Join Highline Athletic Club For FREE By Saying “I Saw It On The Blog”

EXCLUSIVE: Now this is special – you, your business or your family can join BTB Advertiser Highline Athletic Club for ZERO enrollment fee. All you have to do is get yourself over to the club and... [Read more]

Mellow Bank Robber Hits White Center Bank

King County Sheriff’s detectives are looking for a “low key” man (surveillance photos above) who robbed a White Center bank last Friday, Sept. 4th. According to authorities, the man... [Read more]

School Starts Wednesday For Highline Students, Confusion Starts Friday For Parents; Here’s Detailed Scheduling Info

Wednesday, Sept. 9th is the first day of school for most Highline School District students, and since there are some serious schedule changes this year (like “early release Fridays” which begins... [Read more]

Nearly Nekkid, Drugged-Up Man Found After Being Lost In Burien Woods

According to the King County Sheriff’s Department, a nearly-naked 39-year old man who was allegedly using drugs got lost last Thursday (Sept. 3rd), then went missing for a day and a half before being... [Read more]

UPDATE: Burien Wants Its Citizens To Share Their Thoughts On Initiative 1033 On Mon., Sept. 28th

UPDATE 9/9/09: The schedule for public input on the city’s response to Initiative No. 1033 has changed: The Burien City Council will hear Pro and Con statements on Sept. 14th, then discuss it on... [Read more]

Welcome Our Latest Advertiser: Ventana Construction

The B-Town Blog extends a welcoming hand to its latest Advertiser – Ventana Construction, LLC! Ventana Construction is a full-service custom home and remodeling contractor based nearby in West Seattle.... [Read more]

White Center For The Arts Will Party At Big Al Brewery Saturday, Sept. 19th

Our good friends at White Center for the Arts‘ will be holding their next art event on Saturday, Sept. 19th, this time at a new venue – Big Al Brewery, located at 9832 14th Ave SW in White... [Read more]

Are Reports Of The Demise Of Burien’s Town Square True? Take Our Poll

by Ralph Nichols Borrowing a phrase from Mark Twain, reports of the demise of Burien’s Town Square condominiums, which opened for occupancy in June, are vastly exaggerated. So declares Dan Rosenfeld,... [Read more]

VIDEO & PHOTOS: What The Goats Couldn’t Eat At Mathison Park Is Being Ground Up & Re-Used

Courtesy our friends at Burien Parks comes the following video and photo slideshow showcasing a “monster grinder” chewing up the brush and detritus left over (and not previously eaten by hired... [Read more]

ADVISORY: Cold/Wet/Windy Front Expected To Hit Saturday

We haven’t seen one of these since July 29th, when the temps hit 104-degrees – an actual Weather Advisory – this time for quite the opposite: a cold/wet and “breezy” front... [Read more]

It’s A Night Of (FREE) Honkytonk & Blues At Bison Creek Saturday, Sept. 5th

Burien’s legendary (and recently remodeled) Bison Creek Pizza & Pub (a new BTB Advertiser) is presenting: The Shivering Denizens with The Hollowbodies, for a night of FREE (as in No Cover) Honky... [Read more]

Hey Artsy Types – Burien Has Around $20K In Grant Money Waiting For You, But You’d Better Act Fast…

It’s good to know that even in tough economic times, money has been set aside to fund arts in our community. Burien of course, being the arts-centric “new Brooklyn” has around $20,000... [Read more]

Clerk Doubts Gun Is Real, Finds Out The Hard Way That It Is

KJing County Sheriff’s Department reports that on Friday, Aug. 21st, a clerk in a Circle K store in nearby Auburn didn’t believe a young robber was carrying a real gun, so she did what any... [Read more]

MAP: This Weekend’s Garage & Yard Sales (9/4-9/6)

Courtesy B-Town Blog Contributor Duane Hobbs (of Andrews/Hobbs Design Company) comes this weekend’s handy-dandy interactive map of area garage and yard sales, from Des Moines to West Seattle, from... [Read more]

Book Signing & Wine Tasting With Seattle Cop/Author Neil Low At Vino Bello Sept. 11th

BTB Advertiser Vino Bello is holding a special Book Signing & Wine Tasting on Friday, Sept. 11th from 5:30pm to 8:30pm with Author Neil Low, who will be signing his new book “Sign of the Dragon.” Neil... [Read more]

Award-Winning Musician Steve Bell Returning Saturday, Sept. 19th

Lake Burien Presbyterian Church is bringing back multi-award winning Canadian Musician Steve Bell on Saturday, Sept. 19th at 7pm. Here are the details: WHAT: An Intimate Evening Of Story & Song with... [Read more]

Summer Garden Party For Burien Arts Is Sunday, Sept. 13th

The Burien Arts Association is holding a special “Summer Garden Party” benefit on Sunday, Sept. 13th from 3pm to 7pm at a “private beach house” in Burien. It’s sure to be... [Read more]

Burien’s Fall Art Walk And Give & Get Fundraiser Is Saturday, Sept. 12th

Burien’s annual free Fall Art Walk is coming to downtown on Saturday, Sept. 12th from 10am to 5pm, and everyone’s invited to come enjoy visual artistry of every stripe while taking in some... [Read more]