A group of University of Washington students has proposed several projects — from facade improvements in Vashon town to a rebirth of the Portage Store — in an effort to strengthen the Island’s economic vitality and protect its historic integrity.
Kathy’s Corner experienced two break-ins last week, losing approximately $2,500 in items and experiencing $1,000 in property damage, owner Kathy Wheaton said Monday.
The Vashon Park District has delayed voting on a measure to raise user fees for youth sports groups so that the clubs can meet with the agency and discuss their concerns about the proposal, according to district officials.
Langley Fine Gardens in Dockton experienced a spate of burglaries earlier this month, prompting the owners of the small, family-owned business to shutter their popular, street-side farm stand.
King County abruptly halted a $75,000 project to install rumble strips along Vashon Highway last week after a group of cyclists — concerned the grooves and ridges will make bike-riding more hazardous — organized a hasty but spirited protest.
Debi Richards, who’s helmed the Vashon Island Chamber of Commerce for nearly two years, announced this week that she’s stepping down from the demanding post.
In 1995, Greg Rabourn had what Evening Magazine dubbed the worst job in the region.
The three lawmakers who represent the 34th Legislative District, which includes Vashon, West Seattle and Burien, attended the Vashon-Maury Island Community Council meeting Monday night, where they talked about the lengthy legislative session that ended last week.
After receiving a handful of complaints and a call from The Beachcomber, the King County Roads Division lowered the height of 84 iron stakes along Dockton Road on Tramp Harbor.
The King County Ferry District has hired its first full-time administrator to oversee the small transportation agency, which operates the Vashon and West Seattle water taxis.
A persistent rumor that one or two execution-style murders have occurred on Vashon in the last couple of months is not true, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office.
Eighty-four chest-high stakes were recently installed along the Tramp Harbor stretch of Dockton Road, raising concern among Islanders who see the iron posts as a visual blight marring one of Vashon’s most spectacular roadside views.
Armen Yousoufian, a well-known Islander and owner of the property that housed the Quartermaster Inn, has filed a lawsuit against the couple who leased the structure and ran a business there for the last three years.
