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Upcoming Granny’s Attic move will displace athletes

When Granny’s Attic moves to its new location, more than 250 boys baseball players and girls softball players…

Opinion

We all can play a part in securing the planet’s future | Editorial

This week The Beachcomber is recognizing Earth Day as we have for several years, by highlighting efforts by…

Chase Wickman pins at opponent on his way to becoming the Double Champion

Sports

Wrestlers have success at regional contest

Four Vashon wrestlers spent their spring break in Las Vegas, not to hit to slot machines, but to…

Cast members of Bye Bye Birdie

Arts

Kids recreate 1950s in a classic musical

Vashon Allied Arts will present the musical “Bye Bye Birdie” this weekend at the Methodist church.

Arts

Orchestra plays twice, for adults and children

The Vashon Maury Chamber Orchestra will welcome spring with a concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday for adults and…

Arts

Around town | Arts briefs

Norm Hollingshead will give a preview lecture on Vashon Opera’s upcoming production of “Werther” at 3:30 p.m. Sunday…

Jenny Bell will hold a workshop on greywater reuse from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight

News

Greywater can ease our dependence on the aquifer

How long do we have to continue to pull out increasing quantities of water from our watershed before…

Letters to the Editor

Let’s keep looking out for one another

We have a special culture here that I think of as “the Vashon Way.” People look out for…

News

Vashon Pool’s opening delayed until mid-June

The Vashon Pool, which traditionally opens for the season on Memorial Day weekend, will open June 15 this…

This 1940 photo shows the 'hill garden' surrounded by a pond that held koi.

News

Mukai House and Garden represents a blend of cultures

Vashon is home to one of the most unique landmarked sites in the nation. The Mukai House and…

Letters to the Editor

The group is integral to island education

For the past two years I, and many others, have been teaching to the Common Core State Standards.…

Letters to the Editor

Many criticize the government until they need it

“Everyone hates the government, until they need a friend,” has been a truism in American politics since Colonial…

Betsey Archambault with her daughter Emerson.

News

DoVE director works to fight taboos | Welcome Vashon Interview

The place where Betsey Archambault finds herself now — holding her daughter Emerson in her lap and a…