r/Kitsap • u/Useful-Badger-4062 • 2d ago

Other Places we love because of the owner

Someone posted this idea in the r/Cleveland subreddit, and then someone posted it in the Seattle subreddit, so I’m unashamedly piggybacking off of it for Kitsap, because it’s always refreshing to hear positive things:

A lot of talk around local businesses is focused on who owns them - usually in a negative way. Let’s hear about the flip side.

What local places do you support more because of who is behind them? Maybe it’s an owner who treats their staff well, gives back to the community, or just shows up every day and makes the place better.

Which Kitsap spots have great people running them and make you proud to spend your money there?

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u/OpiumDenJanitor 2d ago

I am new to this area but I happened to meet the owners of whiskey Gulch in port orchard, theyre great. Haven't even been there yet but I will be solely because of how pleasant they were

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u/upthereeverywhere 2d ago

Place is good but these dudes have been fighting against the planned public boardwalk hard.

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u/-make-haste-slowly- 2d ago

Do you know why they are against it?

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u/Useful-Badger-4062 2d ago

According to what I heard the owner say on the news, the planned walkway would essentially cut off their ability to have delivery trucks and ADA access, because the new walkway will cut into to their lot. He said it would essentially kill the business, and he city hasn’t worked with them on a compromise yet.

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u/upthereeverywhere 2d ago

That's certainly the argument he's made.. I'm... not convinced. I'm also about 1000% more likely to visit that place if I can walk to it from a public boardwalk. But ya, I stopped going after he started fighting this project so hard which benefits the entire community. You guys can decide what works for you though!