November Sunsets
We think of November as just being cloudy and gray. But we have actually had some fantastic sunsets recently so thought I should share the view from Vashon.
The Million-Dollar View, the Vanishing Community: Vashon Island's Airbnb Dilemma
I recently found myself at an open house in a charming little beach community on Vashon Island. It was one of those quintessential 1970s island homes, hand-built by some forgotten artisan woodworker with hand-hewn logs. Back then, island property was a steal; today, a similar place goes for well over a million dollars. As the realtor cheerfully walked us through its charms, she dropped a tidbit that really stuck with me: the beach community was banding together to ban Airbnb. She said it with a smile, as if it were just another fantastic selling point, like central air conditioning or a new roof. But the truth of that statement is far more complex than a simple "amenity." On Vashon, Airbnb has become the poster child for the island's housing crisis. It's an easy target, a visible symptom that draws the ire of many residents struggling to find affordable long-term housing. Yet, beneath the surface, a much larger, more pervasive issue quietly persists: the s...
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