Is Vashon the Castro District of the Pacific Northwest? Three members of the island’s LGBT community — Emma Amiad, Jill Dziko and Barbara Rhoads-Weaver — discuss Vashon’s appeal to gays and lesbians, and what they find when they move here, with host Eric Pryne. Listen to the VOV audio interview!

Originally published by Natalie Johnson, Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber, August 10, 2011 Last spring Barb and Heather Rhoads-Weaver attended a potluck at Vashon Cohousing for same-sex couples with children and were pleasantly surprised to see about 30 other families show up for the event — many more people than they were

by Marissa Tsniff If walls could talk, would your home tell you stories of: The first Strawberry Festival? Held on the Island in 1912. Inhabitants returning home from the first lending library? Formed at Burton in 1916. Cars rumbling by to catch the Vashon Heights to Fauntleroy ferry? Beginning in

by Brian Brenno The VMIHA Board of Directors has hired a staff person to coordinated and develop fundraising events for the Association. Marissa will work with board members and volunteers to bring great events together for the museum. Marissa first visited Vashon Island for Festival 2009 and she knew she

Originally published by Ruth Schubert, Seattle Post Intelligencer, July 11, 2001 VASHON ISLAND -- Randy Marinez didn't move here because he thought it was "gay-friendly." It was the sense of community, the rural cadence of the land, the breezy ferry ride to downtown Seattle, that drew him and his partner

by Bruce Haulman The Vashon Japanese-American Community is holding a traditional Japanese street festival featuring a children's village with games and art, Taiko drummer, Bon Odori dancers, authentic food and drinks (a Sake garden), local artisans educational speakers, and more. This Vashon Japan Festival is co-sponsored by The Vashon Heritage

by Deb Phillimore Winona LaDuke, a leader and activist working on many issues including environmental justice, indigenous rights and local food systems came to Vashon recently to speak to a standing room only audience at the Open Space theater. The event was a fundraiser for Honor the Earth, the organization

by Christina Dubois Vashon Heritage Museum presents a film screening of Verona: The Story of the Everett Massacre on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, 6 p.m., at the Vashon Theatre. Purchase tickets at the door; suggested donation is $10 per person. “When those who have nothing defy those who have everything.”

by Dr. Bruce Haulman Originally published in the Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber August 18, 2010 The building that today is known as The Hardware Store Restaurant, built in 1890 by Frank Gorsuch, was the fourth store on the Island, and the first in the Town of Vashon. As seen in the 1915 photograph,