Annexation, Town Square Foreclosure, Shoreline Plan Top 2010 In Burien

2010 was a year of both growth and growing pains for the Burien area, which grew by 45% when annexation went into effect April 1st, making it the 21st largest city in the state, surpassing Olympia. But... [Read more]

PHOTOS: You Can Now Buy Pics From The Brat Trot, Arts-A-Glow & Kids’ Day

We’ve created a new Photo Gallery on The B-Town Blog, and to kick it off we’ve loaded it up with 293 images from Sunday’s Burien Brat Trot 5K Race, 27 from Saturday night’s Arts-A-Glow... [Read more]

Get Ready For Arts-A-Glow 2010 With Lantern-Making Classes

According to our friends at Burien Parks, it’s time to start thinking about Arts-a-Glow 2010, Burien’s Amazing Lantern Festival and Procession, which is coming Saturday, Sept. 18th (save the date!)... [Read more]

Olde Burien’s Free Annual Summer Block Party Is Saturday, July 17th

Olde Burien’s annual Block Party is this Saturday, July 17th, from Noon – Midnight, with tons of FREE summer fun, including ice cream and sausage eating contests, live music, a fashion show and... [Read more]

Earth Hour Is Saturday – Will You (And The City Of Burien) Participate?

Earth Hour 2010 is coming up this Saturday, March 27th, starting at 8:30pm, and BTB Contributor Jim Branson wants to know: will YOU participate this year? And what (if anything) will the City of Burien... [Read more]

Burien’s Strawberry Festival To Get “Wild,” Go Green & Move To Town Square

Burien’s annual Strawberry Festival is coming the weekend of June 19th and 20th, but it’s going through some changes this year – namely, it’s now the “Wild Strawberry Festival,”... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Scenes From The Three Tree Point Polar Bear Plunge

Sure, we’ve already posted a video of the wacky event (see it here), but that won’t stop us from posting this outstanding Photo Slideshow of the annual Three Tree Point Polar Bear Plunge on... [Read more]

VIDEO: New Decade & Year Begins With Three Tree Point Polar Bear Plunge

Story and Video by Scott Schaefer As if on cue, the sun made a brief appearance, the rain stopped, and during a nice lull on an otherwise typical, windy New Year’s Day, 29 people braved the chilly... [Read more]

Where To Get Your New Year’s Eve On In The Burien Area

The grand finale of 2009 as well as to the first decade of the 21st century is this Thursday night, Dec. 31st, and here’s just a taste of what’s going on in the general Burien area for New... [Read more]