Fourteen years ago, Sylvia Matlock and Ross Johnson transformed a sprawling jumble of blackberries into an artful nursery — where today a bounty of plants is interspersed among tiled birdbaths, colorful pots and the tiny purple building that houses their office.
In what some are calling a partial victory for ferry-served communities, the Legislature’s newly approved transportation budget calls for construction of four ferries in the next four years.
The Vashon Library will open its doors two hours early next week to offer resources and assistance to those affected by the recession.
More than a third of all Vashon High School students took part in the national Day of Silence April 17, showing their support for the school’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) community by refraining from speaking all day.
Vashon Island Fire & Rescue, facing a potential out-of-pocket judgment of more than $750,000, is considering appealing a recent King County Superior Court ruling that it discriminated against Islander Lanora Hackett.
Parents of students in Vashon’s public schools will be asked to lend a helping hand to the Island’s financially strapped school district.
By a near-unanimous vote and with scant discussion, Islanders at the Vashon-Maury Island Community Council (VMICC) meeting Monday night urged the King County Library System to keep the Vashon library branch in the town core.
Rep. Sharon Nelson (D-Maury Island) was chosen by the aides of her 62 fellow Democrats in the House of Representatives as the Legislator of the Year, lawmakers announced Thursday.
From natural resources such as Peter Point, to cultural resources such as the “O” Open Space for Arts and Community, to green living resources such as Mariposa Gardens, the newly completed online version of the Vashon Green Map at www.socialecologyvashon.org can help direct those who need information. It may also lead to some surprising discoveries about the Island.
This weekend, Islanders have the chance to learn more about the bloody but little-known conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo from people who have witnessed the strife firsthand.
Vashon HouseHold is facing what executive director Sam Hendricks calls a serious “water intrusion” problem at its newly built and much-celebrated Eernisse Apartments, an affordable housing complex that is home to about 75 people.
Businessman Tom Bangasser lost round one in his effort to force King County to reverse its decision to rezone the K2 site when a quasi-judicial panel ruled he lacked the legal grounds to challenge the county’s move.
Six Island establishments failed a sting operation and sold alcohol to minors March 28, infractions that could cost them their liquor licences for days, officials said last week.
