Fire Breaks Out On Boat Off Three Tree Point On First Day Of Summer

On a lovely, sunny and clear first day of summer 2011 (Tuesday, June 21), a local Three Tree Point resident decided to take his boat out on the sound. Sounds good, huh? Well, all was well and good until... [Read more]

Standing Room Only As Tassels Turn: Highline Seniors Receive Diplomas Today

Story & Photos by Mark Neuman Over 250 seniors, comprising the 86th graduating class of Burien’s Highline High School, received their diplomas on a sunny first day of summer (June 21) at Highline... [Read more]

VIDEO: Celebrate Summer With A Time Lapse Video Of Burien’s ‘Carnival Days’

Summer has officially begun in the Northern Hemisphere! (and yes, last time we checked…that includes Burien…) What better way to celebrate it than by watching a time lapse video shot from Burien... [Read more]

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PHOTOS: Serenza Salon Welcomes First Customer To New Location

On the first day of Summer (Tuesday, June 21) at 8:30 a.m., BTB Advertiser Serenza Salon & Spa (formerly Marketplace Salon) officially welcomed its first customer to its new location, as owner Daniel... [Read more]

Mike Martin ‘Starting…Undeclared Cold War’ Against BEDP – Doug Moreland

Doug Moreland, one of the founding members of the City of Burien’s Economic Development Partnership (BEDP), as well as a longtime resident and practicing attorney, read a letter to the City Council…

PHOTOS: No, That Wasn’t A Spill Off Three Tree Point Today, It Was Algae

BTB Reader Denise Vandenbroek sent us a note through our Facebook Page this afternoon asking us if we “knew anything about a spill off Three Tree Point’s north side.” Curious, we asked... [Read more]

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Advertiser Matt Griffin YMCA Waiving All Joining Fees This Coming Weekend!

BTB Advertiser Matt Griffin YMCA wants our Readers to know of a very special offer they’re having this coming weekend (June 24-26): they’re waiving all Joining Fees! “This is your last... [Read more]

Burien City Council Expected To Take First Step Towards Annexation Tonight

by Ralph Nichols A potential annexation of North Highline comes before the city council tonight (Monday, June 20) as round two of bringing the unincorporated area into Burien gets underway. Opponents of... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Wild Strawberry Festival Wraps Up With Rainless Sunday

The final day of this year’s Wild Strawberry Festival took place under skies that looked a bit threatening at times but parted to allow occasional glimpses of blue sky and perhaps one or two rays... [Read more]

Annexation, Possible ‘Vision’ Approval & More On Monday’s Council Agenda

There are some very interesting items on the agenda for Monday night’s Burien City Council meeting (download and read the full packet here, PDF file). As always, we encourage our Readers, as well... [Read more]

PHOTOS: A Damp Day One At Burien’s Wild Strawberry Festival

Burien’s annual Wild Strawberry Festival kicked off under what is becoming the traditional gray, rainy skies. The best anyone could come up with was, “At least it’s not as bad as last... [Read more]

PHOTOS: A Cruise Through The Wild Strawberry Fest On A ‘Conference Bike’

We’re ‘blogging live’ from the opening day of Burien’s Wild Strawberry Festival (find us next to the main stage all weekend), where Publisher/Editor Scott Schaefer managed to hitch... [Read more]

UPDATE: Tour de Friends Bike Raffle Postponed, Will Be Held Wed. Night

We just ran into Tour de Friends Organizer John Nelson at the Wild Strawberry Festival, and found out that Friday night’s fundraiser for Burien’s Para Los Niños, considered a success, had... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Workers Pave Ambaum Friday Night For Smooth Weekend Driving

As we were out and about cruising around B-Town on our bikes for the Tour de Friends Fundraiser for Para Los Niños (we were Sponsors) Friday night, we couldn’t help but notice construction workers... [Read more]

The Cat’s That

  As mentioned in a previous column, I am in a blended family.  Beyond the standard of his/mine when it comes to kids, we have a his/mine/ours regarding the matter of pets. Upon our marriage last... [Read more]

Got Clogs? City Of Burien Wants You To Check & Report Drainage Issues

Late Friday, the City of Burien announced that it is asking residents to check and report any drainage problems on their property, or in their hoods or other areas. It’s all part of a plan to update... [Read more]

Another Underage Driver Busted; This Time, 14-Year Old Boy Causes Crash

Two weeks ago, we reported about a 13-year old boy getting busted for driving his drunk Dad in SeaTac; today comes word from the Washington State Patrol that a 14-year old boy drove his mother’s car... [Read more]

REMINDER: Tour de Friends, Strawberry Fest, Car Show & More This Weekend

With summer on the horizon, it’s looking like this weekend may be one of the busiest ones in B-Town in quite a while, and to assist our Readers in choosing what to do, we’ve put together this... [Read more]