Hundreds Of Angry Residents Confront Port Of Seattle And FAA Officials About Airport Noise At Community Meeting

by Ralph Nichols If it wasn’t already obvious before Tuesday (Sept. 29) night’s community meeting about additional noise generated by commercial jets using Sea-Tac International Airport’s... [Read more]

Heard Of “Speed Dating”? How About “Read Dating”? It’s Coming To Burien Oct. 12th

Heard of Speed Dating? How about Read Dating?The King County Library System is hosting an evening of fun, books and possibly romance at 7pm on Monday, Oct. 12th at Elliott Bay Brewhouse & Pub in Burien.... [Read more]

Walker Preserve Stewardship Party Is Saturday Morning

In August, a portion of Walker Creek in Normandy Park was reconstructed to make it a better fish habitat, and this Saturday (Oct. 3rd) from 9am to Noon, volunteers will be the first members of the public... [Read more]

Beauty Pageant Winners Will Be Crowned In Burien Oct. 10th-11th

Burien’s Highline Performing Arts Center will play host to a two-day Miss Washington USA & Miss Washington Teen USA event, beginning Saturday, Oct. 10th and ending Sunday, Oct. 11th when the... [Read more]

EDITORIAL: Why Burien Should Approve Referendum 71

by Stephen Lamphear On Tuesday (Sept. 29th), I saw my first “Reject 71″ yard sign in Burien at First Ave South and SW 148th. In addition to the racial/cultural hate that runs just under the... [Read more]

Fundraiser Auction For The Bilderback Family Is This Friday

Allen Bilderback, owner of Platinum Plumbing and husband/father to seven, passed away in early June. As the owner of Platinum Plumbing he was the sole provider for his family, and many people in the Burien... [Read more]

503-Stall Parking Garage/Transit Oriented Development Project About Ready To Begin In Burien

by Ralph Nichols June’s grand opening of the new Burien transit center at SW 148th Street and 2nd Ave. South did not mark the end of transit development in the city’s downtown business district... [Read more]

UPDATE: Burien’s Two Gated Parks Now Close At 7pm

According to our friends at Burien Parks: “Due to seasonal changes, Burien’s two gated parks (Seahurst & Eagle Landing) are now closing earlier. Gates now closed at 7pm.” So, now... [Read more]

4Culture Awards Grants To Hi-Liners & City Of Burien

4Culture, the cultural development agency serving King County, recently announced federal stimulus funding awards totaling $250,000 to preserve jobs at 40 arts and cultural organizations throughout the... [Read more]

Beer Can And Breweriana Show Coming To Des Moines Oct. 3rd

A “Beer Can and Breweriana Show” is coming to the Des Moines Masonic Temple (located at 2208 South 223rd Street in Des Moines) this Saturday, Oct. 3rd from 9am to 1pm. Hosted by the Rainier... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Scenes From Rehearsals Of “Psycho Beach Party”

Burien Little Theatre’s latest production, “Psycho Beach Party,” opens this Friday night Oct. 2nd at 8pm at the Burien Community Center, and below are photos taken of a recent rehearsal... [Read more]

Find “Curious Species” At The Burien Art Gallery

“Curious Species” is a new, group thematic exhibition featuring the art of Tammie Rubin, Renee Adams and Alisa Savage that will open at the Burien Art Gallery Oct. 2nd, with a reception from... [Read more]

Less Than A Week To Go Until Burien’s First “Brat Trot” Pub Crawl & Race Fundraiser; Here’s The Schedule…

There’s less than a week to go until Olde Burien gets turned into “Von Boorianland Uber Alles” when SW 152nd will be transformed into a German village for the first-ever “Brat Trot”... [Read more]

Des Moines Rotary Holds Kick-Off Meeting For 2010 Poverty Bay Wine Festival, Seeks Sponsors

The Des Moines Rotary kicked off their 2010 Poverty Bay Wine Festival sponsorship drive with an evening gathering at Des Moines’ historic Landmark on the Sound last Thursday night (Sept. 24th). The... [Read more]

Welcome Our Latest Advertiser: Burien Nursing & Rehabilitation!

We’d like to welcome our latest advertiser, Burien Nursing & Rehabilitation, a 116-bed skilled nursing facility. Located just a block east of Ambaum Blvd. SW on SW 130th Street, many area locals... [Read more]

REMINDER: Join Highline Athletic Club For FREE By Saying “I Saw It On The Blog!” Before Wed. 5pm!

You only have until this Wed. Sept. 30th at 5pm to join BTB Advertiser Highline Athletic Club for ZERO enrollment fee. As in Nada. Zilch. Zero. All you have to do is get yourself over to the club by... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Scenes From Burien’s Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest returned to Burien this weekend, with three full days of live entertainment, food, crafts, a carnival with rides, B-Town’s own professional Yodeler Manuela Horn (who will return next... [Read more]

Begin Planning Your “Life After High School” On Oct. 7th

Begin planning your future at Highline School District’s “Life After High School Fair” (wait..there’s actually life after high school?) on Wednesday, Oct. 7th from 3:30pm to 8:30pm... [Read more]