The Shivering Denizens Return To Bison Creek For Another FREE Honky Tonk & Blues Show Saturday Night

BTB Advertiser Bison Creek Pizza & Pub is presenting The Shivering Denizens again, for a night of FREE (as in No Cover) Honky Tonk & Blues starting at 10pm this Saturday night, Oct. 17th. If you... [Read more]

Annual “Hour Of Remembrance” For Domestic Violence Victims Is Friday, Oct. 16th

Friday, Oct. 16, has been set aside for the annual “Hour of Remembrance,” an event that seeks to honor the six South King County victims of domestic violence between 2007 and 2008, as well... [Read more]

Volunteers Needed For Miller Creek Stream Restoration This Saturday, Oct. 17th

The first salmon of the season on Miller Creek was sighted last Saturday at the Cove in Normandy Park, and stream steward Dennis Clark is putting the call out for volunteers this Saturday (Oct. 17th) to... [Read more]

Shots Fired, Tires Slashed In Recent Crime Spree Near Three Tree Point

According to numerous witnesses, two separate crime incidents resulted in shots fired and tires slashed on at least six cars near Burien’s Three Tree Point neighborhood over the last week. Here... [Read more]

Normandy Park City Council Unanimously Votes To Oppose Tim Eyman’s I-1033

The Normandy Park City Council, in a unanimous vote, adopted Resolution No. 819, stating the council’s opposition to Tim Eyman’s Initiative 1033 on the Nov. 3rd General Election Ballot. The... [Read more]

Season Finale Of The Burien Farmers Market Is Thursday!

The much-anticipated, cliffhanger season finale of the Burien Farmers Market is this Thursday, Oct. 15th from 11am to 6pm, and despite a 60% chance of rain (ha…what do meteorologists know anyways?),... [Read more]

Group Health Members Can Get Drive-Thru Flu Shots In Burien

It’s not quite as controversial as drive-thru “sexpresso” stands with bikin-clad baristas, but members of Group Health can now get flu shots in their vehicles as their Burien Medical... [Read more]

Go For An Art Walk With White Center For The Arts This Saturday Night

Our good friends at White Center for the Arts‘ next event is an “Art Walk” this Saturday, Oct. 17th, from 6pm to 9pm, with stops at numerous places in White Center. Here are the details: WHAT:... [Read more]

Learn About Jumbo Squid This Saturday At The MaST Center In Des Moines

Highline Community College’s Marine Science and Technology (MaST) Center is presenting a special seminar on “Jumbo” Squid with David Eric Hamm, NOAA Fisheries Research Scientist/Contractor,... [Read more]

Need Work? Announcing Our New Continually-Updated Jobs Page!

Here at The B-Town Blog, our mission is not only to serve our community with the most up-to-date, relevant local news, events and more – it’s also to serve our Readers with resources that... [Read more]

Burien Receives $117,600 Grant For Shoreline Master Program

The City of Burien has been awarded a $117,600 grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology for its Shoreline Master Program. This grant is part of a $6.3 million award to 70 Puget Sound communities,... [Read more]

Advertiser Vino Bello Offering Special “Lady In Red” Wine Tasting & Sale On Saturday, Oct. 17th

For the third year in a row, BTB Advertiser Vino Bello Wine Shop will be exclusively offering the newest ‘Lady in Red’ Holiday Red Wine from Kestrel in Prosser, beginning this Saturday, Oct.... [Read more]

CITYNOTES: Burien’s Sales Tax Revenue Down 16.2%; NE Redevelopment Area Revisions Proposed

by Ralph Nichols Burien City Council members were presented with dismal sales tax figures from City Manager Mike Martin at the beginning of their meeting last Monday, Oct. 5th. Through July, the city’s... [Read more]

If You Want Something Done In Burien, Just Email Us – Here’s Proof…

Sunday morning (Oct. 11th) we posted a Guest Editorial by Jim Branson that scolded the City of Burien for not following its own anti-graffiti ordinance on the “Welcome to Burien” sign in Olde... [Read more]

Advertiser Market Place Salon & Day Spa Offering Breast Cancer Awareness Month Specials & Prizes

The B-Town Blog welcomes back Advertiser Market Place Salon and Day Spa with this important community announcement: To celebrate and acknowledge October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Market Place... [Read more]

ADVISORY: Rainstorms Are A-Comin’ Back…

The National Weather Service has issued a “Special Weather Statement” alerting us all that, despite the recent sunny weather, the rain is a-comin’ back, starting Tuesday (Oct. 13th),... [Read more]

PHOTO: Monday Morning Sunrise Over Lake Burien

From BTB Contributing Photographer Gregory Rehmke comes this gorgeous shot of Monday morning’s sunrise over Lake Burien – a great image to help you focus yourself for the start of another... [Read more]

GUEST EDITORIAL: City Of Burien Has Ordinance On Graffiti Removal, Yet Still Has Grafitti On Its Own Sign

by Jim Branson Despite the city’s own ordinance against graffiti, the graffiti on this “Welcome to Burien” sign located in Olde Burien has been there for nearly three months. Here’s... [Read more]