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Several new vendors join Vashon’s thriving Farmers Market
The Farmers Market is a busy place each Saturday, when Islanders and visitors alike stop by to peruse…
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Vashon Vacations aims to link visitors to the Island’s best people and places
Two women with deep roots in the Vashon community have joined forces to help visitors experience the best…
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Owner gears up for a major redevelopment of LS Cedar
Loren Sinner can locate that 1x4 tongue-and-groove a customer wants in a matter of minutes, but he might…
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Longtime Vashon bakery strives for a profitable path in a tough economy
Bob’s Bakery, a staple of Island life since 1986, hit lean times earlier this year, and after making…
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Homegrown butchery business goes viral, works to expand
As Farmstead Meatsmith gains worldwide attention online, the Vashon-based mobile slaughter and butchery business is working to expand…
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Real estate agent leases inn, but without a restaurant
Longtime Island real estate agent Jeff Lewis has signed a lease to operate the former Quartermaster Inn and…
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Longtime Islander takes on the Vashon Tea Shop
The Vashon Tea Shop opened on Saturday under a new owner. Islander Elizabeth “Boo” Dinan-Slack purchased the shop…
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Store featuring local art and goods closes
Good Merchandise, a small shop that sold locally made jewelry, hats, candles and other goods, has closed, according…
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Tea shop finds a buyer
Beng-Imm Low, owner of the Vashon Tea Shop, says a longtime Islander has signed an agreement to purchase…
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Vashon Solar lines up investors for array at school
Vashon Solar LLC has garnered $100,000 from investors to build a community solar project at The Harbor School,…
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New manager hired to oversee VAA’s Heron’s Nest
The Heron’s Nest, Vashon Allied Arts’ retail outlet for fine art and handcrafted items made by local and…
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Well-known restaurateurs decide to plant a new seed
The name — Snapdragon — is new. The look, too, has changed. A pair of large windows along…
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Quartermaster Inn and Restaurant owners will not renew their lease
Marie Browne and Troy Kindred will step down as the owners of the The Quartermaster Inn and Restaurant…