Elliott Bay Brewing Co. Wins ‘Best Soup’ Award At Empty Bowls Fundraiser

The 2012 Empty Bowls fundraiser was a huge success, with 1,150 attendees contributing $18,400 – a record! Of course, major shout-outs go out to all the volunteers, as well as all the local restaurants... [Read more]

Film Partially Shot In Burien Wins Sundance Award, Sells For Big $$$

The movie “Safety Not Guaranteed,” which filmed scenes at Highline High School’s Memorial Stadium last May, won a major screenwriting award at the Sundance Film Festival last week, and... [Read more]

Highline School District Wins National Award For New Logo

Highline Public Schools announced this week that they have received a MarCom Gold Award for logo development and design for their new branding: The competition, sponsored by the Association of Marketing... [Read more]

Highline Teacher Beverly Mowrer Honored With ‘Golden Apple’ Award

Beverly Mowrer (pictured above with some of her students), a teacher at Highline’s New Start program, is one of eight teachers in the state to receive this year’s Golden Apple Award from KCTS 9, Seattle’s... [Read more]

Two City Of Burien Parks Staffers Receive Awards

Two staff members from the City of Burien Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Department were recently honored with awards – Rachel Gilbert won an ‘Outstanding Professional Award’ and Janet Peterson won a ‘Customer Service Award’…

So. King County Nonprofit Wins $20,000 Zino Society Award for Social Innovation

Through a grueling elimination process, Dynamic Partners, emerged as one of the top two nonprofit finalists competing in the first annual Social Innovation Fast Pitch presented by Social Venture Partners... [Read more]

Burien Resident Mark Flynn Honored With ‘Friend of Housing’ Award

The Washington State Housing Finance Commission recently presented a 2011 ‘Friend of Housing Award’ to retired HUD Officer (and Burien resident) Mark Flynn at the Davenport Hotel in Spokane…

City Of Burien Wins Its 8th ‘Distinguished Budget Presentation’ Award

It may not be as exciting an award as the Oscars™, but the City of Burien has been awarded the ‘Distinguished Budget Presentation’ Award by the Government Finance Officers Association, its... [Read more]

Society Of Professional Journalists Names B-Town Blog ‘Best Hyperlocal Website’

My Oh My! – Saturday night (May 21st) at Safeco Field, The B-Town Blog team hit a major home run when it was named ‘Best Hyperlocal Website’ by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)... [Read more]

14-Year Old Burien Girl Scout Emma Elliott Receives High Honor

Burien Girl Scout Emma Elliott, age 14, has been awarded the Silver Award for her “Leadership, Community Service and Personal Growth.” Emma is an 8th-grade student at Washington Virtual Academy,... [Read more]

Highline Medical Center’s Cancer Program Wins 2010 Achievement Award

Highline Medical Center’s Cancer Care Program received the 2010 Outstanding Achievement Award from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC). This award recognizes excellence in providing... [Read more]

Highline Medical Center’s Cancer Program Receives Achievement Award

BTB Advertiser Highline Medical Center’s Cancer Care Program received the 2010 Outstanding Achievement Award from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC). This award recognizes excellence... [Read more]

New Start’s Beverly Mowrer Recognized As ‘Earth Hero’ By King County

New Start High School Science Teacher Beverly Mowrer was recognized April 14th as a ’2011 Earth Heroes at School’ for the collaborative project her students, the city and the Environmental... [Read more]

Highline Dermatologist Dr. Elie Levy Receives President’s Volunteer Award

Dr. Elie Levy Highline Medical Center (BTB Advertiser) announced that Dermatologist Dr. Elie Levy recently received the President’s Volunteer Service Award from the President’s Council on Service and... [Read more]

Burien’s Bob Frank Honored For Outstanding Service To The Needy

Bob Frank, Burien resident and member of St. Bernadette Parish, received the St. Vincent de Paul “Least of My Brethren” Award for outstanding service to the needy in Burien at the St. Vincent de Paul... [Read more]

Burien Student Bikram Subba Honored As ‘Sun Life Rising Star’ At Summit

Bikram Subba Burien student Bikram Subba, nominated by New Futures, was one of 22 students honored last weekend at the Sun Life Rising Star Awards National Summit in Miami. This is Bikram’s second... [Read more]

Archery Bistro Wins “Best Soup” Award At Burien’s Empty Bowls Fundraiser

The numbers are in from the official tasters on the Burien Empty Bowls team and this year’s “Best Soup” award goes to Archery Bistro for their chicken and bacon soup. The official “Best... [Read more]

PHOTO: Highline Schools Foundation’s ‘Prize Patrol’ Awards Teachers

Janette Yee at Parkside Elementary receives an oversized grant check from the Highline Schools Foundation for Excellence for a special class project. Photo courtesy Highline Schools Foundation. On Friday... [Read more]