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The poets and presenters of a night of poetry celebrating the publication of “The Nature of Our Times.”

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A night of poetry celebrates ‘The Nature of Our Times’

A standing-room audience filled the Land Trust Building last week for a spirited local launch of “The Nature…

Brian Palermo and Martha Enson, in “Whale Watching,"a play in the 2025 edition of 14/48 Vashon.  (Michelle Bates Photo)

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Recommended: The madcap world of Vashon 14/48

Absolutely no one knows what will happen at this year’s 14/48 theater festival, set to bow at 7…

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Vashon High School

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Report details progress in student safety

It’s been almost three years since the school district concluded investigations of Vashon High School teachers Kara Sears…

More than 200 islanders attended a vigil and protest protest organized by Indivisible Vashon. (Elizabeth Shepherd Photo) 
More than 200 islanders attended a vigil and protest organized by Indivisble Vashon. (Elizabeth Shepherd Photo)

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Protesters filled Vashon town again last weekend

More than 200 islanders mobilized to join protesters throughout the nation on Saturday after a U.S. Immigration and…

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Vashon High School

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February ballot includes levy ask

Without the levy’s passage, said Interim Superintendent Jo Moccia, cascading financial shortfalls would hit almost every aspect of…

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Tom Wilkinson, as President Lyndon B. Johnson, and David Oyelowo, as Martin Luther King, Jr., in “Selma.” The film will have a free screening at VCA on Jan. 19.

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VCA offers screening and discussion on MLK Day

In recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Vashon Center for the Arts will present a free film…

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Works by Mary Liz Austin (left) and Julie Unchu Song are included in VCA’s new large group exhibit, “Creature Among Us: The Arts of Companionship, Wildness & Wonder.”

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This Friday, set sail on January’s gallery cruise

It regularly happens in January: Vashon’s monthly gallery cruise, typically held on the first Friday of the month,…

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Islanders lined the main intersection of Vashon town on Saturday afternoon, holding signs, chanting and beating drums to protest U.S. intervention in Venezuela.

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New year brings pop-up protest to Vashon

Islanders took to the four-way stop in the center of Vashon on Saturday afternoon, protesting the surprise U.S.…

The show of the year: Some of the shining stars of Vashon High School’s “Ride the Cyclone” were (clockwise from bottom left) Sky Skiena, Leo Watson, Amali Lewis and Sebastian Gallez. (Mick Etchoe Photos)

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Looking back on a year of the arts on Vashon

Has there ever been a more artful small town than Vashon?

The cast of Sharing the Stage’s “Home for the Holidays” 2022 edition. (Courtesy Photo)

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‘Sharing the Stage’ reunion concert to honor Harris Levinson

The show reunites 21 former student performers from the program’s 15-year history, many of whom are traveling from…

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VHCD details new budget and longer-range spending plan

Commissioners of Vashon Health Care District have unanimously passed a budget that provides a road map for the…

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Smiles from Cub Scouts helped light up the night at WinterFest

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WinterFest brings out the best on Vashon

The holiday season got off to a joyful start with Vashon’s annual WinterFest celebration on a chilly but…

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Interim Superintendent Jo Moccia

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School board poised to pause super search

Vashon’s interim superintendent of schools, Jo Moccia, is now poised to stay in her role a year longer…