The Vashon Park District will break ground on its $1.3 million fields project with a golden shovel ceremony this weekend.
Islanders cruising along Quartermaster Drive on Monday were surprised to see bright orange water lapping up along the edge of Quartermaster Harbor at Portage.
Jean Emmons is tired of painting pretty flowers.
Don’t be mistaken. The 58-year-old botanical artist can paint flowers artfully and accurately like few can. She has exhibited her paintings at Kew Gardens in London, the New York Botanical Gardens, even the Smithsonian. Her 2005 series of Pacific Coast irises won a gold medal in the Royal Horticulture Society’s Botanical Painting Exhibition in London — the highest honor a botanical artist can earn.
State lawmakers — urged by the governor, ferry officials and countless constituents to find a permanent source of funding for the financially ailing ferry system — have emerged from one of the most difficult sessions in state history without a plan to get the system back on its feet.
A Vashon High School senior saw his years of cooking practice pay off last month, when he was declared the best teen chef in Washington.
Vashon High School’s percussion ensemble will play a concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, at the VHS theater.
Last spring, the talented group played a similar concert to a full house, and VHS band director Ken Quehrn expects the show to once again sell out.
In what superintendent Michael Soltman called a process filled with angst and sadness, the Vashon School District issued layoff notices to seven teachers and district employees on Friday.
Lately when Islanders stop by Movie Magic to rent DVDs or get coffee, they’ve been asking owner Jackie Merrill whether the circus is coming to town.
Regulations at Island Center Forest may soon change, as the Friends of Island Center Forest work with the King County to address what some see as a growing concern at the park: unleashed dogs.
The Vashon Pharmacy is collaborating with the Healthy Community Network to clean up the small, park-like area on the pharmacy’s property, an effort they hope will discourage public drinking at the site and make the town a little more pleasant.
Rain or shine, each day David Mielke makes the half-hour walk from his home on 171st Street to the Vashon Athletic Club for a yoga class. But so far this spring, he’s seen a lot more rain than shine.
Jack Barbash loves his commute. And he says it’s because he gets to ride the Rhododendron.
The Vashon Park District is working to overcome financial hurdles as it moves forward on two of its most significant projects to date: a new fields complex to be located near The Harbor School and an outdoor skate park at the Burton Adventure Recreation Center (BARC).
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