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Thunderbird nears July opening
As construction nears completion at the new Thunderbird Treatment Center on Vashon, the 92-bed facility is expected to…
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Farmers market returns as VIGA plants seeds for future
Uptown Vashon has slipped back into its Saturday rhythm: tents rising at the Village Green, farmers setting out…
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Kites and orcas fill the sky and Sound on Mother’s Day
At Point Robinson Park on Mother’s Day, children tugged strings across the beach, hoping the sky would catch…
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Beloved Vashon bus driver retires after 35 years
For more than three decades, Vashon Island School District bus driver Martha Hills was a familiar, welcoming presence…
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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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‘Lights Out’ from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. as millions of birds return home
Think of the birds, dim your lights.
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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…