Kids run to grab Easter eggs at Ober Park in 2025. (Alex Bruell Photo)

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Happenings | April 2 edition

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

Islanders packed into a corner of Vashon’s four-way stop and held up signs during the March 28 No Kings protest. (Terry Donnelly Photo)

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For the third time, Vashon says ‘No Kings’

More than 800 people gathered at Vashon’s four-way stop on March 28, where, amid honking horns and banging…

Sun peeks through western hemlock trees at the edge of SW Luana Beach Road in the North Maury Wildlands. (Scarlet Hansen Photo)

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Vashon-Maury Land Trust purchases two new properties

The Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust has acquired 56 acres of what they call “ecologically significant” land, completing two…

Ezra Cool, 22, died after escaping Vernon Jubilee Hospital on Feb. 12, 2026. (Christal Cool photo)

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‘Budget over safety’: Vernon nurses call for top-down changes following tragic death

Ezra Cool died on Highway 6 when he was supposed to be safe in hospital. A trio of…

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Gov. signs bill addressing WA retailers’ penny problem

A new Washington state law offers a way to make change in an era without pennies.

Jay Becker. (Courtesy Photo)

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Jay Becker, former Beachcomber owner-editor, dies at 92

Jay Becker, the longtime owner, editor, reporter and photographer of the Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber, died Jan. 25 at…

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…