The Portage Fill Big Band has amassed quite a following over its 37 years of gigs on Vashon, in Ocean Shores, at the Quinault Lodge and elsewhere.
Avery Weston joined the U.S. Coast Guard because he was hoping to embark on a life of adventure — where the thrill came not from military missions but humanitarian ones.
With a cup of coffee in hand, U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott met with a packed gathering of Islanders at the Vashon Island Coffee Roasterie on Saturday, answering questions about health care, the economy and a potential war with Iran.
Housing prices on Vashon dropped nearly 10 percent in 2011, but with interest rates at record lows and signs of a recovery on the horizon, real estate agents say they’re feeling optimistic about their industry for the first time in years.
The Metropolitan King County Council on Monday unanimously selected Councilmember Joe McDermott to serve as chair of the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee and to lead the council’s 2013 budget deliberations.
The name — Snapdragon — is new. The look, too, has changed. A pair of large windows along the farthest wall will bring light into what had been a kind of Hobbit’s corner. One wall is now painted chartreuse, another maroon. Beer will be on tap.
The Vashon Park District must complete thousands of dollars of work at its athletic fields project by March 31 to take advantage of a state grant worth $21,000 that it was awarded a few years ago.
King County plans to hold a public meeting next week to discuss its application for $400,000 in federal funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help address pollution at the former Glacier site on Maury Island.
Passengers will pay 50 cents more per trip to take the King County Water Taxi from Vashon to downtown Seattle starting March 1. Passengers with reduced fare permits will pay an additional 25 cents per ride.
This year’s sixth annual spelling bee, though smaller than those in previous years, still had plenty of lively moments, lots of audience participation and a dramatic finish, said Barbara Gustafson, who organized the event.
Andy Jovanovich thought it was strange when he saw an elderly man in red pajamas walking in a driving rain late Wednesday night, but he noted a house nearby with lights on and thought maybe that was his home.
Vashon Allied Arts is close to finalizing its plans for an ambitious new performing arts center, with groundbreaking for the 20,000-square-foot project tentatively scheduled for June or July.
Vashon Solar LLC is poised to install the Island’s first community solar project, an array that will be perched next to The Harbor School and could eventually kick out enough power to heat three houses.
