The speed limit along a 2-mile stretch of Vashon Highway on the north end will likely soon be lowered, and islanders are encouraged to comment on the proposal, according to the King County Department of Transportation.
The Vashon Golf & Swim Club owes more than $36,000 in delinquent property taxes, leading the club’s proprietary members to institute a first-of-its-kind assessment to all members to help make up the difference.
After meeting with Sen. Sharon Nelson and members of ferry advisory committees last week regarding boarding procedures at Fauntleroy, ferry officials say they are planning for community outreach this fall with the goal of implementing recommendations in the spring.
Neighborcare Health is still aiming to open the clinic at Sunrise Ridge by the middle or end of September, and a variety of preparations are underway to make that happen, from raising funds to hiring staff.
Cougar stories have traveled far and wide on the island this summer, but leaders of the Vashon Nature Center are saying they believe the animal may have left.
An island man sustained serious injuries last week after he fell from a downtown rooftop between two buildings and crashed through wood covering an old cistern.
With revised discipline policies, administrators at all three of Vashon’s public schools are changing the way they discipline students by focusing on having conversations and rebuilding relationships.
English ivy. It chokes everything in its path, it is lush and green … and it is everywhere. Vashon Island has the perfect climate and growing conditions for English ivy to flourish. It has flourished so well it has become the kudzu of the Pacific Northwest. In fact, ivy has thrived on Vashon to the point that King County Parks has started an “Ivy Free Vashon” program, and the Vashon Land Trust has developed “The Vashon Ivy League,” an ivy eradication program, to try and rid the island of this creeping menace.
Amid King County Metro’s efforts to determine which transit alternatives can be brought to Vashon, the department has reinstated Sunday bus service 16 years after it was discontinued.
King County’s water taxi system is running on the last of its financial reserves and is awaiting the approval of a budget that could bring in the funds necessary to preserve service.
The Vashon Senior Center on Friday afternoon will be filled with the iconic voices of musical legends Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Tony Bennett, Bing Crosby and Nat King Cole as islanders sing along to classic musical tunes.
Nearly 25 percent of Vashon Island School District students qualify for free or reduced meals, and now a group of islanders is stepping in to make sure these students are fed on the weekends.
The King County Fire Marshal on Friday announced a fire safety burn ban is in effect for all unincorporated areas of the county, meaning only small outdoor fires are allowed until the ban is lifted.