new location. They are now fully stocked and open for business. read more »

Sandy Fischer and Jeff Bouma announced the formation of Fischer Bouma Partnership, LLC to offer community planning and landscape architectural services throughout the region from its office on Bainbridge Island.

The practice will focus on shaping landscapes; including design of public and private places and the planning of livable and resilient communities through development and conservation policy and spatial design. The founding partners have successfully collaborated on many planning and design commissions locally, nationally and abroad on significant and award winning projects. Fischer formerly managed Fischer & Associates, a Montana Corporation and has worked with Bouma for 7 years at a global planning and design firm in Seattle. read more »

Dr. Julie Rosenblatt has been a chiropractor since 1995 on Bainbridge Island. After taking two years off to pursue her Healing Waters Therapy practice, she has returned. The new center will continue to offer water therapy, but the main focus is now on chiropractic healing and Rosenblatt has added another chiropractor, Dr. Christopher Andruscavage to help meet client’s needs.

In addition, Integrated Wellness Center offers the same Erchonia Low Level Laser Therapy that Lance Armstrong uses as well as the protocol developed by Lance’s chiropractors. read more »

When Catie Malcom decided to buy a screen-printing machine off craigslist.org more than 10 years ago, she probably didn’t think that would someday lead to a fully-fledged, full-time business. But then again, she likes to go by the motto “Go big or go home”—and her latest move is one of the many examples. read more »

Waterfront Financial Group announced that it will again offer shredding services to help people protect their privacy and confidentiality on April 14, from 9 a.m. until noon. The sixth annual CPA ShredFest offers a safe, convenient way for people to dispose of old tax returns, mortgage and bank information, and other sensitive documents.

The event will be held in Waterfront CPA Group’s parking lot at 9657 Levin Rd NW, Silverdale. (Land Title Building) All documents will be shredded on-site by a mobile shredding unit and a “certificate of destruction” will be issued. read more »