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Federal judge rules against Glacier, halts pier project
Amy Carey had a case of laryngitis when the lawyer representing Preserve Our Islands, the group she heads,…
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Lost Boy to reunite with his mother
Jacob Acier last saw his mother 15 years ago, when he was a 7-year-old boy forced to flee…
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Johnny Depp is not headed to Vashon, officials say
The rumor has been circling the Island like a gull at KVI Beach: Johnny Depp, word has it,…
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700 homes, businesses hit by three-hour power outage Wednesday
A three-hour power outage on Wednesday — the hottest day of the year — forced businesses to close,…
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King County executive candidates spar over foot ferries
All five of the major candidates for King County executive have proposed dramatically curtailing the county’s newly formed…
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Vashon school board mulls maintenance and tech levy
The Vashon Island school board is expected to decide Thursday whether to ask voters to approve a $2.7…
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Leaders gather to discuss impacts of economy on vulnerable Islanders
Several civic leaders plan to hold a public forum to discuss how budget cuts and the economic downturn…
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County exec candidates call into question Vashon foot ferry
King County Councilmember Larry Phillips on Thursday called for redirecting money from the county's newly created ferry district…
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Real estate market remains soft on Vashon
Though real estate activity has picked up in the last month, Vashon-based real estate agents remain braced for…
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Chamber looks to tourism to lift Vashon’s economy
Concerned that several businesses are “hanging on by a thread,” the Vashon-Maury Chamber of Commerce has hired an…
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School board begins weighing $54 million bond measure
School administrators have put forward a scaled-back version of a bond measure to rebuild Vashon High School —…
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Backbone camp readies protesters for future campaigns
More than 50 people are gathering at a private family home on Vashon’s west side this week, learning…