A group of Islanders will begin donning black and holding a vigil every Thursday afternoon, joining a loose network of women around the world who have been silently protesting war and violence for more than two decades.
The historic Mukai Farmhouse and an adjacent structure known as the barreling plant are slated to be auctioned off on Dec. 10 unless the properties’ owners come up with more than $50,000 in back taxes and fines prior to the auction date.
A lively game of soccer took place at a small field next to The Harbor School Saturday — though instead of children racing down the field, adults were dribbling, kicking and heading the ball.
Jessica DeWire, an Island chef who was involved in a high-profile fracas outside of the Sportsmen’s Inn in May, has been charged with felony assault for allegedly scratching and attacking a King County sheriff’s deputy.
The Beall well — Water District 19’s latest effort at water-supply development — is expected to go on line later this month, five years after the district decided to move forward on it and at nearly twice its projected costs.
More than 200 Islanders walked around the Vashon High School track from dusk until dawn last week — part of a nationwide effort to raise money for the fight against cancer and to support those waging battles against the often fatal disease.
Glacier Northwest dropped its appeal of a federal court ruling that requires the company to comply with some of the nation’s most far-reaching environmental laws before it can move forward on its proposed pier on Maury Island.
Hundreds of people came together Sunday to bid farewell to 1st Lt. Robert Bennedsen, gathering in a stadium where many of them had watched him drive down the field for his beloved high school football team only a few short years before.
Four candidates running for a seat on the King County Council came to Vashon Friday, where they took opposing positions on everything from a proposed sales tax to shore up the criminal justice system to the fate of the Vashon-Seattle pedestrian boat.
When Robert Bennedsen was 5, his mother discovered him in the backyard of their Dockton home one afternoon, using the blade from a hacksaw to try to topple a 100-year-old fir tree.
A race for the 34th District seat in the state House of Representatives has turned into a lively campaign among three strong Democratic contenders. It has also proven divisive among the 34th District Democrats — where an acrimonious debate has unfolded over the Democratic party’s decision to endorse one of the candidates.
Over the Christmas holidays, Islanders who ride the passenger-only boat from Vashon to downtown Seattle showered the crew with cookies, cards, even hand-knitted hats — tokens of gratitude for a crew and service many commuters have grown to appreciate.
When Ray Pfortner moved to Vashon 16 years ago, he was struck by the photography of Oliver S. Van Olinda — images the pioneer historian had taken a century before.
