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A storm, a moat and a little magic: Vashon’s castle stay

Down a Dockton neighborhood road, up a long gravel driveway, with a lush ravine on the left, past…

Cindy Stockett poses for a photo with her dog, Bear. (Scarlet Hansen Photo)

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Inside the Vashon garden that never stops growing

When asked how 17 acres of bare land became one of Vashon’s most impressive gardens, Cindy Stockett is…

Peg Staeheli on her land with propagating wild ginger and on a forested hillside. (Terry Donnelly Photo)

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Time Again: Vashon garden clubs

The way islanders think about gardens has changed dramatically over the past several centuries. At the end of…

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…

Cars prepare to turn left from Vashon Highway onto 103rd Avenue Southwest, the route to the Southworth ferry. (Eric Pryne Photo)

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County to improve signs for Southworth-bound drivers

King County plans to modify signs and provide other visual cues on the northernmost stretch of Vashon Highway…

Carrie Van Buren at Vashon Bookshop. (Terry Donnelly Photo)

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Time & Again: Vashon Bookshops

Carrie Van Buren, who became the new owner of Vashon Bookshop last year is surrounded by the books…

Workers install a new solar photovoltaic system at Vashon Center for the Arts’ Kay White Hall. (Kevin Jones Photo)

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Solar installation underway at Kay White Hall

With support anticipated through a planned gift, Vashon Center for the Arts expects Kay White Hall to have…

Paul Bannick

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Acclaimed photographer to share images of woodpeckers

Acclaimed wildlife photographer Paul Bannick will share stories and images from his new book, “Woodpecker: A year in…

A sign from a No Kings protest in Renton in 2025. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing

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No Kings rallies set for March 28 across King County

Here’s a list of locations.

Screenshot from a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAJE7yuklpA" target="_blank">YouTube video</a> posted by Ben Goertzel addressing his past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

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After Epstein: Goertzel on funding, fallout, rumors

He was scraping by, struggling to make ends meet, and then, he said, he met Jeffrey Epstein.

Vehicles unloading from the ferry Sealth wait for gaps in traffic to turn left or right onto Fauntleroy Way Southwest on a weekday last September. (Eric Pryne Photo)

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Fauntleroy dock signal delayed until fall

Islanders and other riders on the Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth ferry route will have to wait at least until fall for…

Scarlet Hansen.

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Scarlet Hansen joins The Beachcomber staff as part-time reporter

Scarlet Hansen, a former contributing writer for the Beachcomber, joined the staff March 2 as a part-time reporter.

Backbone Campaign volunteers work on inflating the group’s newest protest art piece in the workshop. (Terry Donnelly Photo)

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Backbone readies boldest protest art yet

Twenty-five days before the March 28 nationwide “No Kings” protests, a handful of volunteers stood beneath Donald Trump’s…