A Vashon High School musician has been named one of the top saxophonists in the state.
In recent days, the north end of Vashon town has been buzzing with activity as construction for The Lodges on Vashon has begun.
Vashon Intuitive Arts (VIA) will mark five years on the island with an all-day celebration including a psychic fair and concert this Saturday.
Teen drinking and drug use on Vashon — once far above state averages — have declined, according to the latest Healthy Youth Survey.
Vashon Island High School has again received a Washington Achievement Award and has been recognized as one of the top 5 percent of schools in the state for 2014.
After sampling dirt from more than 600 island properties, state officials will visit Vashon next Wednesday to update the public on their project to test and clean yards contaminated by the historic Asarco smelter plume.
Last week the grange hall was packed for a lecture by Dr. Ethan Russo. The standing-room-only crowd was silent as Russo, a neurologist, flipped through a PowerPoint presentation packed with charts, graphs and molecular diagrams, and easily rattled off scientific terms. Only the occasional mention of cannabis or picture of a leafy green plant revealed to the untrained listener that Russo’s lecture was all about marijuana.
After tearing down the old McFeeds building last week, Vashon Allied Arts has begun construction of its new performing arts center, which is now expected to cost nearly $20 million.
The local activists seeking to take possession of the Mukai Farm and Garden won in court earlier this month, when a judge ruled that they legally control the historic property.
The local activists seeking to take hold of the Mukai Farm and Garden won in court last week, when a judge ruled that they legally control the historic property.
Vashon voters are being asked to approve a modest property tax increase to replace the region’s aging emergency radio network.
Local tile artist David Blad has partnered with kitchen and bath designer Judith Neary to open a small joint studio and showroom in town.
A man who has admitted to burglarizing more than two dozen homes on Vashon to support his drug habit now faces burglary charges.
