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NO FOOLIN’: Get 20% Off At Advertiser The Yard Sale’s April Fools’ Day Sale
This isn’t a joke – BTB Advertiser The Yard Sale is holding an April Fools’ Day Sale where you can save 20% off ALL inventory! “I will be running four RANDOM Manager Specials,”... [Read more]
PHOTOS: Local Seniors Compete For Wii Bowling Championship
On Wednesday, March 30, seniors from nine local cities gathered at the Tukwila Community Center to crown a Wii bowling champion. The sixteen teams have been playing for the last four months leading up... [Read more]
No Joke: 405 To Close Starting April Fool’s Night To Remove Bridge
The I-405 freeway will be closed in both directions in Bellevue between NE 8th Street and SR 520 from Friday, April 1 at 11 p.m. to Monday, April 4 at 4 a.m., so crews can remove the old NE 12th Street... [Read more]
Next Sustainable Burien Meeting Will Focus On Food On Sunday, April 10th
Sustainable Burien’s next meeting will focus on food, and will be held from 2pm – 4pm on Sunday, April 10th at the Burien library. “Sustainable Burien will have two speakers on food issues,”... [Read more]
City Of Burien’s Arbor Day Celebration Is April 13th At Seahurst Park
The City of Burien’s Arbor and Earth Day Celebration will start at 11am on Wednesday, April 13th at the South Shelter in Seahurst Park. This year marks the 139th anniversary of Arbor Day, and Burien... [Read more]
Why You Should See Your Neighbor Manuela Horn At Teatro Zinzanni
by Scott Schaefer We had the pleasure recently of seeing our favorite B-Town area neighbor Manuela Horn perform in “Radio Free Starlight,” the current production at Seattle’s Teatro... [Read more]
Food Drive For Highline Area Food Bank In Olde Burien This Weekend
Businesses along SW 152nd in Olde Burien will be holding a Food Drive for the Highline Area Food Bank this weekend from 11am – 5pm, Friday through Sunday. Non-perishable foods (in cans or boxes) and... [Read more]
White Center’s Southgate Roller Rink Lives Again, Will Re-Open April 7th
by Sarah Fox After spending a few years out of commission, the Southgate Roller Rink – a White Center Institution – will reopen its doors the weekend of April 7th, beginning a new chapter in a history... [Read more]
Aviation High School Gets Grant To Train Students As New Media Journalists
The Highline School District announced Tuesday (March 29) that students from Aviation High School “will become reporters, photojournalists, content creators, editors, and publishers of a multimedia... [Read more]
Burien Youth Nonprofit New Futures Holding Benefit Awards Breakfast May 4
Burien nonprofit New Futures, which serves local low-income children, youth and families, will celebrate the academic achievements of four students at a May 4th benefit breakfast honoring the 2011 New... [Read more]
Sponsored Post
Welcome Back Advertiser Yarn Stash
In the past when people heard the word “Knit” or “Crochet” images of a sweet white haired woman rocking away on her porch with the makings of a large afghan or even baby booties for the new addition... [Read more]
VIDEO: Episode #2 Of Shawn Underwood’s ‘Mr. Big And Mr. Small’
BTB Humor Columnist (and published Author) Shawn Underwood is continuing her new assignment for the blog – creating a regular animation she calls “Mr. Big and Mr. Small.” The two main characters... [Read more]
FOUND: ‘Sweet Old Dog’ At SW 143rd & 6th Ave South In Burien
BTB Reader Jennifer informs us that she found a “Sweet Old Dog” (pictured above) at the intersection of SW 143rd and 6th Ave South in Burien. Jennifer says that the tan and white dog has black... [Read more]
Seattle Council Puts North Highline Annexation on Hold; What Will Burien Do?
by Ralph Nichols Will Burien begin moving toward annexation of the remaining North Highline unincorporated area in the next few months? While there is no answer to such speculation at this time, things... [Read more]
Sponsored Post
Welcome Our Latest Advertiser: The Gregory Seahurst Swim Club!
We’d like to welcome our latest Advertiser, the Gregory Seahurst Swim Club, located at 16700 19th Ave SW, right here in Burien’s own Gregory Heights neighborhood. Many people don’t even... [Read more]
Former Miss Burien Returning To B-Town With Band For Friday Gig At Yo’s
Erin Sterling, a longtime resident of Burien, 1979 graduate of Foster High School, and a former Miss Burien (yet not a hydroplane), will be returning on Friday, April 1st to perform with her band “Tupelo”... [Read more]
Vote For Seahurst Park Or Eagle’s View B&B In ‘Best Of Northwest Escapes’
KING5 is holding its “Best of Northwest Escapes,” a contest where viewers vote on what they consider the “best” escape in the northwest, and Burien’s own Seahurst Park and... [Read more]
Burien Police Offering Free Program On Reducing Break-Ins April 12th
The Burien Police Department will be offering a free program on reducing break-ins and other crimes, called “Burglaries & You,” from 7pm – 9pm on Tuesday, April 12th at the Washington... [Read more]
