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PTSA’s annual back-to-school drive raises $2,000 for needed school supplies

Vashon PTSA’s annual back-to-school drive raised around $2,000 in a matter of days, enabling the group to purchase…

Jerry and Terri Little

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T-Birds and ’vettes roll on Vashon

In what organizers said was a first, dozens of classic Thunderbirds and Corvettes rolled together on Vashon on…

Kyle Cruver leads a discussion about creating a more bicycle-friendly town while two other members of the town plan committee

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Vashon’s revised town plan takes shape, is nearly complete

Islanders Monday night agreed to include in Vashon’s town plan a provision that would encourage King County to…

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The grand dame of Burton is reborn

When the Denning kids first moved into the Burton Hotel in 1956, they were certain the second floor…

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A lawsuit over a letter spotlights a tough land use dispute

King County agreed to pay a Vashon couple $125,000 for its failure to provide a document in a…

Islanders Lisa Huggenvik (center) and Kim Goforth take a close look at Mia Croonquist's gold medal at a surprise celebration for the rowing champion Monday night.

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A Vashon rower brings home gold

Mia Croonquist, the youngest female rower to ever compete with the U.S. national team at the World Rowing…

Bing Imm Low sells 80 different kinds of tea.

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Vashon’s only tea shop is again in search of an owner

When Bing Imm Low purchased the small tea shop in the center of town two years ago, she…

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New regulation will allow Island households to capture rain

In a move some say could open the door to more development on Vashon, King County will allow…

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VAA hires Seattle construction firm for new performing arts center

Vashon Allied Arts has selected Seattle-based Sellen Construction as its general contractor for the 20,000-square-foot performing arts center…

Joanne Jewell of Plum Forest Farm picks chervil

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Savoring salads: Flower-dotted, gourmet salad mixes have become Vashon’s signature product

The tomatoes might be late again this year, and those sweet bell peppers may not ripen at all.…

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Vashon school board to vote on $15 million annual spending plan

The Vashon Island School Board will vote on a $15.47 million budget at its meeting Thursday night, a…

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Vashon man charged with attempted rape from 2006 incident

A Vashon man charged with raping two girls on two separate occasions has been charged with a third…

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Thai restaurant to open in Vashon town this fall

May Chaleoy, who co-founded a popular and highly regarded Thai restaurant in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood several years ago,…