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The King County Ferry District is surveying passengers on the Downtown Seattle-Vashon route of the pedestrian-only boat this week, part…
The official ship of the state of Washington, the Lady Washington, will sail into Quartermaster Harbor along with another tall ship on Monday, Aug. 23, giving Islanders the opportunity to step aboard for an evening sail.
Books by the Way to relocate next to Café Luna Jenni Wilke, owner of Books by the Way, says she…
A group of Islanders will begin donning black and holding a vigil every Thursday afternoon, joining a loose network of women around the world who have been silently protesting war and violence for more than two decades.
Automobile aficionados will have a chance to gawk at dozens of hotrods, vintage classics, rare cars and even a few rust buckets that will be on display this Sunday at an annual car show and outdoor concert at Engels Repair and Towing.
The monthly meeting of the Vashon-Maury Island Community Council (VMICC) ended abruptly Monday night when chair Jean Bosch called the meeting to a close — not more than 20 minutes into the two-hour gathering.
Three Vashon women — Mary Kay Rauma, Donna Zaglin and Lonnie Shiosaki — were awarded one of the Rotary’s highest commendations at the Vashon Island Rotary Club’s meeting Friday. The women were honored with the Paul Harris award for their years of civic-minded service on Vashon, said Rotarian Gene Lipitz, who nominated the women.
Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) has been detected at levels of concern in shellfish samples collected from Vashon-Maury Island. As a result, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has closed Vashon-Maury Island to the recreational harvest of shellfish.
The historic Mukai Farmhouse and an adjacent structure known as the barreling plant are slated to be auctioned off on Dec. 10 unless the properties’ owners come up with more than $50,000 in back taxes and fines prior to the auction date.
Islander and local artist Gabriel Mondragon has been charged with propositioning a minor following an incident outside the Vashon Theater last August.
A lively game of soccer took place at a small field next to The Harbor School Saturday — though instead of children racing down the field, adults were dribbling, kicking and heading the ball.
Vashon’s housing needs are clear, but the funding required to meet them either doesn’t exist or is difficult for our small community to access, said Chris Szala, executive director of Vashon HouseHold at last week’s housing forum.
