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Vashon’s Mormon church, a small engineering office and four farm stands were burglarized last week, raising concerns among some that the Island is experiencing a rash of property crimes.
Chandler Briggs grew up in Southern California, where he spent his days surfing and playing volleyball. Now, this earnest 26-year-old…
Puget Sound Cooperative Credit Union (PSCCU) decided Monday to open a branch on Vashon, a move it’s making at the invitation of several Islanders who have worked for months to find a way to establish a credit union on Vashon.
Initial findings from a study of Quartermaster Harbor show that streams — not nearshore septic systems — dump the largest amounts of harmful nitrogen and other nutrients into the ailing inland bay.
Islander Lyman Houghton has been charged with first-degree arson for a Christmas Day fire on his 31-foot sailboat at the Dockton Marina last year, where he worked as a volunteer caretaker of the King County park.
Visitors to Island Center Forest are greeted these days by large red signs noting that it’s now deer-hunting season in the popular, publicly owned expanse of woods between Bank and Cemetery Roads.
Islander Hilary Emmer withdrew her decision to step down from the Vashon-Maury Island Community Council’s board Monday night, making her — at least for now — the lone member of the council’s nine-member board.
Islander Ed Swan will begin coordinating the twice-weekly meals put on by Vashon’s Interfaith Council on Homelessness (IFCH) — the first hire the small nonprofit has made since its origins six years ago.
Nearly all the computer and video equipment stolen from the Vashon home of two award-winning filmmakers was returned on Saturday, four days after the couple reported the burglary.
Luke McQuillin, an accomplished musician with an extensive background in public planning, has been chosen as the project coordinator for Vashon’s drug-free communities grant.
A community response is urgently needed to address Vashon’s near-complete lack of services for victims of domestic violence, a report…
Mana Kahssay, owner of Mana Beauty Supply at 23rd and East Union in Seattle’s Central District, has nothing but praise for her landlord of the last 14 years.
Tom Bangasser, she said as she stood behind the counter of her small, cheerfully cluttered shop, is “a wonderful person. Very caring.”
