Bike Fair Organizer Brooks Stanfield Appointed To Burien Planning Commission

by Ralph Nichols Brooks Stanfield, who earlier this month received the city’s 2011 Environmental Leader award (see our coverage here) for organizing the B-Town Bike Fair at last year’s Wild Strawberry... [Read more]

Three Tree Point Fireworks Fund Seeking Sponsors; Kickoff Party Is April 9th

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated and re-posted: It’s one of the highlights of summer in the Burien area – a professionally-produced 4th of July fireworks show at Three Tree Point... [Read more]

Seattle Met Magazine Ranks Burien #18 In Its ‘Best Places’ April Issue

Seattle Met Magazine’s latest issue ranks Burien as #18 in their “The Best Places to Live Now: An insider’s guide to Seattle’s top neighborhoods—now and in the future” cover story. Last... [Read more]

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Real Estate Sponsor PNW Hablamos Espanol! Spanish Seminar on March 26

Last week we sat down with four PNW agents that offer an extra edge when it comes to selling or buying homes for those in our communities that either speak Spanish as their only language or use English... [Read more]

Reminder: Health & Wellness Fair This Saturday At Highline Athletic Club

This Saturday, March 26 you can meet 50 local health and wellness practitioners under one roof at Highline Athletic Club. This event is open to the public and is free. They will have age specific information... [Read more]

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Welcome New Advertiser Burien Digestive Health of HMC

Dr. C. Michael Kramer Jr. We’d like to welcome our newest advertiser, Dr. C. Michael Kramer Jr. He’s the new “Gastro-guy” at Highline Medical Center. In fact, Dr. Kramer’s practice is so... [Read more]

Signups For Burien Bearcats Junior Football & Cheerleading Start April 9th

Burien Bearcats Junior Football is holding signups over the next several weeks, and they’re seeking football players as well as Cheerleaders. Ages of eligibility is 7-14 years old for football players,... [Read more]

North Highline Unincorporated Area Council Seeks Candidates for Election

If you’ve ever thought of serving on the North Highline Unincorporated Area Council, now would be a good time, as the NHUAC is currently accepting applications for six open positions. Elections will... [Read more]

Southcenter Parkway To Be Closed For Construction Starting March 28th

As part of the City of Tukwila’s “Southcenter Access Project,” three major road closures will start on Monday, March 28th, and will not reopen until November, 2011. “The Southcenter Access... [Read more]

SW King County Chamber Of Commerce Names Lynn Wallace New President

After a five-month national search, the Board of Directors of the Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce (we’re members) announced this week that they have chosen Lynn Wallace to be their new... [Read more]

SCAM ALERT: Telephone Scammers Are Again Targeting State Businesses

Scammers posing as Washington Department of Revenue employees are again calling Washington businesses to direct them to a bogus international phone number that charges them for the call, the Department... [Read more]

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Serenza Salon Holding Fundraiser For Japanese Quake Victims

Our friends (and advertisers) at Serenza Salon are holding a fund raiser for the victims of the Japanese earthquake. In addition to donating $5 from every service on Saturday, March 26, concerned B-towners... [Read more]

Want AmazonFresh To Deliver In Burien? Vote Here…

Several BTB Readers (or perhaps clever shills for Amazon) have sent in emails asking us to post this, and, alas, we figured since we posted a story last August to see if anyone wanted a Dick’s Drive-In... [Read more]

City Holding Public Meeting On Proposed Improvements To SW 116th Place

The City of Burien announced Monday (March 21) that it will be holding a public meeting at 7pm on Monday, April 4th, to discuss proposed street and drainage improvements to SW 116th Place (see map below). Total... [Read more]

UPDATE: Deadline To Apply For A Burien Community Garden Plot Is April 1st

Photo by Michael Brunk. UPDATE/CORRECTION 3/22/11 4:30pm: Our previous posting mentioned that the deadline to apply for a Community Garden was May 5th, when in reality it’s APRIL 1st (no foolin’). PREVIOUSLY:... [Read more]

Normandy Park City Council Places Hold On Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

by Ralph Nichols Even as the Legislature continues to consider a bill that would allow medical marijuana dispensaries to do business in the state, a six-month city moratorium has been imposed on locating... [Read more]

Highline Teams Excel At Seattle Robotics Competition

Three teams from local high schools competed this weekend at the March 18-19 FIRST Robotics Competition Seattle Regional. They were part of a field of 100 teams, including two from Turkey, attempting... [Read more]

Celebrate Spring At Herr Backyard With ‘A Walk In The Art’ March 26th

Dianne and Lisa, the “Herr sister-in-laws,” are planning what they hope will be many celebrations of Burien’s local art community with “A Walk in the Art” on Saturday, March... [Read more]