A couple of weekends ago, we posted notice of a “Tree Gleaning” effort planned for a group of apple trees near SW 128th and SR-509.
Today, we just got this word on results of that job from Suzanne Greive of Sustainable Burien:
Sustainable Burien’s recent apple tree gleaning with Community Harvest of South Seattle (CHOSS) netted around [...]

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[ October 18, 2008; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Photos by Brett Fish"][/caption]

The Coho Salmon you see above was photographed at the “Fish House” in Miller Creek (ironically enough by longtime resident Brett Fish) and stands as a signal that yes indeed, the stewardship of both Miller and Walker Creeks is working!

But it’s not over – Sat. Oct. 18th your [...]

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[ October 18, 2008; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] The monthly Shorewood Park gardening/cleanup event is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 18th, from 10 am-12 pm.

No need to RSVP on this one – please just show up if you’re interested, and bring your trusty pruners and gloves if you have them.

Shorewood Park is located at 28th Avenue SW and SW 118th Street (follow Ambaum [...]

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[ October 22, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ]
Our friends at the Highline School District tell us they’re holding a special event on Wed. Oct. 22nd called “Life After High School” at Mt. Rainier High School in Des Moines (located at 22450 19th Ave South) from 6pm - 8:30pm.
It’s targeted at both middle and high school students, and will include:

80 college and [...]

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We’ve all seen, heard and felt the rumblings of the roller coaster ride of an economy, job losses and other signs of the apocalypse, but it really hits harder when you find out your own neighbors are going hungry.
The Highline Area Food Bank, which serves most of Burien, is in dire need now, as their [...]

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The White Center Blog's Bart "On The Street" Bryan (left) lent a hand (and extendable grabbing thingy) to the Rat City Roller Girls as they cleaned up 16th Ave SW Saturday.
Our sister site The White Center Blog reports that everyone’s favorite sk8ers – the Rat City Roller Girls – spent most of Saturday (Oct. 11th) [...]

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Tracy LeMoine, of Shining Star Massage Therapy, will do the annual Stair Climb for CF on Dec. 4th.
At the B-Town Blog, we always back up our Advertisers, and we are more than happy to send along some info from Tracy LeMoine, of Shining Star Massage Therapy.

Tracy, as well as being a small business owner and [...]

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[ October 18, 2008; 5:30 pm; ] In these tough and uncertain economic times, our friends at the White Center Food Bank would like to remind everyone of their upcoming Fourth Annual Harvest Dinner and Auction.

It’ll be Saturday, Oct. 18 at South Seattle Community College’s Brockey Center (map below).

“This Harvest Dinner and Auction is more important than ever for us,” said [...]

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[ October 12, 2008; 2:00 pm; ] Sustainable Burien’s Food Pod is seeking volunteers for a “Tree Gleaning” this Sunday, Oct. 12th at 2pm.

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Personally, we hadn't heard of "gleaning" relating to food before (pardon our ignorance folks but hey, at least we're honest) so we looked it up; here's how Wikipedia defines it:
Gleaning is the act of collecting leftover crops [...]

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by Janet Grella
High winds and intermittent rain showers kept many people away, but it didn’t dampen the spirits of the 20 Burien businesses who hosted “Ladies Day Out” on Sat. Oct. 4th on SW 152nd in Burien.
Participants in the event purchased pink bandannas from participating businesses to enjoy special discounts all day and into [...]

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