REMINDER: Our Holiday Party Is Two Weeks From Tonight At The Tin Theater!

Click image to see larger version. REMINDER: Our holiday Advertiser and Reader Appreciation Party will be held two weeks from tonight – on Wednesday, Dec. 14th from 5:30 – 7 p.m. at the Tin Theater... [Read more]

Owner Of Hoarded Dogs Rescued In Burien Is Veteran AKC Dog Show Judge

Screengrab from a video of a rescued Chihuahua. by Scott Schaefer As we previously reported (read our coverage, including photos, here), a Burien house was raided Oct. 6, where 38 dogs were rescued, nine... [Read more]

UPDATE: Plan To Consolidate North Burien Libraries Put On Hold – For Now

by Ralph Nichols The King County Library System Board of Trustees voted 4-0 Tuesday night (Nov. 29) to put on temporary hold administration plans to close and consolidate the White Center and Boulevard... [Read more]

REMINDER: Blood Drive At Serenza Salon & Spa Goes Until 4pm Today!

REMINDER: BTB Advertiser Serenza Salon and Spa is holding a Blood Drive in their parking lot TODAY (Wed., Nov. 30) until 4 p.m. “We’re so excited to do something great in our community but... [Read more]

Help Create Healthy Streams For Salmon – 2 Volunteer Opportunities In December

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Help Create Healthy Streams For Salmon – 2 Volunteer Opportunities In December

Elissa Ostergaard, Miller/Walker Creek Basin Steward, wants our Readers to know of two opportunities in December to help create healthy streams for salmon in our area – and Volunteers are needed. The... [Read more]

UPDATE/PHOTOS: New Sylvester Road Bridge Project ‘About Half Way Done’

The Sylvester Road Bridge Project is “just about at the half way point” of construction, with 12 segments of new concrete girders installed recently, according to the King County Department of Transportation…

BREAKING: KCLS Board Votes To Delay Decision On N. Highline Library Closures

After almost three hours of testimony and discussion Tuesday (Nov. 29), the KCLS Board of Trustees voted unanimously to delay proceeding with the closure and consolidation of the White Center and Boulevard... [Read more]

UPDATE: ‘Angry’ Council to Insist KCLS Board Drop Library Consolidation Plans

by Ralph Nichols A “very angry” Burien City Council insisted in a letter Tuesday (Nov. 29) [download PDF here] that King County Library System trustees back away from yet another attempt to close and... [Read more]

Dept. Of Ecology’s Public Meeting On Asarco Cleanup Is Dec. 6th In Des Moines

Ecology's map shows the widespread contamination from the Asarco Plume. The Washington State Department of Ecology will be holding a public meeting on Dec. 6th, as part of its comment period about... [Read more]

See Santa & Firefighters At The Annual Burien Tree Lighting Festival Dec. 7th

Santa arrives on a red fire truck at the 2010 tree lighting ceremony. Photo by Michael Brunk. “It’s that time of year and the Burien Tree Lighting Festival is near,” reminds Jay Smith, proprietor... [Read more]

UPDATE: Owner Reunited With Dog Found On 1st Ave South!

UPDATE 11/29/11: Photographer David Sharpe tells us that the dog he found Monday (Nov. 28) has been reunited with its owners! PREVIOUSLY: Photographer David Sharpe found the dog pictured above Monday... [Read more]

BLT Holding Free Staged Readings Of ‘A Christmas Story’ Dec. 3 & Dec. 10

Burien Little Theatre wants our Readers to know that, as a holiday gift to the audience, they will be hosting free radio-show-style staged readings of the popular family-friendly comedy “A Christmas... [Read more]

Burien City Council Expected To Oppose Latest Move To Consolidate Two Libraries

King County Library System Director Bill Ptacek wants to close both the White Center and Boulevard Park libraries and build a new one. by Ralph Nichols Burien City Council members are expected to ask King... [Read more]

Christmas Ships Will Cruise ‘Round The Area On Two Thursdays In December

The annual Christmas Ship cruises will be launching from the Des Moines Marina and cruising on two consecutive Thursdays in December: Dec. 8th and Dec. 15th. Both cruises depart from the Des Moines Marina... [Read more]

Burien CARES Pet Of The Week Is An Altered Male Jack Russell Named ‘Skippy’

The Burien CARES Animal Control ‘Pet of the Week’ this week is an altered male Jack Russell Terrier named ‘Skippy’: My name is Skippy. I am a Altered Male Jack Russell terrier. I... [Read more]

Des Moines Yacht Club’s Lighted Boat Parade Is This Saturday, Dec. 3rd

The Des Moines Yacht Club’s 2011 Lighted Boat parade will be held this Saturday, Dec. 3rd, cruising between Burien’s Three Tree Point and the boardwalk at Redondo in Des Moines. “We wil... [Read more]

WATERLAND BLOG: Des Moines Woman Killed, 3 Injured In Accident

Our sister site The Waterland Blog is reporting that a 20-year old Des Moines woman was killed, and her three teenage passengers injured in a rollover crash on I-5 in Tukwila Saturday night (Nov. 26). Troopers... [Read more]