Want To Save White Center’s Libraries? Next KCLS Board Meeting Is June 28th

As we’ve previously reported, the King County Library System is seriously considering closing both the White Center and Boulevard Park library branches and consolidating them into one new branch. This... [Read more]

Here’s The Printable Schedule/Map For This Weekend’s Wild Strawberry Festival

Burien Parks released a printable schedule/map to this weekend’s Wild Strawberry Festival (we’re Sponsors), and you can download a PDF here and print it yourself for handy-dandy planning of... [Read more]

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New Kayak Bar And Grill Now Offering Full Breakfast Menu On Weekends

Nick Rondos, Owner of the new Kayak Bar and Grill (located in the Normandy Park Towne Center), wants our Readers to know that they’re now offering a full breakfast menu on Saturdays and Sundays,... [Read more]

POLITICS: Joey Martinez Throws His Hat Into Ring For Burien City Council

Filing closed last Friday (June 10) for candidates running for three open seats on the Burien City Council, and the latest one to send us info is Joey Martinez, who has filed to run for Position No. 4,... [Read more]

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Advertiser Decanter Wines Holding ‘Summer Solstice Wine Party’ June 17-18

BTB Advertiser Decanter Wines will be holding a ‘Summer Solstice Wine Tasting’ party this Friday and Saturday, June 17th and 18th, from 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. Cost is $10, and includes a taste... [Read more]

PHOTO: The Carnival Pulls Into Burien, Scheduled To Open Thursday At 3 p.m.

Workers pulled their big rigs into downtown Burien recently, and have been busy unloading and setting up rides in the empty lot that once housed the Interim Art Space near Town Square. That can only mean... [Read more]

Sylvester Bridge Replacement Contract Awarded; Should Start By ‘End Of June’

As we’re previously reported, replacement work on the aging Sylvester Road Bridge is scheduled to begin as soon as “the end of June,” according to King County, and last through December (a... [Read more]

Burien’s New Animal Care To Start Service Wed.; Finding Facility Tough

by Scott Schaefer The City of Burien announced Tuesday (June 14) that, beginning Wednesday, June 15th, the new non-profit group Community Animal Resource Education Society (‘CARES’) will begin... [Read more]

Environmental Science Center Offering Free Yard Care Workshop July 12th

Join Burien’s Environmental Science Center for a FREE workshop on natural yard care on Tuesday, July 12th from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the Burien Library. Here are the details: WHAT: Natural Yard Care:... [Read more]

REMINDER: Free Bike Tune-Up Wed., ‘Tour de Friends’ Fri., Bike Fair Saturday

REMINDER: With nice weather finally breaking through (we can finally feel the sun’s radiant rays, can you?), it’s a great time of year to dust off your bicycle, slather up, helmet on and... [Read more]

‘Odyssey: The Essential School’ Will Open To Students In Grades 9-12 Next Year

Beginning this fall, ‘Odyssey: The Essential School’ will be open to all students from throughout the Highline School District in grades 9 – 12. To prepare for this, they will be holding... [Read more]

OBITUARY: Jane Matz, 87, Longtime Resident And Discover Burien Volunteer

Longtime Burien resident and Discover Burien volunteer Jane Knight Hendricks Matz, 87, passed peacefully away on Monday, June 6th, 2011, surrounded by her loving family, who followed a tradition of farewells... [Read more]

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Our Latest Advertiser, Element Hardwood Floors, Offering 15% Off Coupon!

We’d like to welcome our latest Advertiser to The B-Town Blog – Element Hardwood Floors, offering a 15% Off Any Service Coupon – and as we do with all our Advertisers, we’re providing a... [Read more]

Burien’s Wild Strawberry Festival Is This Weekend – Here’s What To Expect

Burien’s annual FREE Wild Strawberry Festival is this coming weekend – what will you find at Town Square Park on Saturday and Sunday (June 18-19)?  Take a look! The main Town Square Stage (where... [Read more]

VIDEO: Intern Bryan Charles’ Latest ’3 Frog Bros.’ Cartoon/Comic Episode

B-Town Blog Intern Bryan Charles, of Big Picture High School BTB Intern Bryan Charles, of Big Picture High School, has been very busy lately, working ‘nose-down,’ grinding out original stories... [Read more]

‘Yodeling Dominatrix’ Manuela Horn Doing ‘Bavaria On Acid’ Thursday Night

One of our area’s many talented celebrities (and one of our fave locals) is the Austrian-born, 6’2″ striking blonde Manuela Horn, known to many from her appearance on the TV show ‘America’s... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Scenes From Opening At Relay For Life Of Highline Fundraiser

The annual Relay for Life of Highline fundraiser (we’re Sponsors) for the American Cancer Society kicked off Saturday afternoon (June 11th) at Mount Rainier High School’s track and field. Last... [Read more]

Don’t Miss The Bicycle Scavenger Hunt At The B-Town Bike Fair June 18th!

What do the artist Renoir, Rhode Island Reds, and Washington State Representative Joe Fitzgibbon all have in common? They will all be part of the Bicycle Scavenger Hunt at the B-Town Bike Fair on Saturday,... [Read more]