3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (476+ words) Published 1:30 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 By Eddie Macsalka For The Beachcomber Vashon Youth & Family Services paused its free Respite Childcare program at the end of August after struggling to find long-term funding. The program, launched last fall through VYFS’ Family Place…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (445+ words) Published 1:30 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 By Pat Call For The Beachcomber There must be something in the water around Vashon. Not a week following Mary Singer’s epic open-water swim around the island, a group of eight rowers completed the circumnavigation as…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (335+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Creekside Village is finally preparing to welcome residents, and Vashon should be excited. After more than a decade of planning, fundraising and construction, the development will add 40 income-restricted homes for families, seniors, couples and people living…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1706+ words) Published 8:30 am Tuesday, September 1, 2026 More than a decade after it was first envisioned, Vashon’s newest affordable housing development is accepting applications and preparing to welcome its first tenants later this month. Located off Gorsush Road near uptown Vashon, Creekside Village…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (888+ words) Published 8:30 am Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Two months after beloved Vashon cyclist Maridee Bonadea was killed while riding her bike up Southwest Wildwood Place in West Seattle, fresh white paint now marks a bike lane on the street where she died. For…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1286+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, August 18, 2026 At 3:50 a.m. on Aug. 12, Mary Singer stood at the edge of Puget Sound at Sandy Shores, her exposed skin coated in thick white Desitin for protection during the day ahead. A few friends and family members lit…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (696+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, August 4, 2026 By Lauri Hennessey For The Beachcomber Thirty years after “Rent” first brought its message of love, loss and living fully to the stage, Drama Dock will celebrate its own 50th anniversary by bringing the landmark rock musical…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (935+ words) Published 10:30 am Tuesday, August 4, 2026 During a weather window from Aug. 11 to 15 — ideally before sunrise Aug. 12 — Mary Singer plans to step into Puget Sound near Sandy Shores wearing only a swimsuit, cap, goggles and earplugs. If the cold, currents, weather and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (876+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, July 28, 2026 Newspapers have long done more than report what happened. They have also weighed in on what should happen next. That is the purpose of an editorial endorsement: not to tell readers how to vote, but to…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (1074+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, July 7, 2026 Tour-goers sit on benches in the ceremonial space. The skylight in the ceremonial space. The ceremonial space of the Thunderbird Treatment Center. Resident bedrooms feature soft lighting, plants and wood accents. Braided sweetgrass on top of…...