Maureen Buckley's (maureenbroker) Blog

ALL MY CHILDREN is the story of Max Poth, the fictional alter-ego of writer/performer Matt Smith.  Matt's first solo show in six years shall be very entertaining.  We've heard Matt as a motivation speaker, and among his screen credits are Outsourced, Spiderman, Sleepless in Seattle, Whiteface, No...

Buckley & Buckley Real Estate, who represents Luxury Homes on Bainbridge Island and nearby areas has had two recent waterfront sales. Kristi Nelson sold a waterfront home on Murden Cove for $1,690,000, the 2nd highest sale so far this year on the Island. Edward Buckley has sold a lovely waterfron...

According to the Wall Street Journal, A Wave of Consolidation Is Forcing Smaller Banks to Offer Better Terms Than Ever.   The interest rates for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages are in free fall, averaging just 4.44% on Aug. 12, according to Freddie Mac. Not only was that down from 5.07% in January, ...

Kitsap County Area tops the list.   A housing market rebound seems tenuous following the expiration of the home buyer tax credit, and consumer confidence remains weak due to lackluster employment, but David Stiff, chief economist at Fiserv, says the bottom is near. Home prices in the U.S. have de...

Pane d'Amore Artisian Bakery has opened its doors between the Treehouse Café and Lynwood Theater. This highly anticipated bakery offers an extensive selection of breads made daily alongside broad assortments of wine and local cheeses, flours, and hard cider. Additionally, they offer condiments fr...

The Bloedel Reserve no longer requires reservations and they've added casual outdoor shows to be held in the Meadow by the barns. Because sheep were once kept in that area, they've dubbed their new performances the "Sheep Shed Shows." This month's offerings include Jamie Lavel, a premier Celtic v...

Arms Around Bainbridge raises money annually to help friends and neighbors facing financial obstacles accompanying medical treatment; this year's recipients are Karen Langman and Melanie Sattler. There will be three events: a Street Dance, an Open Water Relay Swim, and a Pool Relay Swim. The Stre...

A new store offering custom bath and body products opened approximately ten weeks ago in downtown Winslow.  Located two doors down from Café Nola's, they emphasize strictly custom products and offer customers approximately 200 fragrances and numerous colors from which to choose.  Once customers h...

Bainbridge now has three indoor facilities geared toward young children: KiDiMu (the recently relocated Kids Discovery Museum), the Peacock Family Center (in the former KiDiMu site), and the new and improved Kidsup! Parent Child Center.  In the Pavilion, the Kidsup! Parent Child Center offers roo...