Why Showing Up Matters
How Nordic Hill Manor Turned a Family Dream Into One of Kitsap’s Most Sought-After Retreats
For decades, Monica’s Waterfront Bakery & Cafe has been a constant on Silverdale’s Old Town waterfront—a place for morning coffee, fresh pastries, and familiar faces.
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has expanded emergency and specialty care access in Kitsap County with the opening of a new patient tower at St. Michael Medical Center and two hybrid emergency department and urgent care facilities in Bremerton and Port Orchard.
As 2025 draws to a close, Kitsap businesses and nonprofits find themselves reflecting on a year marked by resilience, innovation, and transformation.
On a quiet stretch of Fifth Street in downtown Bremerton, a small soap shop is proving how much impact a single business can make when sustainability, creativity, and community come first.
