[ July 4, 2008; 3:00 pm; ] Got patriotic spirit?

Looking for something fun to do until it’s time for fireworks?

Why not join other Burien residents and guests as they watch the 87th Annual Burien Independence Day Parade?

Rain or shine, the annual Parade will begin at 3pm on Friday the 4th, and will last approximately 1-1/2 to 2 hours.

This year the route has […]

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Only two more days until this weekend’s Burien Strawberry Festival (where we’ll have a booth so be sure to drop by and say hi), and here’s another sneak peek music sample […]

 

 "Cheek to Cheek" by Amber Tide [3:38m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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[ June 20, 2008; 4:59 pm; ] Summer officially starts today at 4:59pm, as if it were some kind of anxious cubicle worker trying to sneak out a minute early.

Of course, today will also be our longest day of the year, so we can’t blame ol’ Solstice for wanting to get out early.

According to the all-knowing yet sometimes obvious-defining Wikipedia:
The summer season […]

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BURIEN – Two Highline Public Schools students have been named Governor’s Scholars, and we here at the B-Town Blog extend a double Borat-style thumbs-up with a hearty “High Five!” shouted in a weird accent in their general directions: 

Mary Magdelene (Madel) Rogulj of Global Connections
Byron Maye of HS3

Both received four-year scholarships […]

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Mayor Joan McGilton & Mary Ambaum deLeuw
The dedication and official opening of Jacob Ambaum Park was last Friday, June 13th, and here’s some video of it.
The coolest part of the video (to us at least…) happens around 6:33 when the camera catches 90-year old Mary Ambaum deLeuw, the actual daughter of pioneer Jacob Ambaum!
Mary grew […]

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