For the 24th year in a row, a local event will honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King on his birthday, Jan. 15.
A local congregation is focusing its efforts this holiday season on providing aid to the overseas fight against Ebola.
The Vashon Park District commissioners have finalized a $1.1 million budget for next year that includes funds to finish the fields project, extend the pool’s season by a month and build back the district’s reserves.
Six months after the Vashon Senior Center installed a commercial kitchen, it is serving more people at lunch and participating in a program that enables it to obtain free local produce, while director Ava Apple is looking to increase lunch-time programming and improve transportation to the facility.
The sounds of English and Spanish filled the air last week at the island’s newest preschool as children gathered for a snack before heading out for a romp on the playground.
A proposal to adjust user fees at island athletic facilities and public schools was defeated last week in a sometimes contentious park board meeting, which included allegations that a park board member had acted inappropriately.
With three games behind it, the boys’ basketball team is on an early-season winning streak.
For the first time in several months, the bell rang at the Episcopal church on Sunday morning.
Standing at a stove stirring a large pot of caramel last week, islander Hedy Anderson shared her journey from occasional candymaker to an entrepreneur set to purchase The Little House building, where she will offer commercial kitchen space to other islanders in the food trade.
After 37 years in business as True Value, the hardware store and service center will soon become part of the Ace Hardware company.
Vashon Park District’s board of commissioners will vote on a proposal to adjust user fees, raising some fees and lowering others.
At a time when many islanders are expressing concerns about health care on Vashon, two clinics have hired new health care providers, helping to alleviate staffing needs at both clinics.
The island will host three free Thanksgiving dinners for anyone in the community who would like to gather with others to share the holiday. The first of the dinners will be Wednesday evening and the other two on Thanksgiving day