Welcome to the B-Town Blog, a website devoted to local News, Events and more for Burien, WA. If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed or sign-up for our Free Weekly Event Newsletter. If you have a news tip or story idea, please

Popularity: 28% [?]

[ August 16, 2008; 12:00 pm; ]

Good ol’ B-Town is definitely a party place, or so it seems every summer when SW 152nd gets closed down for not one, but at least two block par-tays, one of which is coming up Sat. Aug. 16th, from Noon-10pm.
That’s right – it’s time for Burien’s annual “Hot August Nite” which will feature:

Classic Cars (from [...]

Popularity: 18% [?]

[ August 8, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. September 12, 2008; 6:30 pm; ]

The Burien Arts Association is hosting an opening reception this Friday, Aug. 8th, from 7pm-9pm at the Burien Arts Gallery , located at 421 SW 146th Street (amongst the tall trees of Dottie Harper Park) for their latest exhibits, which will feature:

“Silver & Oil,” described as “Conceptions of Landscape by Photographer John S. Lewis and [...]

Popularity: 12% [?]

B-Town Blog Advertiser and longtime Burien winery E.B. Foote Winery has just announced that they are now selling wines online.
From their press release:
Gas prices getting you down?
Want to enjoy E. B. Foote wines but can’t get to the winery? 
You can now order E. B. Foote wines online! 
The Current Releases page of our website [...]

Popularity: 17% [?]

[ July 25, 2008; 1:00 pm; ] James Park, Dan Tamburelli and Janel Stoneback of Burien’s Emerald City Smoothie are opening their second store this Friday, at the remodeled Southcenter in Tukwila.

From Janel’s press release:
Please come join us this Friday for the grand opening of Emerald City Smoothie Westfield Southcenter.
James Park, Dan Tamburelli and myself have worked very hard and it has [...]

Popularity: 18% [?]

Another Thursday, another fine Farmer’s Market day in good ol’ B-Town.
Where else can you stroll and shop within earshot of the melodic cock-a-doodle-doo’s of live roosters (they’re in the back of Hayes Feed Store just up the alley)?
Where else can you buy fresh organic produce from local farmers?
Where else can you buy handmade kid’s picnic [...]

Popularity: 13% [?]

[ July 23, 2008; 3:30 pm; ] Bonnie at The Yarn Stash tells us that they’re very excited to have world-renowned Author Debbie Macomber slated to appear in-store this coming Wed. July 23rd, from 3:30pm on at their store located at 615 SW 152nd Street.

According to Debbie’s website:
Debbie Macomber has written 160 novels, including BACK ON BLOSSOM STREET, SUSANNAH’S GARDEN, A GOOD [...]

Popularity: 12% [?]

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 boys were so overwhelmed that they donated their second (and final, [...]

Popularity: 24% [?]

(click on graphic to download PDF Poster suitable for printing/posting)
Don’t forget – tonight (Wed. July 16th) is the Burien Fire Victims Fundraiser Auction at Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub, located at 435 SW 152nd Avenue in downtown Burien (phone: 206.246.2473).
What to expect:

6pm: Doors open
6pm: Silent auction starts
6pm: Live music from The Daddios starts
7:30pm: Live auction [...]

Popularity: 36% [?]

The Olde Burien Street Party took over an entire two blocks of SW 152nd from Noon-midnight today, and here are some of the highlights via photos:

Here’s Burien City Councilmember Gordon Shaw getting dunked in the Kiwanis/Discover Burien dunk tank:

Here’s Burien legend Dean Parkins gettin’ splashed:

And Burien Arts Association Executive Director Erin Williamson proves that she’ll [...]

Popularity: 23% [?]