Welcome to the B-Town (Burien) Blog. Please subscribe to our RSS feed, sign up for our weekly Event Newsletter, or Register to Comment on stories. Thanks!Scene of the tragic June 29th arsonAfter taking in an estimated 300+ truck fulls of goods, the Burien Fire Victims Donation Center (located at 156 SW 152nd Street) is now […]

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According to the Seattle P-I, members of a family that lived at the arson-burned Tara Apartments in Burien are suing their landlord, claiming they did little to prevent the fire that destroyed the building and killed their 8-year old child and two other people.

Former residents Jamie Cisneros and Martha Velazquez lost their 8-year-old son, Edgar […]

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Just because the Burien Fire Victims Fundraiser is over doesn’t mean the victims don’t need any more help – quite the opposite really, as at least six families are still in need of regular shelter.
We met several victims at last Wednesday’s fundraiser auction, and we sincerely felt their pain.
They’re mostly all still suffering from the […]

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Beaucoup kudos to one and all in B-Town (and beyond) who turned out, donated, bought, ate, drank and had fun at last night’s Fire Victims Fundraiser at Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub - you raised over $10,500!

Some of last night’s highlights:

14 fire victims were there, and got their entire night’s food and drink comped […]

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The Burien Fire Victims Auction at Mick Kelly’s was a huge success.UPDATE 7/17 10am: Last night’s Fire Victims Fundraiser brought in approximately $10,500!

Way to go B-Town!
Some of last night’s highlights:

Mick Kelly’s co-owners Mick Purdy and Adrian Kelly’s generous donation of one of their beloved soccer balls autographed by soccer superstar Pele sold for $825. The […]

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