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The 2025 Strawberry Festival Is Your Soundtrack for the Weekend
There’s something about live music in the summer air that makes Vashon’s Strawberry Festival 2025 more than just a weekend event, it becomes a rhythm...
Power Shut-Offs and Fire Risk: What Vashon Needs to Know This Summer
Puget Sound Energy has marked parts of the island as high risk for power shut-offs this summer — sometimes with no warning. As fire danger...
The Mysterious Visitor of Vashon Island: Part III – The Island Remembers
In the final part of our series, Albert Allen III shares what’s next for The Mysterious Visitor of Vashon Island. With new stories, artwork, and...
The Mysterious Visitor of Vashon Island: Part II – Shadows in the Pines
In Part II of our feature on The Mysterious Visitor of Vashon Island, Albert Allen III explores the strange signals, eerie orbs, and deepening mystery...
The Mysterious Visitor of Vashon Island: Part I – When the Fog Arrives
In this first feature on The Mysterious Visitor of Vashon Island, author Albert Allen III reveals how Vashon’s eerie beauty shaped his haunting novel. Fog,...
Is It “Downtown” or “Uptown”? Exploring the Heart of Vashon Island
Locals call it Uptown, but maps and signs say Downtown... either way, it’s the heart of Vashon Island.
A New Neighbor in the Phonebook: What the 564 Area Code Means for Vashon Island Residents
Starting June 10, Vashon Island residents may start seeing phone numbers with a new area code: 564. As an overlay to the familiar 206, this...
Quick Action by U.S. Coast Guard Rescues Man from Burning Boat off Vashon Island
On the morning of May 7, 2025, the peaceful waters of Colvos Passage were disrupted by a rising plume of smoke from a burning 40-foot...
Celebrating Culture, Community and Equity on Vashon
The 2025 Alan M. Painter Grant awarded funding to the Japan Festival at Mukai Farm and Garden on Vashon Island, recognizing the island’s cultural contributions...
Unclasping Tradition with Kimberly’s Endless Jewelry on Vashon Island
In the vibrant and ever-evolving world of jewelry design, it’s a pleasure to shine a spotlight on one of Vashon Island’s own talents, Kimberly, a...