1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (315+ words) Published 1:30 am Thursday, April 2, 2026 The Community Garden Club has selected this year's Award Gardens and Business Garden, continuing a tradition that dates back to 1974. The award is intended to spark islandwide interest in both the joy of gardening and environmentally…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (243+ words) Published March 31, 2026 Bjorn Wester Lynge, a gentle soul who met the world with curiosity and delighted in its ironies, passed away on December 2, at the age of 26. At the foundation of Bjorn's literary talent lay a rare, if not utterly…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (9+ words) News Briefs | March 26 edition'Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1492+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, March 24, 2026 By Barbara MacDonald For The Beachcomber My journey with bees started in a garden more than a decade before I met the Vashon Island Beekeepers Association (VIBA). Though the garden wasn't truly mine " it was a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (915+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, March 24, 2026 Paula Poundstone doesn't really do the same show twice. That may be one reason Vashon keeps asking her back. The veteran comedian will return to Vashon Center for the Arts on March 27 for a sold-out performance,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (764+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, March 24, 2026 When asked how 17 acres of bare land became one of Vashon's most impressive gardens, Cindy Stockett is the first to admit that she doesn't know how it happened. The project started off small " a way to…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (862+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, March 24, 2026 The talented theater students of Vashon High School will storm the stage in "Hadestown Teen Edition," adapted from Ana's Mitchell's spectacular Broadway musical, in eight performances taking place from March 13 to 28, at the VHS Theatre. Inspired…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (606+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, March 24, 2026 By John Coghlan For The Beachcomber Let's face it: You are about to go to your favorite garden shop and spend more money on plants than you intended to. And I would be willing to bet…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (991+ words) Published 1:30 am Wednesday, March 18, 2026 By Eric Pryne For The Beachcomber Drivers bound for the Southworth ferry are supposed to turn left off Vashon Highway Southwest onto 103rd Avenue Southwest to reach the Vashon terminal. This screenshot of a March 13 Google Maps…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (811+ words) Published 1:30 am Wednesday, March 18, 2026 Drama Dock will host its 50th anniversary gala on Saturday, March 21, at Vashon Center for the Arts. The event will bring together generations of artists, supporters and theatergoers for an evening of food, entertainment and star-studded theatrical…...