Looking back on a year of island arts and culture — and compiling a “best of” list from hundreds of events — is a difficult task, indeed. But why not try? Here are my picks, with a disclaimer: I ...

As a result of his lawsuit, Pavia was granted a temporary injunction that said essentially his junior college years didn’t count toward his NCAA eligibility. The rule he was fighting was the NCAA’s ...

When people say that unhoused people want to be out there on the streets and in the elements, they are shocked when I tell ...

Fortunately, Vashon has a dependable source of accurate information in our Emergency Alert System operated by Voice of Vashon ...

Just southeast of the Puget Sound and covering 369.43 square miles, Mt. Rainier is one of the oldest National Parks in the ...

Following his hire as the new fire chief of Spokane County District #9, Vinci’s last day at VIFR will be Jan. 17 — a date he ...

Nearing the halfway point of their season, Vashon’s wrestlers are putting it all out on the mat — and growing from every ...

Island runner Scott Harvey placed prominently in the USA Track and Field (USATF) Club Cross Country Championships, held in ...

How fast the year flies by. Here we are again, marking the end of another year of successes, setbacks and change for Vashon-Maury island. At The Beachcomber, our job is to faithfully chronicle those ...

According to the annual holiday safety survey by Underwriters Laboratories (UL), it’s truly a season of batteries, with about ...

The hunt for invasive “murder hornets” is over in Washington and the rest of the U.S. after three years without confirmed ...

“Bike in the Treehouse,” a spin on the island landmark, was voted as the Best Vashon Landmark. It was crafted by last year’s Best in Show winner, Russell Dorr, and his sons Weston, 15, and Garrett, 13 ...