King County Transportation District board members met May 27 to discuss amendments to a proposed 0.1% sales tax. Screenshot

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King County Transportation District approves new sales tax in close vote

The 0.1% tax will fund the county’s Roads and Services Division and sends tens of thousands, if not…

The Washington state Capitol on Feb. 6, 2026. (Photo by Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard)

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These new Washington state laws took effect June 11

Over 200 new Washington state laws took effect June 11.

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Christie True stands aboard a boat at Dockton Marina as Warren Jimenez, director of King County Parks, waits at the back of the line during Saturday’s celebration of the park and marina’s $6.5 million renovation.

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Islanders celebrate completion of Dockton park improvements

Families, boaters and long-time islanders celebrated the completion of a $6.5 million make-over of Dockton Park and Marina…

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Katelyn Norris at Landline in Burton.

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A new Burton shop sells beautiful things one day a week

The building is the color of a creamsicle, wedged into a short block across from the Burton Coffee…

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Islanders gathered uptown on Friday, June 5, for DOVE’s fifth annual Pride Street Dance.

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Pride Street Dance fills Vashon Highway with color

DOVE’s fifth annual Pride Street Dance brought color, rainbows and celebration to the heart of Vashon on Friday,…

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Ana Cristina Bojanini and Valentina Bojanini.

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A mother and daughter bring “Earthing” to life

On the cover of “Earthing for Everyone,” a simple human figure stands on a patch of green earth.…

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News Briefs | June 11 edition

Washington State Ferries Day

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Happenings | June 11 edition

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

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Participants met up after the radio exercise to discuss what worked and what needed fixing. Pictured (L) to (R) Michael Meyer, Mark Ellison-Taylor, Bob Smueles, Sharon Danielson, Dick Danielson, John Galus, Sandy Brown, Suzanne Hubbard, JackTwilley (Participants not shown: Truman O’Brien, Larry James, Tim Hardy.

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King County Transportation District board members met May 27 to discuss amendments to a proposed 0.1% sales tax. Screenshot

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King County Transportation District nears finalizing new sales tax

Board members agree cities should receive a portion of the $100 million in expected revenue, but are now…

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Jose Sahagún outside of Casa Bonita Restaurant.

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Casa Bonita celebrates 30 years as a Vashon institution

Pop quiz: Which of Vashon’s restaurants has been under continuous ownership by the same family the longest? If…

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Happenings | June 4 edition

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

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From left: Marian Fitch in the 1950s; Emma Amiad wearing a Land Trust T-shirt in 1992; and Amy Drayer in 2026.

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Time & Again: Vashon Pride

Vashon-Maury Island has become a safe place to be safely out, but it was not always that way.