Final Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden Care Patrol Of Year Is TODAY

The final Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden Care Patrol for 2011 will be this Tuesday, Dec. 6th from Noon – 4 p.m., and they’re looking for volunteers! Here’s more from an email: Calling all... [Read more]

B-TOWN BIZ: Germaine’s Country Kitchen Is On The Move

Germaines will be moving from its location on Ambaum Blvd. SW at the end of December. by Guy Harper Ever had the hankerin’ for a hearty breakfast of three eggs, hash browns, toast and coffee on one of... [Read more]

Burien Goodwill Offering Free Classes; Registration Goes Through Dec. 12

Burien Goodwill will be offering FREE training classes in English, Computers, GED Preparation, Math, Customer Service and Citizenship, with registration continuing through Monday, Dec. 12. The eight-week... [Read more]

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Book Now To Get Your 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. You can call it a “virtual”... [Read more]

Firefighters Seeking Donations To ‘Light Up The Holidays’ For Needy Families

Santa John Nielsen follows volunteers to the next delivery during last year The Burien/Normandy Park Fire Department is seeking donations for their annual “Light Up The Holidays” outreach program for... [Read more]

Two Caught After Fleeing From Hit-And-Run In Burien Monday Morning

Around 9:43 a.m. Monday morning (Dec. 5) we got the following email from BTB Reader Diana Holman: FYI, there’s a helicopter swirling overhead…around 1st Ave SW and 128th…near Puget Sound Park, and... [Read more]

Group Formed To Negotiate Changes In Burien’s Shoreline Plan With Ecology

by Ralph Nichols Burien’s five-member working group, which will negotiate changes to the city’s Shoreline Master Program (SMP) required by the state Department of Ecology, has now been named. Appointed... [Read more]

Have ‘reasons to be pretty’? Then Audition For Burien Little Theatre Dec. 13

Our friends at Burien Little Theatre want our Readers to know that they’ll be holding auditions for the comedy-drama “reasons to be pretty,” written by Neal LaBute, on Tuesday, Dec. 13 from 7... [Read more]

UPDATE: 14-Month Old Hit By Glass From Drive-By Shooting In Burien Sun.

UPDATE 5 p.m. 12/4/11: The Seattle P-I is reporting that a 14-month-old boy was sprayed by glass from a window broken during a drive-by shooting Sunday afternoon at a Burien home. The boy was not hurt... [Read more]

CARES Pets Of The Week: Very Happy Border Collie & Cuddly, Mellow Cat

The Burien CARES Animal Control ‘Pets of the Week’ this week are a female border collie named ‘Rose’ and a cat named ‘Janie’: My name is Rose. I am a Female White Border... [Read more]

VIDEO: Recognize This Guy? He Smashed A Burien Resident’s Car Early Friday

Early Friday morning (Dec. 2), a crime was committed in Burien’s Three Tree Point neighborhood – what appears to be a young man smashed up a parked car in the 16500 block of Maplewild, causing... [Read more]

Next Sustainable Burien Meeting Will Be A Holiday Potluck & Roundtable

Sustainable Burien’s next meeting will be a holiday potluck and roundtable discussion from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11th at the Burien library. “Bring something to share – food and... [Read more]

Your Empress Of Information Says Look To Your Library For Gift Of Reading

by Marilee A. Cogswell Manager, Burien Library To know where you can find anything, that in short is the largest part of learning. ?- Anonymous (Look to Your Library!) Did You Know? Burien Library has... [Read more]

B-TOWN HAPS: Holiday Pottery Sale, ‘Inspecting Carol,’ Lighted Boats & More

Lots of great holiday-related events happening in the area this weekend, from Saturday’s Winterfest, to BLT’s ‘Inspecting Carol,’ to a lighted boat parade, a ‘Winter Wonderland’... [Read more]

FEEL GOOD FRIDAY: Paradise…FOUND!!

by Dave Markwell Every year my Rotary Club donates dictionaries to all of the third graders in our city. Distributing the books to the students is always a neat event. It is fun seeing all of the young... [Read more]

PHOTO FRIDAY: Natural Fall Beauty In Burien’s Eagle Landing Park

BTB Contributor Jim Branson sent us the following photos he shot in Burien’s Eagle Landing Park, showcasing nature’s amazing beauty this time of year (click images to see larger versions): #gallery-1... [Read more]

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This Week’s Prudential NW Open House: Large & Beautiful Home For $349,000

BTB Real Estate Sponsor Prudential Northwest’s Open House for this week is a large and beautiful home with lots of space. The home has 2,130 square feet of finished living space with 4 bedrooms –... [Read more]

READER PHOTO: Fall Colors Ablaze In Tree At Burien Community Center

From Vino Bello’s Michele Smith comes this pic showing Fall colors ablaze on a tree in the parking lot of the Burien Community Center at 14700 6th Ave SW: Have a cool photo you’d like to share... [Read more]