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KC Auditors report code enforcement backlog poses safety, environmental risks

Auditors say code enforcement office needs to prioritize riskiest cases, allow discretion for others

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Island brothers hack it at world Netrunner competition

The brothers took second place in the tournament’s team event.

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How to prepare for outages; and, Vashon still leads in COVID vaccination

Let the big wind last weekend be a warning to get ready.

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Dragon’s Head ciders now sparkle in tasting room in town

Six ciders on tap include Bittersweet Cider, a blend of twenty English and French apples that owner Laura…

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School board set to change, welcoming three new members

They will serve on what will be the first all-female board in school district history.

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Happenings | Nov. 16 edition

Lip-Synch Battle, Woodworking Classes, budget hearings, WinterFest, and more.

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Vashon hops make for PNW beer

In the not-too distant future, it might be island hops you taste in your beer.

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Community helps repair Santa’s cottage after vandalism

The Yuletide island tradition is still on, thanks to the help of island volunteers.

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Coast Salish Water Warriors from the Puyallup and Nisqually nations keep a healthy distance from a U.S. Coast Guard vessel on Nov. 6, during a land and sea-based protest at the Port of Tacoma. Vashon islanders were among those who attended the protest by water to lend support.

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Backbone campaign, Vashon islanders assist in Tacoma boat protest against Gaza siege

Vashon residents provided support at the protest, where activists sought to delay a military vessel.

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KC Council will consider reparations over historic redlining

Race-based restrictive real estate practices estimated to have prevented billions in wealth.

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Black bear visits Vashon

It was caught on camera sniffing around a resident’s home on the island’s north end.

Renton police and fire and hazmat crews arrived at the scene of the King County Elections building at 919 Southwest Grady after receiving reports of an unknown substance delivered to the building. According to Sara Morris of the Renton Regional Fire Authority, an employee discovered white powder in a parcel. (Courtesy of the Renton Regional Fire Authority.)

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Substance delivered to KC election office tests positive for fentanyl

Additional deliveries of unknown substances to the Pierce County and Spokane County elections buildings resulted in evacuations also.

In these photos, performers entertain the audience Nov. 5 at Vashon Center for the Arts. Alex Bruell photos

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Una celebración espectacular

Vashon celebrates el Día de los Muertos