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Burien Photographer Jennifer Leone’s First Public Showing Starts Feb. 21st
Burien Photographer Jennifer Leone’s first public showing of her work will start this Sunday, Feb. 21st and run for seven weeks at the Fireside Cafe and Gallery in Kent. The showing kicks off with... [Read more]
Taxicab Companies Request State Investigation Into Port Of Seattle
On Wednesday (Feb. 27th), STITA and Farwest taxi companies sent letters to Washington State Auditor Brian Sonntag and Attorney General Rob McKenna, urging an investigation into the Port of Seattle. This... [Read more]
Burien Goodwill Offering Free English & Computer Classes; Registration Starts 3/1
Burien Goodwill is offering FREE eight-week English and Computer classes from March 15th through May 6th, with registration from March 1-3 at its location at 1031 SW 128th. These courses are aimed at... [Read more]
Funding Falls Through For South Park Bridge; Constantine Vows To Fight
On Wednesday (Feb. 17th), King County Executive Dow Constantine announced that he will vow to continue pursuing federal funding for replacement of the county’s South Park Bridge. Constantine will... [Read more]
VIDEO: Trailer For Burien Little Theatre’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Burien Little Theatre’s classic, 50s-themed rockin’ version of Arne Zaslove’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream†continues at the Burien Community Center this weekend, with... [Read more]
Residents’ Historical Book On Three Tree Point To Be Released March 8th
Longtime Burien residents Doug Shadel and Pam and Guy Harper have written a historical book about Three Tree Point, which is being released March 8th by Arcadia Publishing. This new book, which is priced... [Read more]
Animals First Fundraiser Is Friday Night At Vino Bello
The Animals First Foundation is holding another Charity Wine Tasting Event at Burien’s Vino Bello this Friday, Feb. 19th from 6:30pm to 9:30pm to help raise money to care for rescued animals. For... [Read more]
“Win A Date With Bart” Recap From Burien/White Center Rotary’s Dinner
[EDITOR'S NOTE: A lovely lady named Heidi won the “Win a Date With Bart Bryan Contest†last week. Bart Bryan is The B-Town’s Blog’s single Sales Guy and frequent video Host. Heidi... [Read more]
Port Of Seattle Being Sued By Second Taxi Company
The Port of Seattle is apparently being sued by a second taxi company – this time by Rainier Dispatch (aka Farwest Taxi) for ignoring collusion. This is the latest twist in an ongoing legal war... [Read more]
B-Town Artist: Dave Branson Sketches The New Library Building
We stumbled upon a sketch by Burien resident Dave Branson, who is letting us post his rendition of the new Library/City Hall Building he created on Monday, Feb. 15th. Here’s what Dave had to say... [Read more]
Want To Train With Cops? Next Citizen’s Police Academy Begins March 11th
Together with the King County Sheriff’s Office, Burien and SeaTac Police are continuing their twice-yearly “Citizen’s Police Academy” program with an orientation on Thursday, March... [Read more]
Discover Burien Auction & City’s Awards Dinner Is Friday, March 5th
Discover Burien’s Annual Silent Auction and the City of Burien Citizen Awards Recognition Dinner will be Friday, March 5th, from 6 to 10 pm at Karuna Yoga Studio in Olde Burien. At this event,... [Read more]
UPDATE: Hit & Run Victim Jeff Kearney Released From Rehab, Now Back Home
by Scott Schaefer We love to share good news here at The B-Town Blog, and that’s why we’re posting this update on Jeff Kearney, the mentally-challenged man who was the victim of a hit-and-run... [Read more]
B-Town Undercover: A Burienite Makes Friends At The Winter Olympics
by Shawn Underwood Yes, it’s rainy. Yes, the wind is howling and the 2010 Olympic flame is blowing sideways, leaving my umbrella to resemble a closed tulip, but the enthusiasm for the... [Read more]
White Center For The Arts Celebrating 1st Birthday At Feb. 20th Art Walk
Our friend Shelli Park of White Center for the Arts tells us that their one-year anniversary is fast approaching, and they’ll be celebrating it at their Third Saturday Art walk on Saturday, Feb.... [Read more]
Wine & Food Line-Ups Announced For Poverty Bay Wine Festival
Ric Jacobson is the Des Moines Rotarian in charge of lining up the largest line-up of wineries – 25 – in the six year history of the Poverty Bay Wine Festival, which is coming to the Landmark... [Read more]
This Week’s Prudential Northwest Open House: Classic View Home In Seahurst
BTB Real Estate Sponsor Prudential Northwest’s featured Open House for this week is a one-of-a-kind, classic and chic Seahurst sound view home priced at $449,000. Here are the details WHEN: Open... [Read more]
15th Annual Popsicle Bridge Contest Is Saturday At Museum Of Flight
The Museum of Flight is holding an Engineering Fair this weekend, and the one event that stood out to us was the 15th Annual Popsicle Bridge Contest, which is scheduled to take place Saturday, Feb. 13th... [Read more]
