Public Invited To Comment On New Fire Station Headquaters Tuesday

Future neighbors of a new headquarters fire station in Burien are invited to voice their their ideas, concerns and other comments at a meeting of the King County Fire District No. 2 commission at 5 p.m.... [Read more]

Highline Schools Superintendent John Welch Wins “Upward Bound” Award

Highline School District Superintendent John Welch has been named the 2009-10 recipient of the South Seattle Community College Upward Bound Program’s Ida B. Wells Award. The award recognizes an... [Read more]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: To The Driver Who Killed Our Cat…

To the driver who struck and killed our cat on the morning of Thursday April 29th between 7:15 and 8:15 on 170th street I have no words. Our veterinarian told us that our daughter’s Toby was struck... [Read more]

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Welcome Our Latest Advertiser: SkinPerfect Aesthetics!

The B-Town Blog welcomes our newest Advertiser, SkinPerfect Aesthetics, Skincare Studio & Chic Boutique. Tucked away inside Olde Burien at 905 SW 152nd, SkinPerfect Aesthetics is Burien’s go-to... [Read more]

Council To Begin Review Of Shoreline Management Program Monday Night

by Ralph Nichols Burien council members will begin at 7 p.m. today (May 3) an anticipated marathon review of proposed updates to the city’s Shoreline Management Program before its final adoption... [Read more]

Looking For A New Sport For Your Kid? Try NHRA Jr. Drag Racing

by Julie Tallant Looking for a sport for your child? Want them to learn discipline and responsibility? Not interested in the typical sports? Fascinated with cars? Then NHRA Jr. Drag Racing may be the sport... [Read more]

Para Los Niños Moves Its Offices Into The Old Burien Community Center

Para Los Niños, a Burien-based non-profit organization committed to “fostering academic success for every Latino student through parent and community involvement,” has moved its offices. Executive... [Read more]

Help “Stamp Out Hunger” At Your Mailbox On Saturday, May 8th (2010)

NOTE: This posting is from 2010: On Saturday, May 8th, members of the National Association of Letter Carriers will be holding “Stamp Out Hunger,” known as the “nation’s largest... [Read more]

Is Town Square’s Urban Partners Becoming A “Silent Partner” To Burien?

by Ralph Nichols Paul Keller (pictured, left) – managing principal of Urban Partners, the private developer for Burien’s Town Square – has virtually disappeared from view. Keller has all but... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Scenes From Ribbon Cutting Ceremony At Evergreen Aquatics Center

On Saturday morning (May 1), numerous residents and dignitaries gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at White Center’s Evergreen Community Aquatics Center, marking the official grand re-opening... [Read more]

RFP Released To Restore Tsutakawa Fountain Inside Burien Library

The Oregon Daily Journal of Commerce is reporting that a “Request for Proposal” (RFP) has been released for a project that would re-locate the historic George Tsutakawa fountain to the interior... [Read more]