Longtime Vashon bakery strives for a profitable path in a tough economy

Jill and Paul Beytebiere have owned Bob’s Bakery since 2007.  - Susan Riemer/Staff Photo
Susan Riemer/Staff Photo
Jill and Paul Beytebiere have owned Bob’s Bakery since 2007.
Bob’s Bakery, a staple of Island life since 1986, hit lean times earlier this year, and after making some cost-cutting measures and devising a program to entice new customers, owners Paul and Jill Beytebiere hope the hardest of the times are behind them.

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updated 1:43 PM May 1, 2012 0

Homegrown butchery business goes viral, works to expand

As Farmstead Meatsmith gains worldwide attention online, the Vashon-based mobile slaughter and butchery business is working to expand its offerings on the Island as well.

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updated 2:02 PM April 17, 2012 0

Real estate agent leases inn, but without a restaurant

Longtime Island real estate agent Jeff Lewis has signed a lease to operate the former Quartermaster Inn and hopes to begin booking guests into the four-room Burton establishment as early as next week.

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updated 1:41 PM April 3, 2012 0

Longtime Islander takes on the Vashon Tea Shop

The Vashon Tea Shop opened on Saturday under a new owner. Islander Elizabeth “Boo” Dinan-Slack purchased the shop on Friday, saving the business in the heart of town from possible closure.

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12:58 PM April 3, 2012 0

Store featuring local art and goods closes

Good Merchandise, a small shop that sold locally made jewelry, hats, candles and other goods, has closed, according to Heather Brynn, an artist and real estate agent who’s now leasing the space.

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12:30 PM March 27, 2012 0

Tea shop finds a buyer

Beng-Imm Low, owner of the Vashon Tea Shop, says a longtime Islander has signed an agreement to purchase her small shop in the heart of Vashon town.

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12:40 PM March 20, 2012 0

Vashon Solar lines up investors for array at school

Vashon Solar LLC has garnered $100,000 from investors to build a community solar project at The Harbor School, the first of its kind on Vashon.

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12:39 PM March 20, 2012 0

New manager hired to oversee VAA’s Heron’s Nest

The Heron’s Nest, Vashon Allied Arts’ retail outlet for fine art and handcrafted items made by local and regional artists, has a new manager and will soon have a new look.

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12:45 PM February 14, 2012 0

Well-known restaurateurs decide to plant a new seed

The name — Snapdragon — is new. The look, too, has changed. A pair of large windows along the farthest wall will bring light into what had been a kind of Hobbit’s corner. One wall is now painted chartreuse, another maroon. Beer will be on tap.

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updated 2:28 PM February 5, 2012 0

Quartermaster Inn and Restaurant owners will not renew their lease

Marie Browne and Troy Kindred will step down as the owners of the The Quartermaster Inn and Restaurant on March 31.

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updated 4:41 PM January 27, 2012 2

School district hires local liaison for high school project

Citing a goal to involve Vashon contractors in the construction of the new Vashon High School, the Vashon Island School District has hired someone to assist locals in the process of bidding and working on the project.

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8:09 AM January 19, 2012 0

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