26-Year Old Des Moines Man Dies On Mt. Hood

The Seattle Times is reporting that the body of a climber found Saturday (Dec. 12th) on Oregon’s Mount Hood was identified as 26-year-old Luke T. Gullberg of neighboring Des Moines. Gulberg’s... [Read more]

Canine Christmas Adoption Event Is Sunday In Tukwila

The annual “Canine Christmas Adoption Event” is this Sunday, Dec. 13th from Noon to 3pm at the Paws-Abilities Dog Training Center in Tukwila, where you’ll be able to meet (and adopt)... [Read more]

Highline Vintage Jazz Cruise On The Virginia V Is Saturday, Dec. 19th

It’s both a fundraiser for the 2010 Highline Vintage Jazz Festival, and a jazz cruise, and it’s going to happen on the historic Virginia V on Saturday, Dec. 19th with an evening of jazz featuring... [Read more]

“Pay It Forward” For Highline Food Bank & YWCA Dec. 15th

Janice Hammond of Sunrise Financial Services tells us that they’re holding a special “Pay It Forward” event at the Burien Library on Tuesday, Dec. 15th, from 2pm to 8pm, where you can... [Read more]

Happy 2nd Birthday To Us! And Now For Our “Terrible Twos”

Two years ago today (Dec. 11, 2007 to be exact), on a dining room table in a home in Burien, your B-Town Blog came unto this planet, chock full of hopes and dreams of informing, entertaining and enlightening... [Read more]

Shivering Denizens & Big Valley Rangers Will Rockabilly Bison Creek FREE Saturday Night

It’s Rockabilly meets the Wild West as The Shivering Denizens and special guests Big Valley Rangers play BTB Advertiser Bison Creek Pizza & Pub this Saturday night, starting at 10pm. This will... [Read more]

City Of Burien, Police Department Seeking Gift Card Donations For Needy Families

The City of Burien, along with the Burien Police and King County Sheriff’s Department, are seeking donations of gift cards for area kids and families in need this holiday season. Gift Cards in $20... [Read more]

Have (Or Know Of) A Cool Local Holiday Light Display? Let Us Know!

We know they’re out there, and we need your help finding them. We’re talking about budding “Clark Griswalds” – you know the type we mean – when they flip the switch... [Read more]

Papa John’s Pizza Raises $104,000 For Families Of Lakewood Police Officers

Word is that the two-day fundraiser put on by area Papa John’s Pizza this week raised $104,000 for the families of the slain Lakewood Police Officers, four times the amount expected. “Tuesday... [Read more]

What’s More American Than A Fast Food Style, 10-Minute, Drive-Thru Christmas Story?

We swear that this isn’t a joke – the 8th annual Drive-Thru Christmas Story will be this weekend, Dec. 12th and 13th from 6pm to 8:30pm in the church parking lot at Normandy Christian Church... [Read more]

WEATHER: 30-40% Chance Of SNOW This Weekend? Maybe.

The National Weather Service has released an updated forecast for this weekend, and they’re saying we may, just possibly have a 30-40% chance of SNOW starting Friday night (Dec. 11th) continuing... [Read more]

H1N1 Vaccine Available To All Starting Saturday; Nearest Is In SeaTac

King County Public Health on Wednesday (Dec. 9th) announced that starting this Saturday, Dec. 12th, the H1N1 influenza vaccine will be provided to everybody six months of age and older in King County,... [Read more]

Artist Nikki McClure Will Be Signing Her 2010 Calendar Sunday At Eat Local

New Burien business Eat Local will be hosting artist Nikki McClure this Sunday, Dec. 13th from Noon-1pm, when she will be signing her 2010 calendar. According to owner Greg Connor: Nikki does very few... [Read more]

Normandy Park’s Winter Festival Is Saturday From 11am-4pm

Normandy Park’s first-ever Winter Festival will be held this Saturday, Dec. 12th, from 11am to 4pm at the Normandy park Towne Center (located at 200th & 1st Ave South). From their poster (download/view... [Read more]

Burien Goodwill Holding “Customer Appreciation Day” Saturday

Burien’s Goodwill store will be celebrating its new look with a “Customer Appreciation Day” this Saturday, Dec. 12th from 8am on. Visitors to the store, located at 1031 SW 128th Street... [Read more]

Burien City Council, Residents React To County’s Pitch For Puget Sound Park; Plus, Take Our Poll…

by Ralph Nichols Burien City Council members had their first face-to-face discussion with a representative of the King County Executive’s office on the divisive issue of Puget Sound Park at their... [Read more]

ChoralSounds’ “A Merry Olde Christmas” Is This Weekend; Here’s How To Get FREE Tix For Teens

ChoralSounds Northwest is presenting “A Merry Olde Christmas” this weekend, on Saturday, Dec. 12th at 8pm, and Sunday, Dec. 13th at 2pm at the Highline Performing Arts Center. The concert will... [Read more]

Welcome Our Latest Advertiser: Jamie Davis Of Ceiba Acupuncture & Bodywork!

We’d like to welcome our latest Advertiser to The B-Town Blog – Jamie Davis of Ceiba Acupuncture & Bodywork! Acupuncture was not something Jamie was looking for – it found her.... [Read more]