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The B-Town Blog welcomes its latest Advertiser: Sylvan Learning Center in Burien!
Sylvan Learning Center was founded over 27 years ago with the sole purpose of providing tutoring and supplemental education services to students of all ages (from Pre-K through High School) and all levels.
Affordable tutoring instruction is available in “readin’, ritin’ and ‘rithmetic”, as the [...]

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by Janet Grella
Earlier this week, I went in for my annual mammogram at Highline Diagnostics on SW 160th.
Like most “women of a certain age” (over 40 according to the American Cancer Society), this is something we don’t look forward to.  The squishing, the pain and discomfort of the unnatural-like positions and finally the waiting in a cold [...]

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Alexander Sasonoff grew up in "Rat City" and lived to write about it.
by Scott Schaefer
Alexander Sasonoff is a longtime Burien resident whose acronym could easily be “AAA” - Architect, Artist and now…Author.
Just don’t call him if your car breaks down (although he could probably fix that too…).
Sasonoff, an accomplished local architect, grew up in [...]

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[ October 31, 2008; ]
Here’s a list of some parties and events going on in the greater Burien area this Halloween (Friday) night, with a handy-dandy interactive map at the bottom (if you know of any other parties/events, please email us ASAP and we’ll add it):
BISTRO BAFFI: 15217 21st Ave SW • (206) 244-0737:

Costume contest for diners
First prize is [...]

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The B-Town Blog welcomes its latest Advertiser with molto amore’: Bistro Baffi Italian Cuisine!
Recently, we were at Michael Vujovich’s Bistro Baffi on business – instead of our usual gastronomical adventure – to get background on Burien/Seahurst’s newest white-tablecloth Italian Restaurant (opened in April 2007) for this very article.
At the appointed time (4:48pm), owner/chef Michael pulled [...]

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If you didn’t make it to our Halloween Blog Party at The Mark Restaurant & Bar Tuesday night, you missed scenes like this - Bart “On the Street” Bryan singing “I Wanna Be Sedated” by The Ramones:

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Just a quick reminder – our first-ever Halloween Blog Party will be Tuesday night, Oct. 28th, starting at 6pm at The Mark Restaurant & Bar, located at 914 SW 152nd in Olde Burien!
Costumes are encouraged but not required, so we say…just show up!
Some things to look forward to:

NO COVER CHARGE!
FREE $5 drink/food coupons to the [...]

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[ November 2, 2008; 3:00 pm; ] Former Soundgarden frontman and legendary grunge/rock singer Chris Cornell will be making a rare, FREE in-store performance with Timbaland at a Southcenter phone store in Tukwila on Sunday, Nov. 2nd.

WHEN: Nov 2, 2008, 3pm

WHERE: Verizon Wireless Store, located at 17100 Southcenter Parkway in Tukwila (map below); (206) 575-6242

We spoke with a rep at the [...]

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Yesterday we showed you exclusive video of Gov. Chris Gregoire, and today we’ve got more video of a politician in action – here’s the opening monologue from Congressman Jim McDermott’s stint as Guest Narrator at Sunday’s (Oct. 26) “The Rocky Horror Show” at (BTB Advertiser) Burien Little Theatre.
You may notice audience members shouting as he [...]

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