The impact of the state’s new McCleary-compliant budget on Vashon’s schools is unclear, and administrators are working to determine if the coming years will bring… Continue reading
Come January, Vashon High School will have more gender-neutral bathrooms, and outreach will begin in December to educate parents, teachers and students about the addition.… Continue reading
La Boucherie, the longtime farm-to-table restaurant and butcher shop showcasing products from Vashon’s Sea Breeze Farm, has a new name and a new chef. Recently,… Continue reading
The Vashon school board last Thursday approved a racial equity policy that officially states the district’s commitment to eliminating factors within its control that may… Continue reading
At 20 years old, islander Nate Weston is already a sponsored parkour and freerunning athlete who has traveled to Greece and China for competitions, and… Continue reading
A fourth eatery has joined the list of food facilities coming soon to Vashon. Islander Cliff Goodman, known for his line of brews that carry… Continue reading
Two island organizations have been awarded a total of $30,000 from King County’s Best Starts for Kids initiative to go toward support programs for those… Continue reading
As part of its efforts to acknowledge and address racism on Vashon and beyond, the island’s Showing Up for Racial Justice group will host a… Continue reading
Continuing the summer fundraising tradition, just over 350 cyclists converged on Vashon Island last Saturday for the sixth annual Passport to Pain bike ride. The… Continue reading
The investigation into a fatal crash that left a 45-year-old man dead and a 26-year-old pro skateboarder facing a vehicular homicide charge continues. Cory Kennedy… Continue reading
A veteran skateboard videographer is dead and a pro skateboarder is awaiting charges following a suspected DUI crash on Vashon Island last Wednesday night. According… Continue reading
Washington Governor Jay Inslee declared a state of emergency Saturday as three large fires continue to char tens of thousands of acres of the state.… Continue reading
For the island’s student-athletes, September means not only the start of school, but the start of a new season of sports. That season began Friday… Continue reading
A summer pilot project to test an online marketplace for local food has exceeded expectations and will be extended into October. VashonFresh, a program created… Continue reading
After being met with opposition last summer about building a larger farmers market structure at the Village Green, islanders spearheading the effort to provide the… Continue reading
While it was narrowly defeated county-wide, recently certified primary election results show Vashon voters approved the King County measure that proposed a sales tax increase… Continue reading
Friday marks the last day The President of Me store will occupy the space between The Hardware Store Restaurant and Sporty’s and to celebrate the… Continue reading
Long before it became a proving ground for sheepdogs and their handlers and before Tom Stewart created his sprawling estate, 160 acres of land bisected… Continue reading
The 2017 Fur Ball — the 15th annual fundraising auction for Vashon’s animal rescue organization — will not happen this year due, in part, to… Continue reading
Many of you already know that Vashon lost a Rock Star on July 11, 2017. Randy Efing Kirk lost his battle with cancer at the… Continue reading
