1+ week, 5+ day ago   (165+ words) Published 8:30 am Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Japan Fest drew a crowd to Ober Park on Saturday, Aug. 29, for an afternoon of sumo wrestling, Japanese music, dance, food and hands-on activities. Mukai Farm & Garden’s annual free festival moved to downtown Vashon this year…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (15+ words) ‘Dad Genes’ brings Vashon couple’s unconventional family story home Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (279+ words) Published 10:30 am Tuesday, August 4, 2026 Aerialists spun, climbed and swept through the air at Open Space for Arts & Community on Saturday during the 14th annual Open Air Aerial Festival. Bringing together local performers, UMO School students and acclaimed visiting artists from across…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1283+ words) Published 1:30 am Wednesday, July 22, 2026 Marshall the Strawberry, Vashon’s newly elected unofficial mayor, strolls through uptown during the Strawberry Festival Parade on Saturday. Grand marshals Yvonne Kuperberg and Joe Okimoto roll through uptown during the Strawberry Festival Parade on Saturday. Backbone…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (708+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, July 14, 2026 By Eddie Macsalka For The Beachcomber A folding table, a handwritten sign and a willingness to answer strangers’ grammar questions turned Ellen Jovin’s Manhattan sidewalk experiment into a bestselling book and the award-winning documentary Rebel with…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (186+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, July 7, 2026 First Friday visitors browsed local shops during the evening gallery cruise. Children gathered at a sidewalk table during First Friday festivities. Islanders gathered uptown for Vashon’s First Friday gallery cruise. The street was closed, the crowd…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (788+ words) Published 10:30 am Monday, June 29, 2026 Islanders will get a front-row seat to one of the biggest firework shows in Washington this year, with a professional display lighting up Quartermaster Harbor once again just after dusk. The show will be put on…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (749+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, June 9, 2026 Katelyn Norris at Landline in Burton. Katelyn Norris with her chunky gold landline. The building is the color of a creamsicle, wedged into a short block across from the Burton Coffee Stand, facing the sea. On…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (804+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, June 9, 2026 By Eddie Macsalka For The Beachcomber Ana Cristina Bojanini and Valentina Bojanini. On the cover of “Earthing for Everyone,” a simple human figure stands on a patch of green earth. The body is filled with small…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (791+ words) Published 10:30 am Wednesday, June 3, 2026 Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier will perform on June 13 at Vashon Center for the Arts. Irene Roldán, a renowned Spanish harpsichordist, will join baroque flutist Jeffrey Cohan in a concert on June 8 at the Church of the…...