PHOTOS: Friday’s Blue Angels Practice Flight

It’s Seafair weekend in the Northwest, and that means hydroplanes and those screaming-fast flying thingys overhead called the “Blue Angels” (listen closely over the next few days and... [Read more]

OPINION: Former City Councilmember’s Rebuttal To The “Statement Against” Burien Annexation

by Stephen Lamphear Attention North Highline Annexation Voters: your Voters Pamphlet contains a steamy, smelly pile of bovine fecal matter about annexation to Burien. Here are some of the dung piles dropped... [Read more]

Welcome Back Advertiser Burien Town Square!

We’d like to open our doors and offer a big “welcome back” to BTB Advertiser Burien Town Square, where model homes are open daily for touring at the only new condominium development of... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Scenes From “Hotpocalypse ’09″ (So Far…)

Looks like the hottest heat from “Hotpocalypse ’09″ is over, so now it’s time to do what every media outlet does – let’s take a nostalgic look back at this heat wave... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Scenes From Thursday’s “Deadwood Revival” Concert

Thursday night (July 30th), dozens of Burien residents enjoyed another in the “Music and Movies In The Park” series at Lake Burien School Memorial Park, where “Deadwood Revival”... [Read more]

On August 18th, North Highline Residents Will Vote On Annexation; Take Our Poll…

by Ralph Nichols It’s been a long time coming – years of meetings, studies, surveys, and wars of words – but in less than three weeks residents of the southern part of the North Highline... [Read more]

Adopt A Thirsty “Orphan Tree” During This Heat & Drought

BTB Reader Rebecca Dare brought this to our attention a few days ago – around Burien, there are numerous “orphan” trees (and plants/bushes) that may be suffering from this extreme heat... [Read more]

Next Annexation Open House Is Thursday, Aug. 6th

The City of Burien is hosting its final Annexation Informational Open House on Thursday, Aug. 6th at Beverly Park Baptist Church (11659 1st Ave South, Seattle), beginning at 6:30pm. As the city so carefully... [Read more]

HOTPOCALYPSE ’09: Reader Pics Of Burien’s Hottest Day On Record

We’re not saying that the 102.9-degree heat recorded Wednesday, July 29, 2009 was the hottest day ever. No, that would be pretentious of us to think that it’s never been warmer here (since... [Read more]

Mural Created At Last Year’s Strawberry Festival Installed At B/ IAS

A very large, new mural was installed recently at the Burien Interim Art Space, with some cutting edge graffiti-styled artwork by Sam “Sneke” Swanson and Iosefatu Sua. The piece was originally... [Read more]

Temp Hits 100 In Burien. World Keeps Turning.

The patented B-Town Blog Weather Rock™® (ok, so it’s not really a rock but we bet there’s quartz inside there, plus, that sounds waay cooler than a “Digital Thermometer”)... [Read more]

Advice On Keeping Your Pets Safe During The Heat

by Dr. Leslie Kasper, DVM Companion Animal Medical Center Boy it’s hot out! Ninety-plus degree weather and no real rainfall in months; Burienites haven’t seen weather like this for some... [Read more]

ADVISORY: Not Only Will It Be *Really* Hot, It Could Be Smoggy

The National Weather Service has released an “Excessive Heat Warning” along with an “Air Stagnation Advisory,” and while it may not be hot enough to cook an egg on the sidewalk... [Read more]

Welcome Our Latest Advertiser: Burien Press!

There’s nothing like curling up with a newspaper and a cup o’ joe at your neighborhood (and we do mean neighborhood) coffee shop. That combination has sprung forth on SW 152nd, across from... [Read more]

Need To Cool Down? Run Through Sprinklers At Lake Burien School Park Twice A Day!

The Burien Parks Department wants kids of all ages to cool down by running through their sprinklers at Lake Burien School Park, where they’re turning on the irrigation systems for two one-hour periods... [Read more]

See The Classic Silent Film “Metropolis” This Saturday With Live Techno/Funk Soundtrack At B/ IAS

More art is happening at Burien’s Interim Art Space, and this Saturday, Aug. 1st is no exception – the classic Fritz Lang silent film “Metropolis” will be shown, with a “modern... [Read more]

Cheesecakes & Small Animal Massage: Always Something New With Shining Star’s Tracy LeMoine

It’s always great to check in with Friend of the Blog and Advertiser Tracy LeMoine, proprietor of Shining Star Massage, whose slogan is “You Don’t Have to Feel Bad to Feel Better.” Seems... [Read more]

Cool Off With “Hillbilly Jam Grass” From Deadwood Revival Thursday, July 30th

One way to cool off this Thursday night (July 30th) will be to head on over the Lake Burien School Memorial Park for another fine evening of FREE music courtesy Burien Parks’ Music and Movies in... [Read more]