B-TOWN BIZ: New Party Store Opening In Normandy Park Saturday

A new party store will be opening in Normandy Park this Saturday, Aug. 21st – A Perfect Party – in the location that formerly housed Manhattan Drug at 17833 1st Ave South. The party will go from 11am... [Read more]

Grand Central Bakery’s Friday Opening Will Benefit Two Local Charities

When Grand Central Bakery holds its grand opening of its new Burien location this Friday, Aug. 20th, it will donate a portion of the opening day’s proceeds to two local charities – the Highline Area... [Read more]

Burien Little Theatre Seeking Scripts For Bill & Peggy Hunt Playwrights Fest

Our friends at Burien Little Theatre sure are busy lately, ramping up for their new production and now, putting a call out for script for the 2010 Bill and Peggy Hunt Playwrights Festival, which will be... [Read more]

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BTB Advertiser Piranha Joe’s Introduces Sunday Brunch This Sunday

Our friend Joe over at BTB advertiser Piranha Joe’s has great news for our Readers who just love breakfast + lunch = brunch. And it all starts at Joe’s this Sunday, Aug. 22nd. According to... [Read more]

Burien Little Theatre Auditioning For Male Singers, Woodwind Player

Our friends at Burien Little Theatre want our Readers to know that they’re still seeking folks to audition for their upcoming “Reefer Madness: The Musical” – they need male chorus members... [Read more]

PHOTO: Forest Fire Smoke Adds Dramatic Effect To Saturday’s Sunset

Smoke from a forest fire burning in the Olympic National Forest (or perhaps Westport?) added dramatic shapes and colors to Saturday night’s sunset, as evidenced in the photo below submitted by BTB... [Read more]

Dozens Swim Across Chilly Puget Sound For Worthy Local Cause

On Saturday morning (Aug. 14), 41 brave swimmers donned wetsuits and bathing caps, then slowly waded out into the chilly Puget Sound from Des Moines Beach Park, where they then swam 2.3 miles to Point... [Read more]

REMINDER: City Council’s Special Meeting Is At 6pm Monday, Aug. 16th

Because of some recent confusion over start times, we’d like to remind our Readers that the Burien City Council’s special meeting on Monday, Aug. 16, will begin at a special time – 6... [Read more]

B-Town Undercover: Neighborhood Tracker

by Shawn Underwood Something strange has been happening in the hood. Tom and I were driving home from a friend’s home the other night when I noticed a raccoon crossing the road. ‘Watch out for that... [Read more]

FOUND: Big Black Dog At Criminal Justice Training Center – Is He Yours?

BTB Contributor Jim Branson sends us word about a dog that was recently found at the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Center (at 19010 First Ave South), after eluding capture for “about... [Read more]

Union Gospel Mission’s Garage Sale Finishes Up Saturday, Aug. 14th

Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission is holding a Garage Sale this weekend, with the final day Saturday, Aug. 14th from 10am – 3pm, at their location at 3800 South Othello Street. Here are the details: WHAT:... [Read more]

ChoralSounds Northwest Hosting Two Community “Sings” On Aug. 17 & 24

Burien’s ChoralSounds Northwest will host two open community “Sings” on Tuesday, Aug. 17th and Tuesday, Aug. 24th, from 7pm – 8:30pm at St. Bernadette’s, located at 1028 SW 128th. ChoralSounds... [Read more]

Two Park Cleanups Going On In Burien This Weekend

As is usually the case in Burien, there are volunteer park cleanups going on this weekend, with two of note: 1. SHOREWOOD PARK: Saturday 8/14/10, 10 am-12 pm: The Shorewood event is scheduled at Shorewood... [Read more]

Donors Needed For Blood Drive Saturday At Iglesia Ni Cristo In Burien

Burien-based church Iglesia Ni Cristo, located at 207 SW 150th Street (across from Chase Bank), is holding a Blood Drive this Saturday, Aug. 14th, from 9am – 3pm. The summer months are a particularly... [Read more]

WEATHER ALERT: Smog Warning Issued For This Weekend

The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency issued a warning for “high levels of ozone pollution” (smog) for both King and Pierce counties, and are forecasting levels to reach “Unhealthy for Sensitive... [Read more]

X-Treme Sausage To Rappel From Skyscraper For Special Olympics Saturday

Sam the Sausage (aka “Super-Brat”) is not your average sausage. A self-described “high-powered” attorney, he is a senior partner at “Dudley, Winston and Brat,” a prominent Seattle firm know... [Read more]

REMINDER: Still Time To Register For Cox Financial’s Benefit Golf Tournament

BTB Advertiser Cox Financial would like to remind our Readers that there’s still time to register for their 2nd Annual Rotary Golf Tournament on Thursday, Aug. 26th, which will benefit the Matt Griffin... [Read more]

Burien Woman Bit By Marathon Bug, Runs One A Week For Full Year

by Rachel M. Lusby Burien resident Tamara Mackey is not only a strong and active member of the business community, she is also an avid marathon and half marathon “fanatic” who ran 52 half-marathons... [Read more]