[ November 13, 2008; ] When Shorewood Foursquare Church learned about the food shortage at the White Center Food Bank, they decided to take action and offer a Food Drive.

Sue Cross, Administrator for Shorewood Foursquare Church, explains:

“When we became aware of this food shortage crisis, we just had to get involved. We want to help get the word out [...]

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[ November 22, 2008; 7:00 pm; ]

The Burien Arts Association will be holding a special 20/20 Vision Art Event on Saturday, Nov. 22, starting at 7pm at the Karuna Yoga Arts Studio, located at 819 SW 152nd in Olde Burien.

This will be an evening of great food, great people and affordable art:

WHAT: Twenty artists have been invited to create 20 pieces [...]

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[ November 13, 2008; 5:45 pm; ] We’re honored to have been invited to speak to the SouthWest Seattle Business & Professional Women’s Association gathering this Thursday night, Nov. 13th at The Mark Restaurant starting at 5:45pm.

And you’re invited to come and heckle, as it’s open to the public.

We’ll be talkin’ local blogging, demonstrating how we do what we do, taking questions [...]

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by Janet Grella
When BTB Editor Scott Schaefer remarked that we didn’t have a story for Veterans Day, my first and only thought was to stop by the Burien headquarters of Paralyzed Veterans of America.
I’ve been driving by that office for 14 years, and always wanted to know what they were up to. Turns out [...]

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[EDITOR'S NOTE: "Bob" is an Englishman who lives in Burien who wishes to remain anonymous for now. We're posting his story because we find it incredibly interesting to get perspective on the goings-on in the US from a foreigner living here...]
by “Bob,” an Englishman living in Burien
Something amazing happened in this country just one week [...]

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Here’s some video from last Friday’s “Battle In Burien” breakdancing competition that took place at the Burien Community Center; this clip shows Tim Chips vs. Thesis:

And here are some amazing photos taken by Teen Council member Nikk Wong:
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
Amanda Morales, Burien Parks’ Recreation Program Specialist, said:
It was a great event!
We had a [...]

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[ November 11, 2008; ]

Veteran’s Day is Tuesday, Nov. 11th, and with it come the usual holiday closures:

Schools
Libraries
Most banks and credit unions
Most government offices
Post offices closed; no home-mail delivery
State liquor stores
Buses and ferry service will operate on regular schedules
The good news? No school, and parking meters won’t be enforced – so take the kids somewhere fun after paying tribute [...]

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[ November 10, 2008; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. November 11, 2008; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Sorry for the late notice on this – auditions start TONIGHT, from 7pm-10pm (Mon. Nov. 10th) for “The Lady’s Not for Burning” at Burien Little Theatre, which is located at the Burien Community Center (Room 9), at the intersection of S.W. 146th St. and 4th Ave. S.W. in Burien (for directions, go to www.burienlittletheatre.com).

Here are [...]

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We at the at the B-Town Blog offer a horn-honking and ding and dent-free welcome to our newest Advertiser: Vision Collision Auto Body Repair!
They are located at 803 SW 154th Street, just west of Ambaum and a little south of Olde Burien.
Vision Collision is quite a family-based business, from longtime Burien area stock, on land [...]

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Twitter is the new black, even though their mascot is a blue bird.
And since we’re oh so ding dang fashionable at the B-Town Blog, we now use it as well.
Daily.
Hourly.
Sometimes even…minutely.
You should too – it’s a great way to get breaking news, unusual links, insight into your friends and more, and once you start using [...]

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