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Tom Bangasser,Controversial Councilman,buys newspaper on Vashon Island from pot peddler

We occasionally get letters here at the Beat,curious as to our connection with Vashon Island. We do the “Underbelly of Vashon”series and some silly stuff in our “Boat Trips”column about the quirky characters that live there.

The main reason for this is our Heart of Seattle column originally started there as a sort-of [...]

Lake Union Beat Debuts Staff Writers’Bookstore

Several of our staff members have written some alarmingly! fine stuff –so we’re posting content links as we get them. Do you want to contribute to the Beat and get in on the fun/action at the same time? email editor@lakeunionbeat.com

Final Draft –A Noir thriller set in the shady underworld of Hollywood. By Peter Hansen,[...]

Dispatch from Bainbridge Island –Boat Trip

Dispatch from Bainbridge

There’s a popular refrain heard in most resort towns. It’s used by many locals whenever they are asked when they plan to get something done. For example,the car washed,a haircut,dental work,a job,a life,stuff like that.

The refrain goes something like this:

Mañana.

This is especially true [...]