LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Is The City Of Burien About To Increase Property Taxes?

To The Editor of the B-town Blog: On October 29, 2009; The Seattle Times ran a story on the $25 Burien Vehicle Tax/Proposition 1 that is currently on the November ballot. When the reporter asked why a... [Read more]

PHOTOS & SOUNDS: Happy Day Of The Dead From The B-Town Blog – A Tribute To Hillgrove Cemetery

Story & Photos by Scott Schaefer Welcome to Dia de las Muertes de Burien – The B-Town Blog’s “Day of the Dead” tribute to Burien’s earliest, and sadly, mostly forgotten... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Kids, Dogs, Costumes & Wiener Dog Races – Scenes From Saturday’s “Boo In Burien”

On Halloween (Saturday, Oct. 31st), the annual “Boo In Burien” took place, where children went trick or treating from business to business, dogs (and kids) in costumes paraded, and wiener dogs... [Read more]

REMINDER: Celebrate Dia de las Muertes & Night Of 1,000 Pumpkins Today/Tonight At B/ IAS

Just when you thought that the fun with the skeletons and candy were done, today (Sunday, Nov. 1st) is the official start of Dia de las Muertes, an Hispanic celebration also known as “Day of the... [Read more]