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Fuller Store nominated for historic designation
The Fuller Store, the oldest commercial building on Vashon, could become the island’s 16th landmarked structure should the…
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Scallop farming firm buys the Rhododendron
The Rhododendron, a 65-year-old ferry that was retired from the state fleet last year, has found a new…
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VYFS seeks to break world record with kayak fundraiser
Vashon Youth & Family Services hopes to draw 2,500 kayaks and canoes into Quartermaster Harbor this September for…
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State agency plans to fix ferries’ slight list
Washington State Ferries plans to fix the slight list that has plagued the Chetzemoka and the other two…
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New Jersey-based fisheries company buys the Rhody
The Rhododendron, a 65-year-old ferry that was retired from the state fleet last year, has found a new…
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Users need to do more to complete fields project, some contend
Several islanders voiced concern on Saturday about the mounting costs of the Vashon Park District’s fields project and…
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When body washed ashore, a woman came back home, daughter says
Margaret Paterson, a Tacoma middle school math teacher, knows that it was tides and currents that carried her…
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VIGA board hires new farmers market manager
Johanna Guevin, a Georgia native who recently moved to the area from Sitka, Alaska, has been named the…
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Island Lumber applies for a license to sell liquor
Island Home Center & Lumber has applied for a license to sell beer, wine and liquor in its…
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Park district erred in its handling of finances, fields project, auditors say
The Vashon Park District failed to curb expenses when revenues fell, kept itself afloat by borrowing money and…
Business
New pizza restaurant slated to open in April
A pizzeria that will fire made-to-order pies in a brick oven in 60 to 90 seconds is slated…
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Body of elderly woman identified as a Tacoma resident
The body found at Reddings Beach Monday afternoon was identified to be that of Martha Scharpf, an elderly…
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City’s concerns could put Medic One at risk
A city in King County is withholding support of a regionwide Emergency Medical Services’ levy, opposition that could…