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Little Bird Gardens blooms in a new backyard home
Bright pink cherry blossoms fall like snow in the backyard garden, gathering across the nursery floor. Red umbrellas…
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Incident at VHS prompts review of cell phone policy
A cellphone left recording in a restroom stall at Vashon High School has prompted a re-examination of district…
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Foss Miller, a larger-than-life island leader, dies at 78
Foss Miller, a visionary businessman, devoted coach to Vashon youth and quiet but major benefactor to many island…
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Vashon marks May Day with signs and song
About 50 islanders gathered at Vashon’s four-way stop Friday, May 1, for a May Day action organized by…
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Time & Again: Vashon third places
“Third places” are social spaces separate from the home, the “first place,” and work, the “second place,” where…
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Amidst a season of gray whale deaths, Singer is on the Rise
When Singer the gray whale washed ashore on Vashon Island in April 2024, his migration ended at Vashon’s…
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Happenings | May 7 edition
Happenings features community, cultural and nonprofit events; notices are free and printed as space permits. Due to the…
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Remembering Israel Shotridge, a beloved Vashon artist
Israel Shotridge, a master Tlingit artist and beloved longtime islander, died on April 13 at his Vashon home,…
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Vashon naturalist’s new book explores Seattle’s wild side
Kathryn True has been learning and writing about nature her entire professional life. Little wonder, then, that this…
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New chapter ahead for Strawberry Festival
For more than a century, Vashon has found reasons to celebrate in July.
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One tire at a time, volunteers restore island beaches
They go out in the rain. They haul rubber. And they say they’re just getting started.