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Small Earthquake Strikes Area Wednesday Morning
We didn’t feel it, and we’re sure you probably didn’t either, but a small earthquake registering 1.8 on the Richter Scale struck near the Normandy Park area Wednesday morning at 6:15am.
While we don’t know what the fault was (or whose fault it was), earthquakes happen often ’round here so it’s nothing to freak out about.
Here are the details from the US Geological Service’s website…
Boulevard Park Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
The male suspect in a shooting death of a man outside a Boulevard Park apartment pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning, according to The Seattle Times. The suspect, Cesar Trochez-Jimenez, 28, is accused... [Read more]
Horse Around With “Hats On For Highline” May 2nd
The Highline Medical Foundation has a simple question for you, and they’re not horsing around:
Q: What could possibly be more fun than watching the Kentucky Derby live simulcast at a VIP trackside tent at Emerald Downs, with a sumptuous buffet lunch and silent auction?
A: Well, helping a good cause…
Christian Science Reading Room Open House Is April 16-19
Burien’s Christian Science Reading Room, located at 629-A SW 152nd (map below) is holding an Open House from Thursday April 16th through Sunday April 19th. Here are the details: WHAT: Open House... [Read more]
Notes From Monday Night’s City Council Meeting
by Gina Bourdage Here are notes from Monday night’s (April 6th) Burien City Council meeting (link to PDF agenda here): LEVY SUPPORTS VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES: A recent survey found that 50% of... [Read more]
You ‘Otter’ Help Clean Up Miller Creek Saturday, April 11th
Miller/Walker Basin Steward Denni Clark recently spotted a wild otter in Miller Creek, and here’s his report, along with an invitation that you “otter” help clean it up this coming Saturday,... [Read more]
Empress Of Information Says: “Design A New Library Card!”
by Marilee A. Cogswell Manager, 
Burien Library Happy Spring my sprouting B-Town Bookworms from your Empress of Information! LIBRARY CARD CONTEST: Create the next new Library Card! That’s... [Read more]
Blue Ribbon Committee To Review Executive Candidates
As King County Councilmembers jockey for Ron Sims’ upcoming vacating of his King County Executive seat, the council itself released information today about creating a “blue-ribbon committee”... [Read more]
Family Avoids Foreclosure Thanks To Burien ACORN Office
The innovative low-income helping newspaper Real Change has an interesting article on how a Burien family avoided foreclosure on their home through the Burien-based ACORN office. Definitely worth a read... [Read more]
White Center For The Arts’ New Website; Next Event 4/18
White Center for the Arts, the non-profit arts organization behind the Rat City Rummage Sale and open studio tours, just launched their website, which can be found at:
www.whitecenterforthearts.org.
Their next event is on Saturday, April 18th from 5pm to 10pm…
Bomb Threat At Medical Clinic Turns Out To Be Yard Waste
by Gina Bourdage A suspicious container wrapped in black plastic caused a bomb scare last Tuesday (Mar. 31st) at Shorewood Medical Clinic, located at 13014 12th Ave SW in Burien. Upon opening for business... [Read more]
VIDEO: Premiere Of Our First :30 TV Spot, To Run On CNN!
Here’s the world premiere of The B-Town Blog’s first-ever :30-second TV spot (produced by Publisher Scott Schaefer), which will air locally on CNN beginning Monday, April 6th in the “Burien Zone” through Comcast Spotlight.
Look for this introductory spot to run 300 times(!) on CNN over the next two weeks, hopefully so much that it’ll drive you absolutely crazy and create an earworm of my lame voice and music track, with the only solution being that you’ll have to come to The B-Town Blog everyday for your antidote injection of Local News, Events and more.
Burglar Tries To Escape Through Police Exercise, Fails
From the “it could only happen in Burien” police files comes this recent tale of a dumb criminal who robbed an area house, and in his haste to escape, ran right into a police training exercise:
On Thursday, March 26th at about 2:40pm the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission Basic Law Enforcement Academy received an unusual visitor on campus: a felon fleeing the Normandy Park police after breaking into a home.
