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From left to right: Vashon HouseHold Executive Director Amy Drayer, King County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, Warren Clauss, a representative from the King County Department of Local Services Permitting Division, and Derek Pell from King County Public Health discussed Vashon’s housing crisis at Vashon Center for the Arts on March 18. (Scarlet Hansen Photo)

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As housing pressures grow, Vashon looks to ADUs

“How many of you know someone on Vashon who has had to leave because of our housing crisis?”…

The bill signing ceremony took place at El Centro de la Raza. (Ian Couch Photo)

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News Briefs | March 26 edition

Ferguson signs public safety bills

Kids scramble to grab eggs at Ober Park in 2024. (Alex Bruell Photo)

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Holy Week begins, Eggstravaganza returns

As Holy Week begins, several Vashon churches are planning services and gatherings leading up to Easter.

Image courtesy King County Public Health Seattle & King County.

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Measles, COVID and Community Updates

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Happenings | March 26 edition

Happenings features community, cultural and nonprofit events; notices are free and printed as space permits. Due to the…

A bag containing 1.5 grams of dried psilocybe cubensis mushrooms. Courtesy photo/Wikipedia Commons

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King County considers decriminalizing psilocybin mushrooms

The King County Council is considering decriminalizing “entheogen-related activities” related to the use of psychoactive substances such as…

Vashon Food Bank Executive Director Emily Scott cuts the “grand opening” ribbon on Friday, March 13, surrounded by food bank staff, Chautauqua Elementary School students, Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda and Pastor Patricia Longstroth. (Scarlet Hansen Photo)

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A new home for the Vashon Food Bank

Dozens of community members gathered beneath falling snow on Friday, March 13, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony opening the…

Cars prepare to turn left from Vashon Highway onto 103rd Avenue Southwest, the route to the Southworth ferry. (Eric Pryne Photo)

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County to improve signs for Southworth-bound drivers

King County plans to modify signs and provide other visual cues on the northernmost stretch of Vashon Highway…

Carrie Van Buren at Vashon Bookshop. (Terry Donnelly Photo)

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Time & Again: Vashon Bookshops

Carrie Van Buren, who became the new owner of Vashon Bookshop last year is surrounded by the books…

Workers install a new solar photovoltaic system at Vashon Center for the Arts’ Kay White Hall. (Kevin Jones Photo)

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Solar installation underway at Kay White Hall

With support anticipated through a planned gift, Vashon Center for the Arts expects Kay White Hall to have…

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Vashon health resources & water safety

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Acclaimed photographer to share images of woodpeckers

Acclaimed wildlife photographer Paul Bannick will share stories and images from his new book, “Woodpecker: A year in…

Pictured: (Back left to right): Oskar Cobb and Henry Hughes, Jessica Adams; (Front left to right): Dr. Jo Moccia, Jordan Karr, Juniper Rogneby, River Branch, Martha Woodard, India Alarcorn, Allison Tourville, Lucia Armenta. (Courtesy Photo)

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Schools Foundation donation boosts Vashon classrooms

The Vashon Schools Foundation (VSF) recently presented the Vashon Island School District (VISD) Board of Directors with its…