Your Empress Of Information Is Back And Ready For Summer Reading

by Marilee A. Cogswell Manager, Burien Library Did You Know? Burien Library now has TWO FULL TIME TEEN LIBRARIANS!! They will be pumping up our Teen Program offerings beginning this summer — Here’s... [Read more]

It’s All Relative

This week has been a blur. Memorial Day on Monday, Mariner game on Tuesday, and every spare minute in between those days and right now have been spent stuck in the family tree. Not a literal tree, because... [Read more]

Is Burien Trying To ‘Fast-Track’ The Annexation Of North Highline?

by Scott Schaefer A reliable, well-placed source tipped us off Friday morning (June 3rd), to speculation that the City of Burien may be trying to ‘fast-track’ the annexation of the remaining... [Read more]

Des Moines Farmers Market Opens Saturday; Here’s What To Expect

The Des Moines Waterfront Farmers Market officially opens its season this Saturday, June 4th at 10 a.m. at South Marina Park in Des Moines (between 6-7 miles south of Burien – map below), and here’s... [Read more]

Next Discover Burien After Hours Is Wednesday, June 15th At Piranha Joe’s

Our friends at Discover Burien (we’re members – join here) want our Readers to know that on Wednesday, June 15th, there will be a “Networking B-Town Style” After Hours Event from 5:30pm – 7pm... [Read more]

VIDEO: Carly Henley CD Release Party An Emotional Event For Family, Friends

On Thursday night (June 2nd), there was a special CD release party at Seattle’s Showbox Theater that also served as a tribute to the late Carly Henley, a one-time area resident who committed suicide... [Read more]

FOLLOWUP: Shooting Victim ‘In Good Condition’ According To Commenter

As Burien’s most popular (and now award-winning) daily news source, we’re proud to say that we were all over the scene during Wednesday’s shooting incident, with numerous updates ranging... [Read more]

Normandy Park ‘Geek’ Don Crawley Co-Writes New Technology Book

Normandy Park ‘Geek’ Don R. Crawley has co-written a new book, called ‘The Compassionate Geek: Mastering Customer Service for IT Professionals,’ aimed at helping IT professionals…

Art/Jazz Night Will Benefit Female Victims Of Sex Trafficking June 10

There will be a FREE Summer Art/Jazz Night at Burien’s Evergreen Church from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. on Friday, June 10th at the Evergreen Church, located at 17700 First Avenue South. Money raised from... [Read more]

UPDATE: White Female Pit Mix Lost On South 106th Street Has Been Found

UPDATE 6/3/11 7:30 p.m.: Carmelita Smith sent us an email with some good news – her dog Sati has been found! Here’s a note from her: Sati has been found! Thanks to a good Samaritan who saw her... [Read more]

See The ‘Tour de Friends’ Cruiser Bike At Today’s Farmers Market

We’re all huddled up in our tent at the Burien Farmers Market (open ’til 6pm), right next to the B-Town Bike Fair tent, where this lovely Cruiser Bike is on display: This bike is serving as... [Read more]

Urban Partners Wants More Time To Start New Town Square Development

by Ralph Nichols Two years ago this month, everything was coming up roses at Burien’s new Town Square. Community celebrations heralded grand openings of the Burien City Hall/King County Library building... [Read more]

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Welcome Back Advertiser ‘The Tag Zone’ With A Special FREE Coupon

We’d like to welcome back to the blog returning Advertiser The Tag Zone, and encourage all our funster Readers (and parents of funsters) to use this special, exclusive Coupon that will earn you... [Read more]

Burien High Schoolers Capture Four 2011 State Championships

Kennedy Senior Darian Brooks captures the Boys 100-meter dash in Saturday's state championships. by Nick McNeal CHAMPIONS On Saturday, May 28, the Washington State 2011 High School Track & Field Championships... [Read more]

Next Sustainable Burien Meeting Will Focus On Native Plants June 12th

Sustainable Burien’s next meeting will focus on native plants, and will be held from 2pm – 4pm on Sunday, June 12th at the Burien library. “Our June speaker is Jean Spohn, who will show us... [Read more]

UPDATE: Good News: Stolen Acura Integra Found; Bad News: Engine Missing

UPDATE 6/4/11 7:30 p.m.: Patte Kion emailed us Friday to let us know that her 1995 teal green Acura Integra, which she reported as stolen on Wednesday morning (June 1) has been found. That’s the... [Read more]

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Prudential NW Realty Part Of ‘Nationwide Open House Weekend’ June 4-5

Our Real Estate partners at Prudential Northwest Realty have requested we let all of our Readers know that this weekend may be the best time to buy a house all year, with thousands of Open Houses being... [Read more]

UPDATE: Exclusive Interview With Witness To Shooting Of Woman In Burien

BTB Reporter Mark Neuman was able to track down and interview an eyewitness to Wednesday’s shooting of a woman in her 20s who was shot by a man at the intersection of SW 136th and Ambaum Blvd. SW…