A King County sheriff’s deputy bullied potential witnesses and engaged in other “bizarre and terrifying” actions in the days following a high-profile ruckus outside of the Sportsmen’s Inn last May, according to the first substantive volley in a legal dispute over the incident.
Sawbones Worldwide, an Island institution for more than three decades, was sold last week — but not to an out-of-state conglomerate or an off-shore consortium.
Mary Shackelford, newly elected to the Vashon-Maury Island Community Council’s board of directors, resigned Wednesday after attending a meeting that she said suggested the new board would be expected to adhere tightly to procedural rules.
Jake Jacobovitch, who served as president of the Vashon-Maury Island Com- munity Council (VMICC) board nearly a decade ago, was…
The King County Council on Monday overwhelmingly approved $19.1 million to help purchase 250 acres of rugged shoreline and forest on Maury Island, all but assuring the historic effort to secure the controversial mine site will come to fruition.
The Beachcomber is making a change this week — a change that is, at once, on the industry’s leading edge…
A waterfront home on Vashon’s west side burned to the ground Sunday afternoon after a generator apparently backfired, triggering the blaze.
John Browne, a longtime Islander and nurseryman known for his traditional blues guitar-playing and singing, was critically injured during the height of the snowstorm Monday night while trying to remove a tree that had fallen across a road.
We asked four Island foodies to talk about an ideal holiday meal this time of year, curious to find out…
In four short years, the Monkey Tree has claimed a beloved spot in the Island’s culinary landscape.
Last May, Amy Carey had a hunch. The time was ripe, she believed, to reach out to the company that…
As the number of commuters who ride the passenger-only ferry between Vashon and downtown Seattle grows, an increasing number of…
Conservation-minded activists on Vashon Island and throughout the region have launched an ambitious fundraising drive to raise $2 million from…
