“Anna’s Monthly Rundown” on Vashon-Maury.com is a curated summary that offers a digest of the month’s key events and discussions from Anna Shomsky’s perspective. This segment gathers the most significant and engaging topics from the weekly rundowns, presenting them in a comprehensive yet concise format. It’s designed for community members who want to catch up on the essential happenings of Vashon Island without having to sift through each weekly post. The monthly rundown highlights notable community dynamics, standout moments, and ongoing discussions, providing a narrative thread that connects the varied experiences of island life over each month.
It’s summer, the tourists are here, and we’re all getting out more. And you know what that means: we are all uptown, crossing each other’s paths, colliding with each other, […]
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It’s tourist time of year, which means we need to be prepared for visitors. One islander wants to make a bingo card and set their houseguests loose in town on
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Spring has sprung, which means it’s time for long walks on the beach so we can add to our collection of shark jaw bones. I love that this picture includes
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We’ll start this month with a Choose Your Own Adventure. You’re in the ferry line, the ferry starts loading, and yet the cars ahead of you aren’t moving because someone
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Vashon, known for its rural charm, is now on the forefront of the Ai revolution. That’s right, friends, we are the home of Shelby, the world’s least helpful robot. Shelby
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Spring is coming, and soon we will be welcoming tourists to our island. Okay, some of you will be sneering at the tourists and telling them to go back to
Only on Vashon: The Monthly Rundown February 2026 Read More »
This month: Vashon Bingo; poop bags; flashing stop signs.
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This month: car alarms on the ferry; kids losing popularity contests debate; bad drivers not using their turn signal; the tampon post on Thanksgiving; oh poop!
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This month: Bean Soup; New dump location? Bad divers; Surge in Coyote population; Stink bugs (need we say more?)
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This Month: Make Stupid Bike Night great again; a woman in the leopard print blouse; nazi symbolism on the island; Vashon’s sister city; outdoor toilet; crappy dead tennis balls.
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The theme of the month is magical thinking. Mainly, we’re thinking we can perform magic. We threaten each other with curses. Are we mad at Seana for tossing garbage into
Only on Vashon – The August Rundown 2025 Read More »
This month: the joy of snacks with our animal friends, please don’t hoard rocks, be careful with your bodily waste, and don’t make graffiti out of it. Please. Don’t.
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Edible tattoos, parade antics, the pros and cons of flying objects, and if you want a higher-vibe festival, bring high vibe energy…and dog bags.
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This month: creative license, brainrot, being nice (or not) and marathon cults
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This month: island dating is for the birds, and the birds (and cats, snakes, and coyotes) question our judgement
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This month: Chihuahua Club, bad parking, bad AI decisions and free speech. Free the chiweenies!
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The theme of the month is that Vashon has turned awful, it used to be good, and it’s all California’s fault. We start with this rant: Our biggest issue is
Only on Vashon – The Monthly Rundown March 2025 Read More »
This week: graffiti debates, Tesla owner rants, mysterious geese interactions, and a deep dive into whether whales should have names.
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