BREAKING: Bonney-Watson Site Will Pass Away For New Fire Station

by Ralph Nichols Fire District No. 2 commissioners voted at their Dec. 2 meeting to purchase the Bonney-Watson funeral chapel property at 900 SW 146th St. for a new fire station for the Burien/Normandy... [Read more]

King County Advisory Committee Recommends Four Finalists For Dow’s Seat; None Are From Burien

Late Thursday (Dec. 3rd), the King County Council announced that its Advisory Committee has chosen four finalists seeking to fill the King County Council seat vacated by Dow Constantine upon his election... [Read more]

Order Pizza At Papa John’s Dec. 8-9 And Help Families Of Slain Police Officers

On Tuesday (Dec. 8th) and Wednesday (Dec. 9th), all Papa John’s Pizza Restaurants between Seattle and Tacoma, including the nearest one in Normandy Park, will donate 100% of their profits to the... [Read more]

Annual Tyee Holiday Bazaar Is Saturday From 9am-4pm

The annual Tyee Holiday Bazaar will be held this Saturday, Dec. 5th, from 9am to 4pm at the Tyee High School Complex, located at 4424 South 188th Street in Seatac. Here are the details: WHAT: Tyee Holiday... [Read more]

Second Letter By Dow Constantine Shows Apparent Support For Preserving Puget Sound Park

by Ralph Nichols A letter written on April 3 by then-King County Councilman Dow Constantine – this one sent to Ron Sims, who was still county executive at the time – affirms Constantine’s... [Read more]

Tukwila Police Holding “Tip-A-Cop” Fundraiser For Families Of Lakewood Cops Friday

A special “Tip-A-Cop” fundraiser is being held by the Tukwila Police Department this Friday night, Dec. 4th, to help raise money for the families of the Lakewood Police Officers killed last... [Read more]

Advertiser Dan The Sausageman Offering FREE Sausage With Every Order Before Dec. 10th!

Longtime BTB Advertiser Dan the Sausageman is having a very special FREE holiday offer that even Santa’s taking advantage of – with every order placed online, you’ll get a FREE Summer... [Read more]

Next Sustainable Burien Meeting Is Sunday, Dec. 13th

Sustainable Burien’s next meeting will be a potluck on Sunday, Dec. 13th from 2pm to 4pm at the main floor conference room of the Burien library. Here are the details: WHAT: Sustainable Burien’s... [Read more]

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Burien’s First Mayor Dr. Arun Jhaveri Joins One Million Lights As Executive Advisor

by Mark Neuman We touched base this week with friend of The B-Town blog, Burien’s first mayor, Dr. Arun Jhaveri, and he’s as busy as ever. He’s planning a trip to Copenhagen this month,... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Santa Arrives At Advertiser Economy Wiring & Lights Up Tree, Thanks To Firefighters!

You know ’tis the season when Santa Claus himself arrives in Burien, delivered to the city’s big ol’ fir tree at Advertiser Economy Wiring/YB Tubless by B-Town’s finest firefighters! Ol’... [Read more]

THANKS READERS! Another Month, Another Traffic Record – Nearly 50,000 Readers In November!

This is getting old (yeah, right) – another month, another record – for the month of November, 2009 The B-Town Blog received nearly 50,000 Unique Visitors, and like we did in October (and... [Read more]

B-TOWN BIZ: Two New Businesses Opening In Burien This Week

by Janet Grella This Saturday (Dec. 5th) during Winterfest, you’ll find two new shops in Olde Burien: Howard and Marge, and You’ve Been Worn – so be sure to stop by and welcome them... [Read more]

Camp Waskowitz Open House Fundraiser Is Sunday, Dec. 6th

Highline School District’s Camp Waskowitz will he holding an Open House Fundraiser in cooperation with sponsoring North Bend Christmas Tree Farms and the Puget Sound Youth Foundation from Noon to... [Read more]

Dow Constantine To Meet With Local Leaders To Determine Fate Of Puget Sound Park

by Ralph Nichols King County Executive Dow Constantine, whose first full day on the job was Monday (Nov. 30), reportedly plans to meet with all interested parties before deciding the future of Puget Sound... [Read more]

Memories Of Burien Books’ Virginia Pearce, 96, Who Passed Away Last Week

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Virginia Pearce, 96, passed away last week. She owned Burien Books and ran it for 50 years, and was a lifelong resident of Three Tree Point.] Story and Photos by Jim Branson Virginia always... [Read more]

Police Chief Kimerer To Speak To Burien Lions Club At Angelo’s Wednesday

Scott Kimerer, Chief of Burien Police, will speak to the Burien Lions Club at Noon on Wednesday, Dec. 2nd at Angelo’s Cafe. Lunch is $13, and the public is invited. According to Bill Wippel: He was... [Read more]

Advertiser E.B. Foote’s Open House Runs This Weekend

B-Town Blog Advertiser E.B. Foote Winery is having their Christmas Open House this weekend, beginning Thursday, Dec. 3rd and continuing through Sunday, Dec. 6th. From their Footenotes: While you sample... [Read more]