Burien Resident Shares Experience Building Homes In Quake-torn Haiti

Story & Photos by Fred Feiertag [EDITOR'S NOTE: When we found out that our neighbor Fred Feiertag was going to travel some 3,400+ miles to Haiti to help with earthquake relief, we asked if he'd be... [Read more]

Tips For Pets On The 4th From Burien’s New Animal Care & Control Manager

Burien’s new Animal Care and Control Manager Dr. Leslie Kasper (also of BTB Advertiser Companion Animal Medical Center), has sent us the following advice for Readers on how to care for their pets... [Read more]

Team Moms, Parents And Coaches Help Lacrosse Succeed in Highline

by Ralph Nichols Like any other youth sports program, the Highline Lacrosse Club is all about its young athletes. And like each of these programs, it’s parent-volunteers who make possible the play of... [Read more]

Skill, Physical Play Make Lacrosse Area’s Fastest-Growing Youth Sport

by Ralph Nichols [NOTE: Interviews for this and a companion story that follows were conducted just before the 2010 youth lacrosse season ended in May. With the growing popularity of this sport locally,... [Read more]

STITA Wants Port To Disqualify Yellow From Airport Cab Contract

by Jack Mayne The Port of Seattle has been accused by a taxicab company of violating the state open meeting act and seeks to have the Port restrained from signing a contract with Yellow Cab for exclusive... [Read more]

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Advertiser Westside Foursquare Church Holding Vacation Bible School

New Advertiser Westside Foursquare Church would like our Readers to know about their Vacation Bible School coming up the week of July 12 – 16. Here’s more info: Get ready to set sail for an exciting... [Read more]

Exchange Club Collects More Than 1,600 Rolls Of Toilet Paper For Food Banks

The Exchange Club of Highline recently held a toilet paper drive for area food banks, and they received more than 1,600 rolls of toilet paper, as well as over $300 in cash and checks that they used to... [Read more]

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Advertiser Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Holding Vacation Bible School

New Advertiser Prince of Peace Lutheran Church would like our Readers to know about their Vacation Bible School coming up the week of July 19 – 23. Here’s more info: Ahoy, there, matey! Are you ready... [Read more]

Replacement Planned For Decaying Sylvester Bridge; Expect “Lengthy Closure”

According to the City of Normandy Park’s July/August “City Scene” newsletter, engineers at the City, County, and State levels have decided that a reconstruction project is required for... [Read more]

Burien’s New Animal Care & Control Manager Purrs About Her New Gig

by Ralph Nichols Tyee High School graduate Dr. Leslie Kasper, who came back to the Highline area as a veterinarian, is ready to take the reins of Burien Animal Care and Control on July 1. And right out... [Read more]

With The 4th Approaching, Remember: Fireworks Are Illegal In Burien

The 4th of July is less than a week away, and we’d like to remind our Readers that the setting off of fireworks is prohibited in the city of Burien. While public displays that you may see for free... [Read more]

Steve Richmond Of Garden Cycles At Sustainable Burien’s Next Meeting

Steve Richmond of Garden Cycles will talk about invasive plant issues as it relates to ecosystem health and more at the next Sustainable Burien meeting, at 2pm on Sunday, July 11th at the Burien Library. Steve... [Read more]

Highline Amateur Radio Club Participating In Field Day This Weekend

This weekend, local amateur radio operators (“hams”) from the Highline (Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, SeaTac, Tukwila, as well as the North Highline unincorporated area) Amateur Radio... [Read more]

Audi Expo Car Show Is 5pm Saturday At SW 153rd and 6th SW

The annual Audi Expo Car Show is this Saturday, June 26th, beginning at 5pm at the intersection of SW 153rd and 6th SW in downtown Burien. According to their website, this is “the largest Northwest... [Read more]

Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Puget Sound Seeking Male Volunteers

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound, a donor-supported mentoring organization with programs in King County, is looking for male volunteers to be Big Brothers. According to the organization: Volunteers... [Read more]

Two Themes Dominate Second Shoreline Management Program Forum

by Ralph Nichols “Second verse, same as the first.” So it went for more than three hours, during the second of two public forums on June 21, as city council members heard background presentations... [Read more]

Burien Resident Retiring After 50 Years of Beauty

Story and Photos by Theresa Frasch Long time Burien resident, Jean Holler, is retiring after 50 years of beautifying women. On June 12, 1960 Jean picked up her first pair of scissors at Mr. Lee’s... [Read more]

PHOTO FRIDAY: Scenes from the American Heroes Airshow

Earlier this month, an event billed as the “Nation’s premier helicopter event” was held at Boeing Field. The American Heroes Airshow featured static displays and flying exhibitions from... [Read more]