UPDATE 8/28/10:30am: Tonight’s Annexation Open House is still scheduled to occur starting at 6:30pm at Boulevard Park Presbyterian Church (located at 1822 South 128th Street in SeaTac), despite the fact that Burien is temporarily withdrawing its annexation request.
Here’s a quote from Jenn Ramirez-Robinson, Management Analyst at the Burien City Manager’s Office:
“In brief, the City of [...]

Popularity: 19% [?]

UPDATE: We misspoke about this last night – because Laura Gene Middaugh got over 50% of the vote, she will run unopposed in November, so good job Matt, but better luck next time…
He may not have garnered the large number of votes that his incumbent competitor did, but as of 10:30pm Tuesday night, Burien’s own [...]

Popularity: 13% [?]

[ August 28, 2008; 6:30 pm; ]

The City of Burien will be holding a series of informational open houses, at various locations, to answer questions about what annexation will mean for the people within the proposed annexation area.

This is a great opportunity for area residents to investigate what the City of Burien’s plans are, ask questions of city officials and determine [...]

Popularity: 13% [?]

Election Day is coming up next Tuesday, Aug. 19th, and since 2004, 141 poll sites have been consolidated or closed due to accessibility problems or from being under-utilized.
In fact, since the 2004 election, 20 sites were moved or in some cases demolished or impacted by construction, affecting 17,221 poll voters.
Which brings up the question: Do [...]

Popularity: 10% [?]

[ August 24, 2008; 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm. ] Sustainable Burien is having its second meeting on Sunday Aug. 24th at the Burien Library, from 2:30-4:30pm.

From their website:
Sustainable Burien is an organization started in January of 2008. We recognize the need to promote and participate in the creation of a sustainable community in Burien. We invite all residents and businesses to participate in creating [...]

Popularity: 20% [?]

According to a story on KOMO News, a Burien woman got so frustrated with Comcast’s lack of response to their graffiti-covered fence that they called the TV station’s “problem solver” hotline.
Marilyn Grinols tried to get a nearby graffiti-covered fence repainted by Comcast, which owns it.
Grinols tried calling the cable giant, only to get the brush-off, [...]

Popularity: 19% [?]

One-time sports bar “Rooty’s,” located at 209 SW 148th Street is being uprooted this week to make room for a new transit center:

According to the King County website:

A new expanded transit center now under construction in Burien will provide bus riders with better connections, improved security, and faster travel times for buses.
“This [...]

Popularity: 17% [?]

From local resident and YouTube User (and frequent nature videographer) 98166n comes this rather provocative video rant about graffiti and its effect on Burien:
“I support the City’s efforts to clean up graffiti, and the revised graffiti ordinance could be a useful tool.
The City of Burien could show leadership in this effort by cleaning up [...]

Popularity: 19% [?]

by Mark Neuman
Matt Hale has been starting early and thinking big since his early days here in Burien, and he’s still tackling early and big things today.
The 1998 graduate of Highline High School, who was already taking college courses at age 17, is running for a seat on the King County Superior Court.
He’s wasting little [...]

Popularity: 53% [?]

[ July 27, 2008; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] A new group called Sustainable Burien will be holding their first meeting on Sunday, July 27th, from 3pm-5pm at the Burien Library (at 14700 6th Ave SW; map below).

They describe themselves as:
Sustainable Burien is an organization started in January of 2008.

We recognize the need to promote and participate in the creation of a [...]

Popularity: 16% [?]