Glendale Lutheran School Seeking Vendors For Spring Craft & Plant Sale

Burien’s Glendale Lutheran School is looking for Vendors for its upcoming Spring Craft and Plant Sale, to be held April 16th from 10am – 5pm. They are seeking vendors who would like to sell crafts/art... [Read more]

Your Empress Of Information Says: The Library Has FREE Museum Passes!

by Marilee A. Cogswell Manager, Burien Library Despite what the Groundhog saw recently, it’s still winter out, the perfect time of year to curl up inside with a great book (of which your local library... [Read more]

Could Library Report Signal 1st Step Toward Merging 2 North Burien Libraries?

by Ralph Nichols Burien City Council members will receive a report at tonight’s meeting (7 p.m. Feb. 7) that could have long-term implications for the White Center and Boulevard Park libraries. The... [Read more]

White Center ‘Polite Robber’ Arrested; No Word Yet On If He Thanked Police

From our sister site The White Center Blog: The King County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday (Feb. 7th) that the armed robber dubbed the “polite robber” by local media was arrested at his Top... [Read more]

Meet Rita Norcoss, This Year’s Poverty Bay Wine Festival’s Featured Artist

Click image to see larger version. This year’s Poverty Bay Wine Festival featured artist is Rita Norcoss, a local artist from Federal Way. Her artwork, entitled “Boating Party at Des Moines,”... [Read more]

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Welcome Back Longtime BTB Advertiser Vision Collision!

We’d like to extend a very special “Welcome Back” greeting to longtime BTB Advertiser Vision Collision Auto Body Repair! Amy and husband Michael have years of experience in the auto body... [Read more]

CERT And Homelessness On Agenda For Sustainable Burien Meeting Sunday

Our friends at Sustainable Burien will be holding their monthly meeting this coming Sunday, Feb. 13th, from 2pm – 4pm at the Burien Library, and this month they’ll have two speakers. “As... [Read more]

Burien Little Theatre’s Offbeat ‘The Clean House’ Starts Friday; Plus, A Coupon

Burien Little Theatre will be presenting Sarah Ruhl’s offbeat romantic comedy “The Clean House” beginning Friday, Feb. 11th and continuing through March 6th. The production will be... [Read more]

Bernie & Boys, A North Burien Fixture, Will Be Closing After 16 Years

by Ralph Nichols Tom Salle’s repeated comment to customers at his meat counter says it all. So does a message posted on printer paper around the store. Bernie and Boys, a local fixture in Burien and... [Read more]

Burien, Des Moines Councils Support Highline Schools Levy; Ballots Due Feb. 8

by Ralph Nichols Both the Burien and Des Moines city councils have unanimously endorsed the $188 million replacement levy for Highline schools, which appears on the Feb. 8 special election ballot. Voters... [Read more]

UPDATE: Boy Hit By Truck In White Center Passes Away; Family Needs Help

From our sister site The White Center Blog comes this “call for help” – on Jan. 15th, a 14 year-old boy was seriously injured when he was struck by a pick-up truck in the 10800 block of 26th... [Read more]

Five Years Later, Death Of Woman Found In Burien Remains Unsolved

Five years ago this Sunday, Feb. 6th, marks a very sad and tragic anniversary – that’s when the body of Nicole Pietz was found in a wooded area in Burien. She was the victim of a homicide, and... [Read more]

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This Week’s Prudential Northwest Open House: Desirable 1920 Craftsman

BTB Real Estate Sponsor Prudential Northwest’s Open House for this week is a desirable 1920 Craftsman located in a sought-after downtown Burien location. This home has an ideal covered front porch... [Read more]

Normandy Park Lions Club Forming, Seeking New Members

The Normandy Park Lions Club is forming, and is seeking residents to join. It is the only service club in Normandy Park, and they meet at 7am at Tuscany Des Moines Creek Restaurant on the first and third... [Read more]

PHOTO: Seagull Lands On Transformer, Knocks Out Power, Dies

[EDITOR'S NOTE: The following post contains a gruesome photo taken at the scene of a recent Burien crime. We suggest that this story not be shared with any Readers under the age of 18 16 13 10 7, nor any... [Read more]

INTERN’S VIEW: Gondry’s ‘Green Hornet’ Is The Perfect Superhero Comedy

by Philip Benais The Green Hornet; Directed by Michel Gondry; Starring Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz, Tom Wilkinson and Cameron Diaz. Sometimes a superhero film doesn’t need to challenge our... [Read more]

Chase That Started In Burien Ends In Trooper Almost Being Run Down, Shooting

A Washington State Patrol motorcycle officer fired shots Wednesday afternoon (Feb. 2nd) at a driver of a car stolen near Burien who allegedly tried to run her down as he fled from other officers. Police... [Read more]

Burien Burglary Victim Just Wants Her Irreplaceable Family Videotapes Back

Last Thursday morning (Jan. 27th), a burglary took place in a home in Burien’s Gregory Heights neighborhood, and the victim has approached us about getting something irreplaceable back – a box... [Read more]