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A pair dances in the afternoon light to the music of Portage Fill during the 2024 Strawberry Festival. (Alex Bruell photo)

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Strawberry Festival 2025: Events Guide

Your guide to savoring the sweetness of Strawberry Festival.

“Ponyo” is next up in the Friend of Mukai’s Studio Ghibli Festival. (Courtesy photo)

Arts

Arts Briefs | July 17, 2025

Superman, First Nations Stories and more.

Alex Bruell is the editor of The Beachcomber. (Phil Clapham photo)

Arts

Desert Island Bookworm: The dark side of the editor

Editor’s Note: Phil Clapham’s “Desert Island Bookworm” series features interviews with notable islanders about the books they’d take…

Wendy Noble

Opinion

Commentary: Medicaid cuts threaten rural communities

The human consequences are likely to be felt for years.

News

Corrections | July 10, 2025

Last week’s editorial (“Leave the fireworks to the professionals”) said that the professional fireworks show on Vashon would…

Joe Yarkin (left) and Theo Eicher celebrate the conclusion of their dock to dock swim at the north end ferry dock. (Pat Call photo)

Sports

Islanders complete dock-to-dock swim

It’s a test of endurance and careful planning.

Lisa Peretti (Courtesy Photo)

Arts

Drama Dock bids a fond adieu to Lisa Peretti

As a young girl, Lisa Peretti auditioned for a part in Drama Dock’s very first production. She didn’t…

Steve Bergman

Opinion

Green Brief Commentary: Celebrating natural heritage alongside human imprints

Editor’s note: Green Briefs is a regular series of commentaries by eco-leaders on Vashon, presented in The Beachcomber…

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor | July 10, 2025

Still a democracy?

News

News Briefs | July 10, 2025

PSE information and more.

The W.O. Man City team from left to right, including (back row/coaches): Devin Branson, Brad Claus and Nicole Tadano; (middle row) Violet Provo, Dakota Branson, Clara Langland, Cora Banducci, Mia Doyle, Sierra Stein and Blake Smith; and (front row) Arden Arthur, Gwen Buse, Joss Moe, Vivian Claus and Isla Peterson. (Jonathan Stein photo)

Sports

Vashon youth soccer finishes undefeated season

“W.O. Man City” had a spotless season.

Vashon Maury Island Radio Club volunteers went on the air for Field Day on the weekend of June 28. Mark Ellison-Taylor, at the controls on the left, shows his daughter Beulah how it all works. In the center, John Galus logs one of the more than 150 radio contacts the group made during the event. (Rick Wallace photo)

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VashonBePrepared: Water safety in the heat

Follow these tips to stay cool and safe when recreating in the water this summer.

Clockwise from top left: Acclaimed pianists Vyacheslav Gryaznov, Daria Kiseleva, Konstantin Soukhovetski and Rexa Han will play at VCA’s PianoFête. (Courtesy Photos)

Arts

Arts Briefs | July 10, 2025

PianoFête, Ghibli films and more.