Highline School District Wins National Award For New Logo

Highline Public Schools announced this week that they have received a MarCom Gold Award for logo development and design for their new branding: The competition, sponsored by the Association of Marketing... [Read more]

King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg Stops By The B-Town Blog For A Chat

King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg stopped by the B-Town Blog office in Olde Burien for an interview recently, at our invitation. We covered several topics, including Operation Center of Attention…

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Highline Christian Church’s ‘Outdoor Living Nativity’ Will Be Dec. 16-17

Burien’s Highline Christian Church will be holding seven performances of ‘The Outdoor Living Nativity’ in the parking lot of its campus the weekend of Dec. 16 and 17. “Merry Christmas... [Read more]

WATERLAND BLOG: Arrest Made In Murder Of Jayme Thomas

From our sister site The Waterland Blog: The Des Moines Police Department announced early Thursday (Dec. 8th) that they had made an arrest for the murder of Jayme Thomas. “Through tips and leads... [Read more]

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Last Chance To Get Photos With Santa At Advertiser Photography By Steven

Imagine having photos with Santa without waiting in line at the mall or downtown in bad weather. This year it’s happening right here in Burien at Photography by Steven. But you’d better act fast... [Read more]

Highline School District Gets $20,000 Grant To Improve Burien’s Moshier Field

Young athletes will have an additional practice field at Burien’s Moshier Park, thanks to a $20,000 matching grant from King County as well as contributions from the city, the school district, and the... [Read more]

Truck Dumps Frozen Fish Into Duwamish Wednesday, Causing Major Flap

The Washington State Department of Transportation is reporting that a semi-tractor trailer truck went over the roadway and dumped its load of frozen fish into the Duwamish River, near the intersection... [Read more]

Real Estate Sponsor Prudential NW Realty Sold, But It’s ‘Business As Usual’

On Tuesday (Dec. 6), big news hit our Real Estate Sponsor Prudential Northwest Realty – they had been purchased by Brookfield Residential Property Services in a transaction that includes both their Real... [Read more]

1st Ave South Improvement Project Likely To Cause Lane Closures Dec. 12-23

The City has begun its improvement project along 1st Avenue South, between SW/S 146th and SW/S 140th Street, which means that there will likely be lane closures between 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. between Monday,... [Read more]

Hospitality House Receives $1,000 Grant From Burien Windermere Office

The Burien office of Windermere Real Estate has given a $1,000 grant to Hospitality House, a non-profit homeless shelter for women located in Burien. Hospitality House has been open every night since 2000,... [Read more]

REMINDER: Our Food Drive Holiday Party Is Next Wednesday Night!

Click image to see larger version. REMINDER: Our holiday Advertiser and Reader Appreciation Party is just one week from tonight – Wednesday, Dec. 14th from 5:30 – 7 p.m. – at the Tin Theater in Olde... [Read more]

Normandy Park Christian’s Drive-Thru Nativity Story Is This Weekend

Normandy Park Christian Church certainly has one of the more unusual, innovative and entertaining holiday displays in the area – a Drive-Through Nativity Story – which runs this coming weekend, Dec.... [Read more]

Donate Toys For Tots At Normandy Park Towne Center Through Dec. 14

The 2011 Toys for Tots Collection is now taking place at the Normandy Park Towne Center through December 14th, where new unwrapped toys can be dropped off daily from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. New owner Tom... [Read more]

Local Teachers Go MAD Over Grants From Highline Schools Foundation

The Highline Schools Foundation awarded $31,608 in Excel/MAD grants to 54 teachers at 30 different schools at Highline Public Schools this week. The Foundation’s Excel Grant program was created to support... [Read more]

Help The Needy While Singing Along At Dueling Piano Holiday Food Drive Sunday

A total of 176 piano keys will be banged on by 20 fingers over two shows in a rather unusual benefit sponsored by Burien’s Three Tree Community Church this Sunday, Dec. 11 – a Dueling Piano Holiday... [Read more]

Seahurst Beach Closed Due To A Sewage Spill Tuesday; 2nd Time In 3 Months

Not that anyone would be swimming in this chilly near-winter weather, but on Tuesday (Dec. 6) the state Department of Ecology’s King County Health District closed the swimming beach at Seahurst... [Read more]

‘Latinos On The MOVE’ To Use Maps, Stories On Smoke-Free Areas In Burien

Leaders of Burien’s Latino community, along with public health experts and elected officials will meet this Wednesday, Dec. 7th to view locally-created digital stories and discuss ways to support and... [Read more]

OBITUARY: Dr. Wilbur Chinn, DO, MD, Longtime Local Doctor

Dr. Wilbur Chinn, DO, MD, 1924 – 2011 Wilbur Chinn was born March 22, 1924 in Portland, OR and died on Nov. 22, 2011 at his home in Seattle, surrounded by his family. He attended Broadway High School... [Read more]