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A boy enjoys an inflatable slide at last year’s Strawberry Festival. This year the carnival will feature similar inflatable structures as well as more activities

News

Organizers hope new type of carnival will appeal at the festival

After holding a hastily prepared alternative carnival at last year’s Strawberry Festival, event organizers have planned what they…

Arts

Vashon band will play the blues at the Red Bike

Two years ago, One More Mile played at the Red Bike to a sold-out house. The band will…

Arts

New Vashon poets laureate to be announced today

Vashon’s 2015-17 poets laureate will be announced today, July 15, at a celebration from 6 to 8 p.m.…

Publish the Quest played to an enthusiastic crowd last year and will return to the Red Bike on Saturday.

Arts

Popular band returns for evening show during festival

Publish the Quest is a band with deep Vashon roots that has made a name for itself worldwide…

Obituaries

John Sturza

John Sturza passed away July 13th, 2015. He was a good father, brother and friend. John had a…

Obituaries

Dolores Mary McCormick Wolverton

Dolores Mary McCormick was born in Coal Township, Pennsylvania. She married her high school sweetheart, Marine Sergeant Keith…

Ian Moore

Arts

Moore plays show at the Red Bike

Though Vashon guitarist and singer-songwriter Ian Moore has played gigs with the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and ZZ…

Opinion

Widening gap in ferry fares isn’t fair on Vashon | Editorial

The state should rethink its recent trend of increasing ferry fares for drivers at a higher rate than…

Voice actor Jeff Hoyt records in his home studio on Vashon.

News

Actor finds his voice in a career spent talking

If the name “Voice of Vashon” hadn’t long ago been claimed for the local radio station, it might…

Letters to the Editor

Sharing the road means sharing rules

We have a lot of bicycle traffic on Vashon. We have signs beseeching us to share the road.…

Letters to the Editor

Holiday celebration evokes memories

Europe falling apart, ISIS beheading folks, Donald Trump running for president, Congress totally incompetent.

Letters to the Editor

Support the effort to keep Hiway Haiku going

Hiway Haiku brings joy and thought to islanders cruising downhill to the ferry. It’s time to buy more…

News

Revamped Relay for Life to be held at Agren Park

Vashon's Relay for Life will look different this year, with organizers hoping to attract more people to the…