1+ week, 4+ day ago   (734+ words) Published 11:00 am Wednesday, September 2, 2026 Brier Dudley, “The Free Press Initiative” The to-do list never ends for Gabriel Cruden, who is reviving his hometown newspaper in Colville, a historic lumber town in Washington’s northeast corner. Among his first tasks as publisher…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1274+ words) Published 2:00 pm Tuesday, September 1, 2026 The Vashon Chorale’s 2022 performance of the Mozart Requiem. Bill Anschell and Jeff Busch. Vashon Island Film Festival awards The Vashon Film Institute announced the winners of its jury and audience awards for participants in this year’s…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (652+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, August 4, 2026 By Phil Clapham For the Beachcomber “So we’re at year five,” says Mark Sayre, founder of the Vashon Island Film Festival (VIFF) and president of the Vashon Film Institute (VFI). “This is the year that breaks…...

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

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (984+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, July 28, 2026 On Dockton Road, where the pavement curves past bright blue water, weathered docks, beaches, farms and woods, a small brown sign has appeared beneath a 35 mph marker. Its color — reminiscent of signs at national parks and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (422+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, July 28, 2026 By Elizabeth Shepherd For The Beachcomber What does it mean to bear witness? For acclaimed chamber music and opera composer Sheila Silver, that question led to the creation of “Songs of Resilience,” a song cycle giving…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (944+ words) Published 11:30 am Wednesday, July 22, 2026 Clear a little space on the picnic blanket: Concerts in the Park is coming back, and this year’s lineup was assembled to keep Ober Park moving. The Vashon Park District, in partnership with Vashon Events, will…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1219+ words) Published 1:50 pm Wednesday, July 22, 2026 To islander Amanda Knox, some of the best comedy touches on something uncomfortable. In her new one-woman comedy show, “Cartwheel,” Knox embraces discomfort, combining playfulness and vulnerability as she reflects on her wrongful conviction, media scrutiny…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (578+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, July 14, 2026 Our front page this week has been a long time coming. It marks major milestones for two ambitious, multiyear projects: the unveiling of Singer, the gray whale skeleton now suspended at Vashon Center for the Arts,…...

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…...