Ferry riders’ pocketbooks will be squeezed a little tighter beginning next Tuesday, when across-the-board fare increases are implemented at the same time as the annual peak-season surcharge.
The Vashon School District has garnered a $550,000 grant from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to make energy upgrades at existing school buildings.
As Farmstead Meatsmith gains worldwide attention online, the Vashon-based mobile slaughter and butchery business is working to expand its offerings on the Island as well.
Islanders who attended a meeting to introduce King County’s new Community Service Area program were cautiously optimistic about the county’s new plan for engaging Vashon residents.
The Vashon School District is getting help from regional math education experts to strengthen the district’s math program and support teachers as their classes adopt new federal math standards.
Vashon’s two oldest ferries are now sailing a little slower due to mechanical problems, but so far they’re mostly staying on schedule, Washington State Ferries officials say.
One sunny afternoon last fall Islander Martin Halliwell was pruning trees at a rental home near Tramp Harbor when he sat down for a lunch break. He had barely begun to eat when he turned to find eight little faces, just feet away, staring curiously at him.
Just as Vashon is set in the national spotlight with a travel feature in the New York Times, a well-known Islander has released a new book to help both locals and tourists explore the Island — or at least have a few laughs.
The Vashon Tea Shop opened on Saturday under a new owner. Islander Elizabeth “Boo” Dinan-Slack purchased the shop on Friday, saving the business in the heart of town from possible closure.
In the next couple of weeks, Islanders will notice a piece of the big city rolling along Vashon roads. The arrival of seven large, white government-issued mail trucks — replacing the driver-owned civilian cars that currently serve Island mail routes — marks a new era in mail delivery on Vashon. It also marks a new era for nationwide postal service.
Next week the county’s Department of Natural Resources and Parks (DNRP) will kick off planning for the future use of the former Glacier site on Maury Island, which has been in county hands since 2010.
Leaders in a new campaign to address Vashon’s ivy problem will kick off the effort this weekend with a workshop to give Islanders the tools they need — both figuratively and literally — to remove the noxious plant from their own property.
Islander Richard Mintz’s new home is from East Springfield, Mass. Four huge semi-trucks drove 3,000 miles over 10 days to cross Puget Sound and deliver the home to Vashon. And Mintz says he couldn’t be happier with the delivery.