INTERN’S VIEW: ‘Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows’: An Entertaining Appetizer

by Philip Benais Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part One: Directed By David Yates; Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter and Alan Rickman. Harry... [Read more]

Keep Up With The Latest Burien Crimes On The City’s New Crime Map

Screen grab of the new Burien CrimeReports page. Check out the functioning version at http://www.b-townblog.com/crime. The City of Burien recently signed on with a service called CrimeReports.com, and... [Read more]

Rain-Soaked Hill Causes Mudslide To Slam House Near Three Tree Point

Photo Courtesy J. Nelson. On Sunday (Dec. 12th), a mudslide sent numerous pieces of a retaining wall into a home in the 2300 block of SW 172nd, near Burien’s Three Tree Point neighborhood. According... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Scenes From The Weekend Deluge And Subsequent Flooding

The much-anticipated “Pineapple Express” torrential “river” of rain hit the Burien area hard over the weekend, causing local flooding of creeks, a landslide, newly-formed ponds... [Read more]

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Free Delivery Tuesdays Start Next Week At Advertiser Burien Sand & Gravel

Advertiser Burien Sand and Gravel has announced “FREE Delivery Tuesday” on all yard material which includes gravel, sand, topsoil, compost and bark. This promotion will run for a limited... [Read more]

Happy Birthday To Us – The B-Town Blog Is 3 Years Old Today!

Three years ago today (Dec. 11, 2007, to be exact), from a humble dining room table in a home in Burien, The B-Town Blog came unto this planet, chock full of hopes and dreams of informing, entertaining... [Read more]

New Ross Dress For Less To Open In Former Office Depot Spot

According to the packet for Monday’s Burien City Council meeting (Dec. 13th), a new Ross “Dress For Less” department store will be opening soon at the space formerly occupied by Office... [Read more]

ADVISORY: ‘Flood Watch’ Weather Advisory Issued For This Weekend

The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a “Flood Watch” weather advisory, effective from Saturday afternoon (Dec. 11th) through Monday afternoon (Dec. 13th). Between 1 to 3 inches... [Read more]

Patient Suing Burien Nursing & Rehab For $1.4 Million For Loss Of His Leg

The Seattle P-I is reporting that a local nursing-home patient who fell in his room and landed on a baseboard heater and subsequently suffered burns so severe that he had to have his leg amputated, is... [Read more]

No Evidence Offered At Hearing That Larger Buffers Better Protect Waterfront

by Ralph Nichols If there was really any question about the primary focus of state regulators as they review Burien’s updated Shoreline Master Program (SMP), it was settled at Wednesday night’s (Dec.8)... [Read more]

LETTER: New Sylvester Bridge ‘Unsafe’, ‘Example Of Poor Engineering’

The new Sylvester Road bridge is an example of poor engineering in regards to pedestrian safety and use considerations. The new bridge design has the bridge sidewalk on the west side instead of the current... [Read more]

Normandy Park Mayor Earns ‘Advanced Certificate of Municipal Leadership’

Normandy Park Mayor George Hadley at last year's "Cove to Clover" starting line. George Hadley, Mayor of the City of Normandy Park, recently received an Advanced Certificate of Leadership... [Read more]

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This Week’s Prudential NW Open House: Well-Maintained Home On Cul-De-Sac

BTB Real Estate Sponsor Prudential Northwest’s featured Open House for this week is a well-maintained one level home at the end of a friendly cul-de-sac in Des Moines. There’s a breakfast bar... [Read more]

Free Reading Of ‘A Christmas Story’ Will NOT Put Your Eye Out Saturday At BLT

Our friends at Burien Little Theatre want our Readers to know that, in addition to the continuing run of “Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis” (read our Review here) they will be staging a... [Read more]

Burien Homeowners, Ecology At Odds Over Shoreline Buffers At Hearing

by Ralph Nichols It didn’t take long for homeowners along Burien’s marine shoreline to have their concerns confirmed at a Dec. 8 public hearing by the Department of Ecology on the city’s recently... [Read more]

Burien’s ‘Bob The Barber’ To Retire, Head South Toward Warmer Weather

On a Saturday afternoon Bob Sheen’s barber shop is alive with the sound of a college football game on TV and men in their 50s telling stories and sharing laughs. Sheen and his partner John each fine tune the cuts they’ve given the men in their chairs as two other men wait their turn…

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Parkside Elementary PTA’s Christmas Tree Fundraiser Is Saturday

Need a Christmas tree? How about a hostess gift or some festive decorations? Want to help a good cause? Come out and support Parkside Elementary PTA’s Holiday Evergreen Fundraiser this Saturday... [Read more]

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Have Yourself A Merry Big Discount At Advertiser Economy Wiring/YB Tubless

Friend of the blog and Advertiser Economy Wiring / YB Tubless sends along to our hearty Readers a great idea for a holiday gift to yourself and family. “Federal tax credits for installing certain energy... [Read more]