The Silverwood Gallery is known for its vibrant oil paintings, whimsical ceramic tiles and curvaceous copper sculptures. But as Eric and Margaret Heffelfinger shutter a business they’ve spent 17 years cultivating, they say they’ll miss the people who walked through their glass-fronted doors the most.
Longtime Island real estate agent Jeff Lewis has signed a lease to operate the former Quartermaster Inn and hopes to begin booking guests into the four-room Burton establishment as early as next week.
Islanders will get a glimpse of King County’s new strategy for community outreach when several public officials visit Vashon next week to discuss plans for an Island-based community service area.
Vashon resident and former Supreme Court Justice Richard Sanders announced that he’s again seeking a seat on the state’s highest court.
Men’s clothing is now next to the dressing rooms, dishes are in the same area as table linens, and colorful necklaces — an impulse buy for some — are displayed on a large board conveniently close to the cash register.
Farmers at four Island farms are planting a few more rows of radishes, leeks, carrots and greens than usual this spring, now that a farm-to-school program is poised to come to fruition.
Margaret and Eric Heffelfinger, owners of the Silverwood Gallery in Burton, shuttered their doors for good on Sunday — a move, they said, that will enable them to pursue other opportunities and dreams.
For five decades, the South End Community Club was at the heart of a thriving neighborhood on the southern tip of Vashon.
A handful of Islanders is pushing King County to find funds to help cover the costs of repairing failing septic systems along Vashon’s six Marine Recovery Areas.
A Vashon group working to address youth substance abuse is conducting an Island-wide survey of adults in an effort to assess community attitudes about teen drinking and drug use.
Sen. Sharon Nelson (D-Maury Island) issued a statement Friday blaming Republicans in the Legislature for an 11th-hour budget stalemate that she said “will cost the people of the state of Washington both money and time.”
Valerie Manusov remembers the moment 13 years ago when she realized she wanted to create a retreat center for women. A young mother and working professional at the time, she was at a conference when she got a few minutes to herself in the hotel’s sanctuary room.
More than 100 people turned out for Vashon’s Republican precinct caucuses on Saturday, where passion for Ron Paul ran strong but where Mitt Romney ultimately emerged the victor in the non-binding straw poll vote.
