Big Brothers Big Sisters BIG Plane Pull Raises Over $45,000

Emceed by The B-Town Blog’s own Bart Bryan, 19 teams competed in the Big Brothers Big Sisters BIG Plane Pull at Boeing Field last Saturday (July 18th), which raised over $45,000 for Big Brothers... [Read more]

Burien’s “Stuff The Bus” Fundraiser Nets 11,213 Items For WestSide Baby

B-Town Blog Contributor Fran Doniego provided the photos below of Sundays “Stuff The Bus” fundraiser for WestSide Baby, with word that 11,213 items were stuffed into the bus at Burien Chevrolet: Click... [Read more]

PHOTOS: A Tail Of Burien’s “Lost” Goat On Maplewild Ave

Courtesy the good folks who hang out on the Three Tree Point Yahoo Group (you can join here) comes these photos of a “lost” goat (we kid you not…) spotted on Maplewild Ave SW near the... [Read more]

“Whine & Cheese” Fundraiser For Animals First Foundation Is Sunday, Aug. 9th At Vino Bello

Animals First Foundation will be hosting their 1st Annual “Whine & Cheese” Silent Auction on Sunday, Aug. 9th from 4pm to 7pm at BTB Advertiser Vino Bello in Burien, WA. Auction items... [Read more]

Don’t Miss Manooghi Hi This Thursday At Lake Burien Park

Manooghi Hi, one of the hottest new bands in the Northwest, will be bringing their eclectic mix of western rock and eastern (mostly Indian) music to “Music & Movies in the Park” this Thursday... [Read more]

“The Last Magician” + E.B. Foote Wine = Local Magic

by Gina Bourdage Wizards, Witches, Demons, a Princess and a King. Lies, deceit, greed, ignorance and kidnapping…yes “The Last Magician” has it all. An important story which begs each... [Read more]

Mathison Park Expansion Project To Be Completed This Fall

The City of Burien announced that the Mathison Park expansion project, which will include an accessible pathway extending the length of the park from north to south, along with trail viewpoints and interpretive... [Read more]

Airport Rental Car Garage Construction To Restore 3,000 Jobs

The Port of Seattle Monday announced that an estimated 3,000 jobs will be restored when the airport “Consolidated Rental Car Facility” parking garage construction begins again. The Port of... [Read more]

Next Annexation Open House Is Wednesday, July 29th At City Hall

The City of Burien is hosting its second-to-last Annexation Informational Open House on Wednesday, July 29th at Burien City Hall (400 SW 152nd) beginning at 6:30pm. As with previous open houses, this one... [Read more]

Two Burien Neighborhoods Get Grants To Spruce Up Areas

The City of Burien announced Monday that two area neighborhoods received Neighborhood Matching Fund Grants to help “spruce up” their areas, including the Meritage subdivision at 3rd Ave South... [Read more]

Vandals Hit Olde Burien With Graffiti & Broken Trees

Previously we reported on vandalism at the new Town Square, and before that at Seahurst Park Beach’s new picnic area, and now BTB Contributor Jim Branson sent us these photos of some recent vandalism... [Read more]

Local Hero Capt. Al Haynes & His Crash Landing 20 Years Ago

By Mark Neuman There is a certain endearing modesty about Al Haynes, who worked for United Airlines for 35 years, and has lived in the same house near Sea-Tac airport since 1963. One would never know from... [Read more]

Normandy Park’s “Music In The Park” Is Every Sunday Through Aug. 30th

The City of Normandy Park’s 2009 summer concert series “Music In The Park” begins Sunday July 19th with indie folk rocker Damien Jurado, from 5pm-6:30pm at Marvista Park, which is located... [Read more]

Des Moines Pet Festival Is Coming Saturday, Aug. 1st

Des Moines’ 2009 Pet Festival is coming to Des Moines Beach Park on Saturday, Aug. 1st, from 9am to 2pm, with lots of FREE fun for animal lovers of all kinds! Here are the details: WHAT: Des Moines... [Read more]

Burien Arts Bringing Shakespeare To The Park Saturday, July 25th & Aug. 1st (2009)

EDITOR’S NOTE: This listing is for 2009: For the third year in a row, Burien Arts is sponsoring two free Shakespeare in the Park performances at Dottie Harper Park – “King John” on... [Read more]

Cox Financial Hosting Golf Tournament For YMCA Aug. 21st

Burien’s Cox Financial is hosting their first Annual Golf Tournament on Aug. 21st, in conjunction with the Southcenter and Burien/White Center Rotary Clubs as a fundraiser for the YMCA. Here are... [Read more]

“Eve Of Destruction’s” Barry McGuire Will “Trip The 60s” Saturday At Highline Performing Arts Center

by Bart Bryan and Mark Neuman Remember these lyrics from the 1960’s? “The eastern world, it is exploding Violence flarin’, bullets loadin’ You’re old enough to kill, but... [Read more]

“Two Buck Chuck” Will Play Your Silliest Requests At Mick Kelly’s Thurs. July 30th

B-Town Blog Advertiser Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub will be hosting an unusual and fun two-man band called “Two Buck Chuck” from 8pm – 11pm on the last Thursday of every month beginning... [Read more]