UPDATE: Remember Friday’s “Shots Fired” Incident? It Was An Accident

UPDATE 9/20/10: Remember the “shots fired” incident last Friday (Sept. 17th) that caused several buildings to be locked-down in Normandy Park? Turns out the shooting was accidental. Apparently... [Read more]

Construction Of Burien Transit Center Parking Garage To Begin in October

by Ralph Nichols The official groundbreaking ceremony for the Burien Transit Center parking garage is scheduled for Oct. 23. And by then, work on the King County/Sound Transit Transportation-Oriented Development... [Read more]

Burien/White Center Rotary Honors Founding Member Walt Carsten

by Ralph Nichols Rotarian extraordinaire Walt Carsten received a standing ovation at the Sept. 16 Burien/White Center Rotary Club meeting when Deputy Mayor Rose Clark presented him with a city proclamation... [Read more]

$40,000 Sits Waiting For Winners Of Locally Purchased Lottery Tickets

Don’t wash those blue jeans just yet – check the pockets first. It appears that Sept. 7th was a lucky day, locally, for one or more bettors. According to the “Unclaimed Top Prizes” page on the... [Read more]

“Believe You Can!” Says Cancer Survivor & Brat Trot Finisher Paul Hildebrandt

by Mark Neuman One year ago this month, local resident Paul Hildebrandt was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of a very unfriendly disease: T-cell lymphoma. On Sunday (Sept. 19th), Paul completed... [Read more]

Matt Parker Wins 2010 Brat Trot Race; Here Are The Top 20 Finishers

Burien Realtor Matt Parker, 31, won Sunday’s 2010 5K Brat Trot with a finishing time of 18:00.4. Matt, running shirtless as usual, was one of the first out of the gate, and from what we could tell,... [Read more]

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Saturday’s Wet But Wonderful Arts-A-Glow

Despite a soggy Saturday night (Sept. 18th), the artistic revelry of Burien’s annual Arts-A-Glow Festival lit up downtown Burien, with a good turnout of local artists, musicians, residents and children. Publisher/Editor... [Read more]

Eyes Agog At The Brat Trot Specials At B-Town Burgers & Shakes Today

At today’s Burien Brat Trot, in addition to runners braving the unpredictable summer weather (we’d like to remind our Readers that yes, it’s still officially summer until Wednesday),... [Read more]

REMINDER: Brat Trot Starts At 1pm, Octoberfest Block Party In Olde Burien

REMINDER: The Burien Brat Trot starts at 1pm today, but there will also be lots going on for non-runners, including an Octoberfest-style block party on SW 152nd on Olde Burien. The Brat Trot starts promptly... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Kid’s Day At Burien/Normandy Park Fire Department

This Saturday (Sep 18) the Burien and Normandy Park Fire Department threw open the doors of Station 28 in Burien and invited kids from the local community to come learn about safety while having fun. The... [Read more]

Lake Burien Toxic Algae Levels Continue To Decrease

Dennis Clark, Miller/Walker Creek Basin Steward, sent us an update about levels of the toxic blue-green algae recently found in Lake Burien: On Tuesday, September 14, a water sample was taken from Lake... [Read more]

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Advertiser Pro Se University Holding “EX-Po” Divorce Workshop Sept. 26th

BTB Advertiser Pro Se University wants our Readers to know about an upcoming workshop on Divorce, scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 26th at Statements Tile, located at 6140 6th Ave South in Seattle. Here’s... [Read more]

PHOTO FRIDAY: Spiders. Yes…We Said SPIDERS!

It’s almost Fall (it starts this coming Wednesday, Sept. 22nd), and aside from the changing color of leaves and cooler temps, there’s other evidence that something’s in the air – namely,... [Read more]

Powers Unite With Strength To House Homeless Families In White Center

Story and photos by Nicholas Johnson On an otherwise rainy September day, rays of sun beat down on dozens of area leaders and residents Wednesday (Sept. 15th) as the group gathered at the future site of... [Read more]

Burien’s Octoberfest Coming To Town Square Park Sept. 23 – 26th

Burien’s annual Octoberfest is coming to Town Square Park beginning Thursday, Sept. 23rd through Sunday, Sept. 26th, and will include a beer and wine garden along with an abundance of activities... [Read more]

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This Week’s Prudential NW Open House: Newly Updated 5-Bedroom Home

BTB Real Estate Sponsor Prudential Northwest’s featured Open House for this week is a newly-updated 5-bedroom home in Gregory Heights, located just a block away from the elementary school and a short... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Legendary Seattle Mariner Edgar Martinez Makes His Mark

Legendary Seattle Mariner Edgar Martinez dropped into Burien’s Mark Restaurant and Bar Thursday night (Sept. 16th), promoting his new line of mezcal liquor, called El Zacatecano. Intrepid B-Town... [Read more]

Plot Your Brat Trot Pub Crawl – Here’s The Official, Downloadable Guide/Map

We’re proud to be a sponsor, along with The Tin Room, of Friday night’s Brat Trot Pub Crawl, a fundraiser for the Highline Schools Foundation that’s sure to be a great, fun night celebrating... [Read more]