DoVE, Vashon’s new domestic violence program, will be given a “Take Action Award” by the King County Coalition Against Domestic Violence at its annual reception next month.
Islanders and tourists turned out in droves for Saturday’s Farmers Market, buying fresh greens, ripe tomatoes, carrots and caramels as the sound of music wafted through the air. Some lined up for La Playa’s tacos and tamales. Others sat at picnic tables, chatting with friends under a warm September sun.
Undercover teens bought tobacco from three of the four Vashon retailers subjected to a routine sting operation earlier this year, alarming health officials who say it’s the first time in years so many Vashon vendors have failed to pass the unannounced inspections.
After a four-year effort, the owners of Spice Route quietly closed their Indian restaurant this week, saying they just didn’t have enough customers to keep it open any longer.
Tom Bangasser, a controversial businessman who helped to found Vashon College, has purchased The Loop, a Vashon newspaper currently published every other week, according to a brief item posted on The Loop’s website Thursday morning.
Rebecca Wittman, a well-known Island singer and writer who hails from a ranch in Idaho, will become the new manager of the Vashon Farmers Market. She replaces Alison Bockus, who is resigning to move to Costa Rica with her family next January.
The Vashon family who lost their home to a dramatic and fast-moving fire Wednesday say they’ve been touched and amazed by the community’s outpouring of support.
The paintings in Dr. C.G. Weispfenning’s clinic tell a story about how this unorthodox and much-loved physician worked during his 36 years on Vashon. Several — including a boating scene in his personal office — are by Michael Spakowsky, who gave them to Weispfenning in return for medical care.
The new Vashon High School will be fully contained in one building, with a light-filled study commons, a clearly identified entrance, an interior courtyard and academic spaces that could adapt to changing curricula, according to the architects’ design plans.
Jenni and David Wilke have decided to sell Books by the Way, a small but vibrant bookstore next to Café Luna that the couple purchased nearly four years ago.
Crews are working six days a week, 12 hours a day, in an effort to complete a Vashon Park District project to transform a lumpy expanse of grassy fields into a high-quality athletics complex just north of Vashon town.
A woman’s bicycle accident on July 2 underscores the need for people to carry “in case of emergency” numbers or information cards in their wallets so that medics know whom to contact, according to people close to the incident.
King County’s roads division is facing a funding crisis of such magnitude that nearly 75 miles of roads on Vashon and more than 1,000 miles countywide will get little to no maintenance and be allowed to deteriorate over time.
