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Island landscaper featured at annual Northwest garden show
A celebration was underway at the acclaimed 30th annual Northwest Flower and Garden Festival last week, where designers…
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New leader settles in at island’s largest water purveyor, Water District 19
The island’s largest water purveyor has had a change in leadership, and now islander Jim McRae is at…
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County awards grant money for sports-related projects
King County recently awarded $3.6 million in sports-related grants to local government agencies and nonprofits, including more than…
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With Puget Sound booming, panel will discuss island’s fate
As people continue to flock to the Northwest and people in communities far from Seattle cope with the…
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On mortality: Workshop will offer insight into end-of-life care
Last year, hundreds of islanders attended a four-day event focused on death and dying. Next week, the same…
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Time & Again: Vashon cyclists — Seeing the world from the seat of a bike, then and now
This past summer, two bicyclists from Vashon, Bob Horsley and Bruce Morser, completed a 4,300-mile cross-country bicycle trip…
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Technology saves life of island woman after boating accident
An island woman pulled lifeless from storm-whipped waters off of Burien three weeks ago after a boating accident…
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VIFR increases personnel, adds firefighting staff, volunteers
Vashon Island Fire &Rescue has reached a new agreement with the local firefighters’ union that ensures a minimum…
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Swingin’ in the Stacks: Play mini golf to support the Vashon Library
On Saturday, if islanders find themselves longing for the pastimes of summer, they can head to the Vashon…
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State capital budget allocates funds for Vashon-Maury projects
After a long delay, the Washington State Legislature passed a capital budget late last month, providing $4 billion…
Arts
Grants available for art, heritage and preservation projects
Grants to support projects that have the arts, heritage and preservation at their core are currently being offered…
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ZOMBiEZ is up for sale, but will remain open
As it enters its sixth year in business, Vashon’s uniquely monikered burger joint is up for sale while…
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Lucy’s Table will be closed during transition
The restaurant at the Burton Inn, Lucy’s Table, will close for “a winter break” and transition to new…