The Vashon Loop

Join the community in an empowering and uplifting afternoon of live music, welcoming ceremonies by Puyallup tribal leaders, and an inspiring talk by internationally renowned post-petroleum activist, Winona LaDuke. Gather to raise money for...

The red man was pressed from this part of the West He’s likely no more to return, To the banks of Red River where seldom if ever Their flickering camp-fires burn. A verse of “Home on the Range”...

The Vashon Wilderness Program is our island’s trusted resource for nature-rooted culture and education. They’re celebrating 12 years of mentoring 4,000 people of all ages to feel deeply connected with themselves, each other, and...

We’re talking about the capital of Thailand, home of Pad Thai and other noodle dishes. It’s capital, Bangkok, also known as  Krung Thep, is little more than 13 degrees north of the equator. It’s...

Writing is difficult this week. A dear family member is going through a rough patch, and it is hard to concentrate in between prayers and telling myself that since I can’t do anything, I...

Few of us are not aware of the dire statistics of our present world.  The amount of carbon we release into the atmosphere continues to increase even though we’ve made some progress in limiting...

Vashon Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the election of a new Officers of the Board of Trustees, effective January 2, 2019.  Officers serve one year terms and may stand for election...

“I’m going to tell Mom what you’re doing,” Molly whispered from behind the screen door.  It was freezing cold and Brother Mike and I were in our pajamas on the porch.  Each of us...

Vashon opened its heart – and its pocketbook – to the Food Bank and its customers this holiday season. Many thanks to: -Vashon Cohousing for conducting an auction and the artists of Waterworks Studio for...

We would like to announce the formation of the Dr. Gary Koch Scholarship to be administered as part of the Vashon Community Scholarship Foundation.  This scholarship (or scholarships depending on how much we can...

Join artists mayfield brooks and Karen Nelson at Open Space for Arts and Community on February 10 at 1pm for an exclusive Sunday afternoon performance Improvising While Black on Vashon Island. The spontaneous approach...

Now  that our new year 2019 has begun, you maybe expecting some new, exotic recipes to appear in this column. But no. I give you some thrifty recipes from the first edition of Joy...