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Opinion

Green Brief: Building a Reuse Future on Vashon

Zero Waste Vashon (ZWV) has begun work on the King County (KC) Re+ seed grant to evaluate the…

Designer John C. stands within his sedge-inspired display garden at the NW Flower Garden Show. (Courtesy Photo)

Arts

Sedges: The unsung heroes of the garden

Let’s face it: You are about to go to your favorite garden shop and spend more money on…

Annie Myers narrates an early spring hive inspection at VIBA’s teaching apiary. (Courtesy Photo)

Opinion

The summer the bees saved me

My journey with bees started in a garden more than a decade before I met the Vashon Island…

Vashon Island Fruit Club Founder, Robert Norton. (Courtesy Photo)

Arts

Fruit club helps Vashon grow

As you travel around the island and notice the abundance of fruit varieties, have you wondered just how…

From left: camas (Camassia quamash), Pacific bleeding heart (Dicentra formosa) and native columbine (Aquilegia formosa). (Courtesy Photos)

Arts

Native plants: A Q&A for Vashon gardeners

What is a native plant?

The Washington State Capitol in Olympia. File photo

Opinion

Editorial: A look at what got done and what didn’t in Olympia

In a short session, legislators passed consequential bills. But there’s work left for next time.

Jen Verharen. (Courtesy Photo)

Sports

Islander inducted into Pony Club Academy

Longtime islander Jen Verharen, a nationally respected equestrian professional, was recently inducted into the United States Pony Club…

News

Happenings | March 19 edition

Happenings features community, cultural and nonprofit events; notices are free and printed as space permits. Due to the…

News

News Briefs | March 19 edition

Vashon drug case update

“Hadestown Teen Edition” cast members (top, from left) Ari Anderson, Sebastian Gallez, Amali Lewis, (bottom) Star D’Artell, Callia Brown and Utisah Durahim. <ins>(Ruby and Dirt Seago/Breakfast All Day Tintype Studio Photos) </ins>

Arts

VHS theater-makers burn bright in ‘Hadestown Teen Edition’

Have you ever been lucky enough to meet someone who could “make you see how the world could…

Dina Martina will perform at Vashon Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 20. (David Belisle Photo)

Arts

Arts Briefs | March 19 edition

Dina Martina

Nadja Vol Ochs

Opinion

What children discover when they spend time outdoors

On Vashon Island, nature is not just scenery. It is a teacher, a companion, and a steadying presence…

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the editor | March 19 edition

Sitting in the harsh discomfort — together