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Friends of Mukai Executive Director Jade Agua hugs artist Miya Sukune after Sukune’s remarks at Saturday’s ceremony.

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At Ober Park, Vashon remembers Day of Exile

More than 100 islanders gathered Saturday at Ober Park, where 84 years ago Vashon’s Japanese and Japanese American…

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Happenings | May 21 edition

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

A rock lands near the seal. COURTESY PHOTO, U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Hawaii

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Covington man faces charge for throwing rock at Hawaiian monk seal

A 38-year-old Covington man faces a federal criminal complaint charge for allegedly harassing and attempting to harass an…

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Vashon walkers Katie Rowley (L) and Mary Bergman (R) in hi-vis vests.

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Small steps for a safer summer

It’s May. Are you ready for summer?

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Who will be Vashon’s next unofficial mayor?

The race for Vashon’s next Unofficial Mayor is underway.

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Dayna Jessen-Rogers (left) and her daughter, Mallory Groth, pose during Groth’s 2021 wedding on the family’s Vashon property. The event inspired the pair to create Woodland Gardens, an outdoor wedding and event venue they now run together.

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Families that clock in together, stay together

On Mother’s Day, most families share brunch. On Vashon Island, a few share something more complicated.

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Martha Hills stands before a school bus at Vashon High School.

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Beloved Vashon bus driver retires after 35 years

For more than three decades, Vashon Island School District bus driver Martha Hills was a familiar, welcoming presence…

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T137A, also known as Jack, passes Point Robinson during Kite Day on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10. Jack is the only son of T137, or Loon, in the T137 matriline of transient killer whales.

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Kites and orcas fill the sky and Sound on Mother’s Day

At Point Robinson Park on Mother’s Day, children tugged strings across the beach, hoping the sky would catch…

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The Vashon Farmers Market opened for the season May 2 at the Village Green, bringing growers, makers, food vendors and shoppers back uptown.

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Farmers market returns as VIGA plants seeds for future

Uptown Vashon has slipped back into its Saturday rhythm: tents rising at the Village Green, farmers setting out…

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Happenings | May 14 edition

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

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Crew members work at the Thunderbird Treatment Center site on a sunny May afternoon.

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Thunderbird nears July opening

As construction nears completion at the new Thunderbird Treatment Center on Vashon, the 92-bed facility is expected to…

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Jennifer Potter outside the historic Grange Hall, future home of Heights Grocery.

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After 8 Years, Heights Grocery enters final stretch

The old red Grange Hall near Vashon’s north-end park-and-ride has held potlucks, memorials, plays and pumpkin-carving parties for…

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Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia.

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Legislative races to watch in WA

This year’s primary is Aug. 4, with the top two candidates advancing to the general election. Election Day…