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Dental practice closed after staff member tests positive for COVID-19
Staff has entered quarantine and the office is being professionally sanitized as a precaution.
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Vashon manufacturers help first responders gear up, stay safe from virus
Island-based Burn Design Lab and Meadow Creature built a device that can sanitize crucial N95 masks.
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Community council moves island plane noise monitor forward
A representative of Puget Sound Energy dropped by at last week’s meeting to give a pandemic update.
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Feeling the pandemic pinch, Community Pub to close doors
The Vashon Community Pub shut its doors on Sept. 27.
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Luna Bella’s shop, building changes hands
Luna Bella’s Women’s Consignment Boutique will reopen in October next to Vashon Boards.
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Planning for emergencies on island doesn’t stop at virus
Focused on COVID-19, VashonBePrepared is drilling for events such as fire, landslide or earthquake.
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Backbone Campaign seeks to grow an economy without a single dollar
Organization will launch time bank with community teach-in from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19.
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Island child care providers prepare for uncertain fall
Despite risks, waitlists are long for available slots.
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Progress on skate park project curbed
Unanticipated expenses, pandemic have stalled long-awaited pump track project.
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Vashon Senior Center receives county grant
The four-year grant from King County will help implement a new “Virtual Villages” program.
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Restrictions clash with everyday life as pandemic rolls on
Business community, weddings caught between COVID-19 and measures to protect against it.
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Local services director pays visit to island community council
The Vashon-Maury Island Community Council will meet next at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, on Webex.
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More people are experiencing homelessness in the county
Report finds 5% increase compared to last year. On Vashon, many are working to keep people housed.