Unfortunately for the suspect…
FOUND: Male Pitbull At Lake Burien School Park
The photos above are of a male pitbull dog that was found Friday afternoon (April 3rd) by BTB Reader/Contributor Jim Branson, who sent us the following email:
On Friday afternoon, about 4:30 PM, as my dogs and I walked by Lake Burien School Park, we saw a young pit bull chasing soccer balls around the park.
He had already punctured one soccer ball, and the coach and players didn’t know what to do about this playful stray. When the coach tried to grab him by the collar, it slipped right off.
Because this pit bull was not neutered, he became interested in my female dogs, even though they are spayed. All the dogs began to play together, and I took the leash from one of my dogs and looped it around the neck of the pit bull. He accepted this, and he even knew the Sit command, sometimes. He wasn’t hungry and appeared healthy and happy. I called someone to come get my dogs, and I walked the pit bull to the vet on Ambaum (Burien Veterinary Hospital, located at 14628 Ambaum Blvd SW).
They scanned for a chip, but didn’t find any. They will hold him until animal control comes to pick him up on Saturday or Monday.
Their number is 206-242-1290, and mine is 206-265-2804. Please call me if this is your dog, or if you know whose dog he is. Thanks.
If this is your dog, or you know who it belongs to, please call the numbers listed above ASAP!
View Larger MapNew Advertiser:Highline School’s Foundation For Excellence
The B-Town Blog is proud to announce that we have become the first Community Website Sponsor for Highline School’s Foundation for Excellence Gold Star Awards.
These awards have been presented annually since the inception of Highline Schools Foundation in 2001. Award recipients are selected from the following categories:
- Outstanding Administrator/Principal
- Outstanding Teacher
- Outstanding Volunteer
- Outstanding Classified Employee
To download a ballot, please click here for a PDF file which you can then print, fill out and either mail or fax in.
All ballots must be postmarked by April 7th, and sent or faxed to:
Highline Schools Foundation for Excellence
245 SW 152nd Suite D
Burien, WA 98166
Fax: 206-838-6041The winners will be honored at the Gold Star Benefit Luncheon at the Doubletree Guest Suites in Tukwila, coming up on May 29th. The Master of Ceremonies will be local funnyman John Keister, former Host of KING TV’s “Almost Live!“, local celebrity bald guy and former co-worker of the publisher of this here blog (EDITOR’S NOTE: whatever you do, don’t say this to John in an overly-enthusiastic voice: “Successful succession of successful success!“).
For more information on how you can attend this luncheon, please contact the foundation at 206-248-5196.
The Highline Schools Foundation Gold Star Benefit luncheon is sponsored by Boeing, BECU and Rogers and Norman.
Highline Schools Foundation mission is to “provide community resources to help Highline Public Schools Succeed. By enriching the classroom and school experience, we can engage students to reach a higher level.” Since 2001 the foundation has distributed over $250,000 to the 32 schools in the Highline District. Donors include corporate, foundations and private citizens.
For more information or to see how you might participate go to www.highlineschoolsfoundation.org.
From Our E-Newsletter: This Weekend’s B-Town Haps…
If you haven’t yet subscribed to our Free Weekly Event Newsletter, sign up today, and you’ll receive a regular spam-free event listing every Thursday (oops, Friday this week) via email that... [Read more]
Free Star Gazing Tonight At Lake Burien School Park
Tonight (Friday April 3rd) starting at 8pm at Lake Burien School Memorial Park there will be a FREE star (and planet, and perhaps even satellite/UFO?) gazing gathering where people can look through an advanced 8-inch Meade computer-controlled telescope.
Pending weather, this will also happen Saturday night (April 4th) at the same time and location.
You’re invited to come celebrate 400 years of stargazing since Galileo first looked through a telescope in 1609 (and no, he didn’t do it in Burien).
Local amateur astronomer Jim Burrows will be your host, so come to the park and look for the telescope setup.
We know this is last-minute notice, but it was only decided on this afternoon once the weather cleared. Keep in mind though that it’s going to be another cold night, so bundle up and be sure to bring your Snuggie blanket thingy…
ADVISORY: Could See Record Cold Temps Saturday Morning
As if our wild and wacky winter wasn’t enough, here comes a new “Special Weather Statement” from the National Weather Service that may just freeze your weekend gardening plans –... [Read more]
