News
Birder’s latest guide is a compendium of local avian life
Over the years, Vashon Island Audubon President Randy Smith has gotten phone calls from birders wondering how they…
Leslie Brown
Opinion
Car-free commute shows society at its best
The other night, as I was sitting on the water taxi on my way home to Vashon, I…
News
Mukai board member drops suit against islanders
A Texas lawyer who sued three Vashon women, saying he was defamed by their high-profile efforts to dislodge…
News
Shellfish troubles signify a changing ocean
Decades ago, some scientists believed the oceans could absorb much of the carbon dioxide the world’s fossil fuel-driven…
News
A Vashon Scout regroups after supplies for his project vanish
When Will Macdonald goes before a Boy Scouts’ review panel and is asked to name the biggest challenge…
News
Park district establishes citizens’ committee to review fields project
The Vashon Park Dis-trict’s new general manager, in what she called an effort to rebuild the agency’s credibility,…
News
Former refugee worker now heads DoVE
Elizabeth Archambault has traveled the world trying to protect women and girls from violence.
News
Schools foundation launches campaign, hopes to raise $500,000 for district
The Vashon Schools Foundation is gearing up for its third year of fundraising, once again hoping to raise…
News
Vashon nursery loses trees, shrubs in a huge heist
A customer last Friday afternoon told Kathy Wheaton, owner of Kathy’s Corner, that he was interested in one…
News
Impact from arsenic-laced plume not as extensive, state says
Far fewer homes on Vashon and Maury island will be eligible for a publicly funded yard cleanup program…
Business
After 31 years, owners of Fair Isle Animal Clinic sell to a colleague
Don Wolczko’s early days at Fair Isle Animal Clinic were trying ones.
News
Real estate analysis suggests park district rentals are under-occupied
The Vashon Park District’s historic Belle Baldwin House at Fern Cove was occupied only 35 percent of the…
News
Man arrested for meth possession on Gorsuch Road
A 51-year-old man was arrested on the 9500 block of S.W. Gorsuch Road late Sunday afternoon for possession…