By AMELIA HEAGERTY Staff Writer Islanders who can’t afford dental care will have a chance to visit a dentist Sept….
The Vashon school board voted last week to tear down the Vashon Elementary School gym, an old wooden structure that’s beloved by some Islanders but has been deemed a safety hazard by others.
Islanders will vote on a school levy proposal in November, after the school board voted last week to place a maintenance and technology measure on the ballot.
The rumor has been circling the Island like a gull at KVI Beach: Johnny Depp, word has it, just bought Tom Stewart’s spectacular 525-acre estate near Paradise Valley.
A three-hour power outage on Wednesday — the hottest day of the year — forced businesses to close, raised concerns among Islanders and threw Vashon’s two grocery stores into a frantic rush to keep food items from spoiling.
When Islander Scott Benner had his portrait taken last month, he didn’t spend much time deciding what to wear. After all, his outfit consisted a red bow tie, a tweed hat and nothing more.
All five of the major candidates for King County executive have proposed dramatically curtailing the county’s newly formed ferry district, with some even suggesting the route between Vashon and downtown Seattle be axed.
Arlette Moody’s closets are full of one-of-a-kind items — multi-colored capri pants for her daughter, a Mad Hatter’s jacket she’s sewn for her theatrical husband and creative costumes she sometimes dons in her work as a performer.
The Vashon Island school board is expected to decide Thursday whether to ask voters to approve a $2.7 million levy aimed at continuing the district’s technology program and fully implementing a maintenance plan for its aging buildings.
The Vashon Park District board will discuss its upcoming levy election, including how much money to ask for and when to put its proposal on the ballot, at a special Aug. 4 meeting.
Several civic leaders plan to hold a public forum to discuss how budget cuts and the economic downturn are affecting the most vulnerable Islanders and whether the nonprofit community and concerned citizens can work together to address a range of needs.
All India Cafe, which opened in March 2008 and has struggled in recent months, is about to shutter its doors for good.
During Strawberry Festival weekend, someone took an Islander’s flatbed pickup truck for an extensive joyride, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake and causing thousands of dollars of damage to the truck.