[ September 6, 2008; 6:00 pm; ] We’ve been working hard behind the scenes on this for a while, and are proud to finally be able to make this official announcement:

That’s right folks – Saturday, Sept. 6th, from 6pm on, the B-Town Blog is sponsoring B-Town BlogstockAPaloooza, an outdoor music stage in Olde Burien at the annual Burien Artwalk (aka “Arts A-Glow”).

We’ll […]

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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!According to Michele Smith of Vino Bello, Tuesday night’s “Burien Battles Cancer” fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation raised over $10,000.
47 prizes were donated and sold, bringing […]

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The traffic webcam view above is of the scene where,  around 7:10am this morning, a fatal crash and fire blocked all southbound lanes of I-405 in Tukwila near Southcenter causing a major four-mile traffic jam.
The DOT reports that all lanes have been re-opened, but we suggest that you refresh this page to see the […]

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B-Town Blog’s Mark Neuman filed this late-night missive with Publisher/Editor Scott Schaefer around 11pm Thurs. night:
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Got back, about an hour ago, from the City of Burien’s community meeting at Boulevard Park Presbyterian Church earlier tonight (Thurs., Aug. 28). Topic: proposed annexation of North Highline and the temporary withdrawal of the City of Burien’s request […]

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Burien Mayor Joan McGiltonWe just got an exclusive response from Burien Mayor Joan McGilton on this entire annexation withdrawal issue, and here’s the latest:
First, a snippet from Seattle Councilmember Richard Conlin as quoted on another Seattle-based blog:
“…unless Burien is prepared to make significant change in its proposal…” 
Mayor Joan’s reaction to Mr. Conlin’s statement:
“Burien […]

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