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Snapdragon Bakery & Café listed for sale

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Snapdragon Bakery & Café listed for sale

Adam Cone and Megan Hastings have owned the business since 2006.

Islanders consider next steps for Tramp Harbor dock

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Islanders consider next steps for Tramp Harbor dock

At a public forum last week, many hoped for an obvious path forward that was not immediately clear.

Demonstrators from La Resistencia protest Amazon’s involvement with ICE. Photo courtesy of La Resistencia

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How will the U.S. respond to climate refugees?

Business as usual has been harder borders, are there other ways to address climate migration?

In new book, islander unveils a vanished world

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In new book, islander unveils a vanished world

“Sound Portraits From Bulgaria” explores a place Martin Koenig describes as now being “completely gone.”

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Hospital district officials study Lopez and Orcas island clinics

As they prepare to run the district, commissioner-elects say other models are a road map for Vashon.

Teen council teaches students about relationships and health

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Teen council teaches students about relationships and health

Acting as resources, students provide information to peers on important subjects.

County updating snow removal plan

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County updating snow removal plan

Augments the county’s existing designated snow routes in rural and urban unincorporated areas.

The members of the board of commissioners for the Vashon-Maury Island hospital district are (left to right): Eric Pryne, LeeAnn Brown, Don Wolczko, Wendy Noble and Tom Langland.

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Hospital district commissioners to meet next week

On Dec. 4, board members will be sworn in, talk about staffing, district name and train for the…

A “notice to vacate” sign was placed in the middle of a homeless encampment in Federal Way by FWPD officers before the encampment was cleaned in January 2019. Sound Publishing file photo

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King County, Seattle could create joint homelessness response agency

It would be a unified agency and the overarching authority on addressing homelessness in the county.

A young girl holds up a ‘Don’t Pollute I Live Here’ sign in the crowd during the Youth Climate Strike at Cal Anderson Park on Friday, March 15, 2019 in Seattle, Wash. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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King County builds blueprint for health, climate change

The plan will inform how the Board of Health addresses climate change-related health issues.

Island elder leads charge for more volunteers at school

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Island elder leads charge for more volunteers at school

“You’re supposed to give and contribute to your community until the day you’re in a box.”

Land Trust debuts new all-access trail

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Land Trust debuts new all-access trail

The flat, easily-accessible trail connects to the island’s existing Shinglemill trail.

Histories converge at evolving skatepark

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Histories converge at evolving skatepark

The Burton Adventure Recreation Center site and the surrounding area have served many over the years