Carnival Days opens, runs through Sunday just north of Burien Town Square

Discover Burien’s Carnival Days opened Thursday (June 13) at 3 p.m., and runs through Sunday during the annual Wild Strawberry Festival near Burien Town Square Park…

Get PLUGGED IN at Discover Burien’s Tech Seminar on Tuesday, June 4

Discover Burien (BTB Publisher/Editor Scott Schaefer sits on the Board of Directors) will be holding a technology-based seminar called PLUGGED IN on Tuesday, June 4 from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at City... [Read more]

Joey Martinez officially declares candidacy for Burien City Council Seat #7

Joey Martinez shakes former Burien City Councilmember Gordon Shaw’s hand at a 2012 B-Town Blog Candidate Forum. Photo by Scott Schaefer. Joey Martinez, who unsuccessfully ran for Burien City Council... [Read more]

City Council Again Rejects Low-Density Downzone Around Lake Burien

Panoramic view of Lake Burien by Scott Schaefer. Click image to see larger version. by Ralph Nichols For the third time in four years, Burien City Council members have denied a request from Lake Burien... [Read more]

WARNING: Sheriff’s Guardian One Chopper to Land at Moshier Field Tues.

The King County Sheriff’s Office wants our Readers to know that this Tuesday, March 19 around 9:15 a.m., its ‘Guardian One’ helicopter will be landing at Moshier Field next to Highline High School…

Highline Schools’ Super Dr. Susan Enfield Seeks Full-time Kindergartens

Highline School District superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield says she hopes to see the district have full-time paid kindergarten for all beginning students and for the Legislature to find a way…

Local Yellow VAN Handyman Roger Gee Victim of Crime; Tools Stolen

by Scott Schaefer My good friend Roger Gee – who I’ve known since grade school – was the victim of a crime in Burien Friday night, March 8. Roger works as a Yellow VAN Handyman, and his van... [Read more]

Comedian/Filmmaker Bobcat Goldthwait Drops into Burien’s Tin Room/Theater

Bobcat Goldthwait, left, along with Tin Room/Theater Owner Dan House. Photo by Scott Schaefer. Legendary comedian-turned-filmmaker Bobcat Goldthwait dropped into Burien’s Tin Room/Theater Wednesday... [Read more]

Joey Martinez Throws His Hat Back Into the Ring for Burien City Council

Joey Martinez, who unsuccessfully ran for Burien City Council last year – losing against Gordon Shaw and Bob Edgar in the primary – appears to be the first to announce that he will be running for a seat in 2013…

Volunteers Needed for 5th Annual ‘Cove to Clover’ Fundraiser, Coming April 28

Runners take off from the Normandy Park Cove for the 2012 ‘Cove to Clover’ Race. Photo by Scott Schaefer. Volunteers are needed for the 5th annual Cove to Clover Fundraiser, coming April 28. “If... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Scenes from the Empty Bowls Fundraiser at Burien Community Center

Lucy Mendez, left, and Jeannie Rodriquez show off their fish-shaped bowls, which they chose not to eat out of (they used paper bowls instead). Photo by Scott Schaefer. Burien’s annual Empty Bowls... [Read more]

Hi-Line Tin Shop Owner Ernie Eder Passes Away; Tin Room Memorial Jan. 26

Ernie Eder, former owner of Olde Burien’s historic Hi-Line Tin Shop – now the Tin Room Bar & Theater – passed away on Saturday, Jan. 5. Ernie, who retired several years ago, apparently passed peacefully of natural causes in his mid-80s…

REMINDER: Get Set to Rock Out at ‘The Bubbleator Sessions’ Party Dec. 14

Next Friday (Dec. 14), the official release party for a new locally-produced album called The Bubbleator Sessions, Vol. 1 will take place at the High Dive, featuring the band Trip Like Animals! If you... [Read more]

Citizens Say CARES Often Doesn’t Care, but City Manager Retains His Confidence

by Jack Mayne After a couple of months of calm, now suddenly aggrieved Burien animal lovers are again eyeing the warpath against the Community Animal Resource & Education Society – better known... [Read more]

Man Busted During ‘Operation Center of Attention’ Sentenced to 15 Years

Some of the guns and drugs confiscated during ‘Operation Center of Attention’ in White Center in 2011. Photo by Scott Schaefer. A 31-year-old man busted during last year’s ‘Operation... [Read more]

‘The Bubbleator Sessions, Vol. 1′ Release Party is at the High Dive on Dec. 14!

[for best viewing experience, switch to 720p and full-screen] A new project put together by BTB Founder/Publisher Scott Schaefer, local band Trip Like Animals (featuring Mike Molner from the Tin Room)... [Read more]

SAVE THE DATE: ‘The Bubbleator Sessions, Vol. 1′ Release Party is Dec. 14!

[for best viewing experience, switch to 720p and full-screen] A new project put together by BTB Founder/Publisher Scott Schaefer, local band Trip Like Animals (featuring Mike Molner from the Tin Room)... [Read more]

ELECTION: White Center Annexation On Way to Being Soundly Defeated

UPDATE: It looks like Burien’s proposed annexation of White Center will be soundly defeated, as the second round of results released by King County Elections on Wednesday afternoon (Nov. 7) show... [Read more]

REMINDER: Re-Live Seattle World’s Fair in ‘The Future Remembered’ Saturday

Fifty years ago today – Oct. 12. 1962 – the Columbus Day storm ripped through the Puget Sound region, providing for a dramatic farewell for the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair, which was scheduled... [Read more]

REMINDER: Re-Live Seattle World’s Fair in ‘The Future Remembered’ Saturday

Fifty years ago today – Oct. 12. 1962 – the Columbus Day storm ripped through the Puget Sound region, providing for a dramatic farewell for the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair, which was scheduled... [Read more]

PHOTO: Workers Prep for Saturday’s ‘SeaCompression’ at Burien Town Square

Workers are setting up for Saturday’s SeaCompression. Click image to see larger version. Photo by Scott Schaefer. If you’ve driven past the empty parcel on the northwest corner of Burien Town... [Read more]

UPDATE: Man Stabbed at Jacob Ambaum Park Bathroom Wednesday Afternoon

UPDATE 10:20 a.m. 10/4/12: King County Sheriff’s Deputies are reporting that a 57-year old Burien man was stabbed Wednesday afternoon when he refused to give his cell phone to a man he had been drinking with in Jacob Ambaum Park…

PHOTOS: Dog Owners Hound Burien City Councilmembers Monday Night

Local dog owners, some belonging to a new group called ‘B-Town DOG,’ hounded Burien City Councilmembers at Monday night’s meeting (Oct. 1), requesting that the city create its first off-leash dog park…

Save Some $ausage – Register Before Midnight Friday for the Oct. 7 Brat Trot!

Spotted at last Saturday’s Poverty Bay Blues & Brews Festival in Des Moines – Travis Exstrom and Race Director Maya Mendoza-Exstrom, dressed at Brats (!), out promoting the Oct. 7 Burien Brat... [Read more]