Highline Medical Center Holding Kids’ Billboard Contest

Burien’s Highline Medical Center is holding a children’s “Kidz Tipz for Safety” billboard contest in association with Highline Public Schools, in an effort to engage kids in childhood... [Read more]

Workers Demonstrate At Burien Fred Meyer Over “Unfair Wage Standard”

by Gina Bourdage Workers demonstrated in front of the Burien Fred Meyer on Wednesday (March 10) over what they consider an “unfair wage standard” being practiced by the grocery store. While... [Read more]

Marvista 5th Grader Wins Cove To Clover Limerick Contest; Here’s Her Entry

Last Friday night (Mar. 5), the Cove to Clover race organizers held a “Student Limerick Throwdown” contest for area students at Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub. Each school in the Highline School... [Read more]

Clarion Hotel’s Spaghetti Feed & Auction For DM Food Bank Is 3/17

The Clarion Hotel in SeaTac will be holding a special St. Patrick’s Day Spaghetti Feed & Auction fundraiser for the Des Moines Area Food Bank next Wednesday, March 17th from 5pm – 8pm... [Read more]

Empress Of Information Says: Thank You Voters For Approving Prop. 1!

by Marilee A. Cogswell Manager, 
Burien Library Happy nearly-springtime to all those B-Town Bookworms out there! DID YOU KNOW? Voters Approve Levy Lid Lift for libraries!! Thanks to dedicated... [Read more]

Whack Some Invasive Plants At Salmon Creek This Saturday

A “work party” is scheduled for this Saturday, March 13th at the Salmon Creek Ravine in Burien beginning at 10am. The goal of this two-hour “party” is to save this park from invasive... [Read more]

VIDEO: 2010 Rat City Rollergirls Season Started With A Bang

Our fave namesake women’s sports team, The Rat City Rollergirls (RCRG), kicked off their 2010 season opener recently to raise money for various charities, including; Old Dog Haven, a small nonprofit... [Read more]

Tukwila Hero To Be Honored At Red Cross Breakfast Thursday

Tukwila resident Serges Hakizimana (pictured, left) will be honored on Thursday, March 11th, by the American Red Cross at their 2010 Heroes Breakfast in downtown Seattle. Hakizimana, originally from Burundi,... [Read more]

Will Burien’s Shoreline Master Program Timeline Be Extended? Meeting Tonight

by Ralph Nichols Burien’s Shoreline Master Program will be in the spotlight again tonight (Tuesday, March 9) when the Planning Commission meets at 7pm to continue working through the details of... [Read more]

BREAKING: Burien Council Votes To Consider Annexing White Center

by Ralph Nichols Burien City Council members agreed on Monday night (March 8th) to consider a resolution expressing to residents of northern North Highline the city’s interest in eventually annexing... [Read more]

Burien Arts To Close “Little Blue House” Gallery, “Reposition” Itself

Burien Arts (BA) has been part of the area arts scene, community activities and has “lived” in the “Little Blue House” Art Gallery in Dottie Harper Park for nearly 50 years, since... [Read more]

City Of Burien Will Conduct Census In Annexation Area Starting Friday

The City of Burien will be conducting a special census of the newly-annexed southern portion of the North Highline area between March 12th and April 25th. This area, which contains approximately 14,100... [Read more]

“Creating A Garden Community” At Sustainable Burien Meeting Mar. 14

“Creating a Sustainable Gardening Community” will be the main topic at the next Sustainable Burien meeting at 2pm on Sunday, March 14th at the Burien Library. The speaker will be Craig Bye,... [Read more]

Burien Man Facing Charges For Drowning Girlfriend’s Pit Bull

The Seattle P-I is reporting that a Burien man is facing animal cruelty charges on claims that he beat and drowned his girlfriend’s Pit Bull dog. According to the P-I, King County prosecutors say... [Read more]

Burien Little Theatre’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Rocks Thru March 21st

<strong><img src=”http://b-townblog.com/wp-content/images/BLTmidsum_thumb.jpg” alt=”" width=”150″ height=”150″ />Although the high school setting may... [Read more]

Local Businessman Has Family Ties To Chilean Earthquake Disaster

by Ralph Nichols Sixty-four hundred miles – the distance from Sea-Tac International Airport to Santiago, Chile – is a long way. It’s a lot farther still if you’re here and have... [Read more]

League Of Women Voters Holding Landlord/Tenant Forum March 16th

The League of Women Voters of King County South will be hodling a public forum entitled “Clarifying Landlord/Tenant Issues” on Tuesday, March 16th beginning at 7pm at the Highline ERAC Center,... [Read more]

Burien vs Seattle Annexation On Docket At N. Highline Council Meeting

by Mark Neuman The gavel came down hard last night (Thursday, March 4) in a spirited meeting of the North Highline Unincorporated Area Council in White Center. The prospect of annexation with either Seattle... [Read more]