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VCA: We will create a better future together

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VCA: We will create a better future together

Two weeks ago, artists from our community gathered to give their invaluable time to guide us and help…

Friends of Mukai to plant cherry trees, honor volunteers

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Friends of Mukai to plant cherry trees, honor volunteers

The Friends of Mukai invite the public to join them in celebrating two occasions this Saturday at the…

Renowned environmentalist, activist to speak on Vashon

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Renowned environmentalist, activist to speak on Vashon

Many Vashon residents, as well as people across the country, have been galvanized to “resist” the current presidential…

Seasonal cycles point to changes in natural world

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Seasonal cycles point to changes in natural world

By CHRIS WOODS

COMMENTARY: As a nonprofit, VCA needs to hold the public trust

Opinion

COMMENTARY: As a nonprofit, VCA needs to hold the public trust

Questions about sustainability surfaced frequently several years ago when Vashon Allied Arts, as it was called at the…

Islanders call for clean, renewable energy at recent PSE meeting

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Islanders call for clean, renewable energy at recent PSE meeting

Editor’s Note: Kevin Jones has been instrumental in islanders’ activism regarding Puget Sound Energy. This is his first-person…

COMMENTARY: Property taxes — Islanders can take action for good of the community

Opinion

COMMENTARY: Property taxes — Islanders can take action for good of the community

Affordable housing has been a big problem on Vashon for years. The eye-popping 2018 property-tax bills that arrived…

Early Music Festival

Arts

Early Music Festival

The Salish Sea Early Music Festival will present the rarely-played Italian four-part canzonas with renaissance transverse flutist Jeffrey…

Curvettes play VCA on First Friday (courtesy photo)

Arts

Curvettes play VCA on First Friday (courtesy photo)

Last month began a new First Friday Local Music series to showcase local bands at the Kay White…

Van Redeker band (Courtesy Photo)

Arts

Van Redeker band will play Red Bike

Known for its energetic performances, vocal harmonies and non-stop boogie, the Van Redeker Band will return to the…

Clip from the animated film “Dear Basketball,” based on a poem by Kobe Bryant (Courtesy Photo)

Arts

Film Society presents 2018 Academy Award nominated animated films

Vashon Film Society will present an evening of animated short films nominated for 2018 Academy Awards at 9:30…

Futsal: Fun and games for all ages on Vashon

Sports

Futsal: Fun and games for all ages on Vashon

Vashon Island Soccer Club’s futsal season ended earlier this month, with some 260 people participating, ranging from those…

COMMENTARY: Palliative Care: Antidote to fear of dying

Opinion

COMMENTARY: Palliative Care: Antidote to fear of dying

While sitting around a picnic table last summer, the Vashon Conversation for the Living about Dying team considered…